The Basics
This liturgical season prepares Catholics for Easter
What is Lent?
One of the three main practices of Lent that involves talking to God
What is prayer?
Ashes are usually made from these items
What are last year's Palm Sunday palms?
Jesus fasted for 40 days in this place
What is the desert (or wilderness)?
This Sunday celebrates Jesus' entry into Jerusalem
What is Palm Sunday?
Lent lasts this many days (not counting Sundays)
What is 40?
This Lenten practice involves giving to those in need
What is almsgiving?
The ashes remind Catholics that life on Earth is _____
What is temporary? ("we will return to dust")
This biblical number symbolizes testing and preparation
What is 40?
On this day, Catholics commemorate the Last Supper
What is Holy Thursday?
Lent begins on this day, marked by ashes
What is Ash Wednesday?
Catholics fast on Ash Wednesday and this other day
What is Good Friday?
The priest may say, "Repent and _____ the Gospel"
What is "believe in"?
This scripture passage is read every Easter Vigil mass
What is the Creation Story?
The day Jesus was crucified
The color used for vestments during most of Lent
What is purple?
Fasting reminds Catholics of this person's 40 days in the desert
Who is Jesus?
Ash Wednesday occurs this many days before Easter?
What is 46? (Counting Sundays and the Triduum)
The Stations of the Cross focus on these events
What is Jesus' Passion?
The Easter Vigil takes place on this day
What is Holy Saturday?
This days marks the end of Lent and the beginning of the Sacred Triduum
What is Holy Thursday?
Almsgiving is rooted in this Gospel value of caring for others
What is charity (or love of neighbor)?
Receiving ashes is a sign of this inner attitude
What is repentance?
The season of Lent emphasizes conversion of the ____
What is the heart?
The three most sacred days of the Church year are called the ____
What is the Triduum?