The 40 Days
This day begins the Season of Lent.
What is Ash Wednesday?
This is the color of the vestments during Lent.
What is Purple?
This saint, brother of St. Peter, was the first disciple.
Who is Saint Andrew?
This is the year of the death of Jesus.
What is 33 A.D.?
This day of the week is Easter.
What is Sunday?
The day before Ash Wednesday.
What is Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday?
This Sunday during Lent the priest blesses palms and they are distributed to the people.
What is Palm Sunday?
This Saint, patron saint of teachers, founded the Christian Brothers and his feast day is April 7th.
Who is St. John Baptist de la Salle?
Jesus' baptism was performed by this cousin.
Who is John the Baptist?
The season of Easter is preceded by this Liturgical season.
What is the Triduum?
This day of the week is not counted in the 40 days of Lent.
What is Sunday?
The Ashes, used during Ash Wednesday, are traditionally made from this.
What are Palms?
This saint, also Patron of Ireland, has a Feast Day on March 17th.
Who is Saint Patrick?
This biome was the place Jesus was tempted for 40 days and nights.
What is the desert?
This is the color of the Easter season.
What is White?
The day of the week we abstain from meat.
What is Friday?
What is a Pretzel?
This Saint, a Doctor of the Church, was Bishop of Jerusalem and his Feast Day is March 18th.
Who is St. Cyril of Jerusalem?
Palm Sunday commemorates this event of Jesus' Life.
What is Jesus' entrance into Jerusalem?
The season of Easter lasts for 50 days, ending on this day.
What is Pentecost Sunday?
The day Judas Iscariot agreed to betray Jesus to the chief priests in exchange for 30 pieces of silver.
What is Spy Wednesday?
The original meaning of the word Lent.
What is Spring?
This Saint, whose Feast Day is March 23rd, was Archbishop of Lima, Peru.
Who is St. Toribio of Mogrovejo?
This Apostle was the first to enter the tomb of the risen Jesus.
Who is St. Peter?
This solemnity, also the second of the Glorious Mysteries of the Rosary, occurs during the season of Easter.
What is the Ascension?