Lent Preparation
When does Lent begin?
Ash Wednesday
Lent is a time to _____?
Repent
Members of the Church dedicate more time to what?
Prayer
What are scrutinies?
Rites for self-searching and repentance and have above all a spiritual purpose
Where did Jesus stopped to rest at?
A well
What is the liturgical color of the Lenten season?
Purple
Repentance helps us avoid (what)
Danger, turn from sin and get on the right path
Lent is also a time to prepare and celebrate what?
Jesus Resurrection on Easter Sunday
When are the scrutinies celebrated?
Third, Fourth and Fifth Sunday of Lent
What did Jesus ask the Samaritan woman for?
A drink
When does Lent end?
Evening of Holy Thursday
What is repent?
Feel or express sincere regret or remorse about one’s wrong doing or sin
What is fasting?
Abstinence from eating or drinking
What does the priest ask the elects to do?
Kneel
Name one important Lenten Gospel account?
The woman at the well
The man born blind
The raising of Lazarus from the dead
How long does Lent last?
Forty days
During Lent we take time to ________?
Pray and think about the way we are living
What is sacrifice?
To give something that is valuable in order to help the world we live in
The community prays with the priest and asks God to protect the elect from what?
Evil
Elect means
To choose
Lent is a time to Reflect on what?
The sufferings and death of Jesus
When we repent we do what?
Turn away from sin
Saints trained, practiced and sacrificed for?
Holiness
What do the elect prepare for?
Baptism, Confirmation and the Eucharist
The word scrutiny comes from a Latin word meaning?
To look closely