Ash Wednesday
How many stations of the cross are there?
What is a 14
This is the final week of Lent that begins on Palm Sunday and ends on Holy Saturday.
What is Holy Week?
An offense against God as well as against reason, truth, and conscience.
What is sin?
This is a pillar of Lent where we deny ourselves something we love, such as food.
What is fasting?
How many days are in Lent?
What is 40 days?
What did Jesus give up so that our sins would be forgiven?
What is His Life?
This is the carnival that takes place on the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday to celebrate before the fasting and sacrifice of Lent.
What is Mardi Gras/Fat Tuesday?
This person wiped the face of Jesus on his road to Calvary
Who is Veronica?
This is the day when we remember Jesus' death and crucifixion. We go to Church and listen to the Passion narrative. On this day, Jesus was taken into Roman courts, before Pontius Pilate and Herod Antipas, who sent him back to the Jewish court. Roman soldiers took him to Golgotha, the place of the skull, where he was crucified.
What is Good Friday?
The loving act of God's forgiveness of sins and the restoration of friendship with him brought by Jesus.
What is salvation?
This is a pillar of Lent where we talk to God about our own intentions and pray for those of others.
What is prayer?
The days meat is not eaten in Lent.
What are Fridays, Ash Wednesday, and Good Friday?
What do we do to understand what Jesus went through?
What is Abstain or give something up for Lent?
The number of times Jesus fell.
What is 3 times?
This is the day where Jesus rode into Jerusalem on a colt, accompanied by his disciples, while crowds of people covered the streets ahead of him with their cloaks and with palm branches.
What is Palm Sunday?
A gift from God that helps you know the difference between right and wrong, helps you choose what is right.
What is conscience?
This is a pillar of lent where we give help to those in need. This can be through money or donating our time.
What is almsgiving?
Which day of the week are you allowed to break your fast?
What is Sunday?
The age fasting is required.
What is 18 years old?
This person helped Jesus carry the cross.
Who is Simon of Cyrene?
On this day, Jesus washed the feet of the disciples and celebrated the Feast of the Passover, instituting the Sacrament of Holy Communion. After the supper, Jesus and his disciples went to Gethsemane to pray, where he was arrested by the Temple guard and taken to an illegal night session of the Jewish court, the Sanhedrin.
What is Holy Thursday?
The Israelites' journey from slavery in Egypt to freedom in the promised land, accomplished and directed by God.
What is the Exodus?
This is not celebrated on Good Friday services
What is the Mass?
Name one of the three important things Catholics do during Lent to spiritually strengthen themselves.
What are Prayer, Fasting, Almsgiving?
What did Jesus sacrifice in the desert for 40 days?
What is bread and water?
This is the station number where Jesus dies.
What is Station 12?
This is the day when Jesus' body was entombed. The most important time is at sundown when we recognize the Easter Vigil.
What is Holy Saturday?
The Jewish holy day that celebrates God's leading the Israelites out of slavery into Egypt.
What is the Passover?
This is the reading of the Bible where we hear about Jesus' conviction and crucifixion.
What is the Passion?
The age at which abstinence is required.
What is 14 years old?
What is the sacrifice that takes place when we go to Church?
What is the Mass?
What part of the Mass is omitted starting on Ash Wednesday and ending on Easter?
What is the Gloria?
What is the Hebrew name of the hill where Jesus was crucified?
What is Golgotha?
What is the Latin word for Holy Thursday, Good Friday and Holy Saturday?
What is the Triduum?
The sacrament that Jesus gave us so that we can receive his forgiveness and restore our friendship with Him.
What is Reconciliation/Confession?
Which of the 12 Apostles betrayed Jesus at the Last Supper?
Who is Judas?
What color does the priest wear during Lent?
What is purple?
Who are the men called by God to celebrate the Sacrifice of the Mass?
What are priests?
Beginning on Ash Wednesday, the 'Alleluia' is replaced with what?
What is 'Praise to you Lord Jesus Christ.'?
What were Jesus' final words before he took his last breath?
What is 'Father, into your hands, I commend my spirit.'?
What hymn is sung/chanted during the Eucharistic procession to the altar of repose after Holy Thursday Mass?
What is Pange Lingua?
This word, in Greek, means Thanksgiving.
What is Eucharist?
What was the name of the Apostle who denied Jesus and how many times?
Who is Peter 3 times?
What color does the priest wear during Laetare Sunday?
What is Rose?
The word 'sacrifice' comes from two latin words: sacra + fidei, which mean what?
What is 'to make holy'?