Lent 1
Lent begins on this day
Ash Wednesday
There are this many days in Lent
40 days
A common Lenten devotion for many parishes on Friday
Stations of the Cross
The traditional spiritual practices during Lent include praying, almsgiving and
Fasting
What is the color for Lent
Purple or Violet
Lent ends on this day
Holy Thursday
According to Code of Canon Law, all Catholics of this age must abstain from meal every Friday during Lent
14 years old
The ashes from Ash Wednesday come from this
Palm leaves from the previous year
According to Catholic tradition, the first celebration of the Eucharist was celebrated at this moment
The Last Supper or Holy Thursday
Palm Sunday commemorates Jesus' triumphant entry into this City.
Jerusalem
On Ash Wednesday we put ashes on our forehead to symbolize this truth of our lives
"Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return"
Lent is a time of prayer and penance designed to prepare us for
Easter / Resurrection
How many stations are there in the stations of the cross?
14
The 40 days of Lent represent one of two accounts. Name one.
40 years of the Israelites wandering in the desert or Jesus fasting/praying in the desert for 40 days
While Jesus was in the wilderness, he was tempted by this person.
Satan
Pilate wrote this on Jesus's cross
THE KING OF THE JEWS
Simon of Cyrene helps Jesus to carry his cross
Though there are "40 days of Lent" the calendar would tell us there are actually this many days during the Lenten season (because Sundays don't count)
46
This is how many times Jesus fell carrying His cross
3 times
We adore you, O Christ, and we praise you . . . because by your _____ ______ you have redeemed the world.
Holy Cross
The Paschal Mystery refers to these four things
Jesus' suffering, death, resurrection, and ascension
What the repentant thief crucified next to Jesus asked him on the cross
"Remember me when you come into your kingdom"
How much was Jesus sold for to the authorities?
30 pieces of silver
Pilate wrote on the cross in these three languages
Greek, Hebrew, and Latin
Jesus' answer to the devil against the temptation of worshiping him rather than God
You shall worship your Lord and God and Him only