Lent Basics
What day begins Lent?
Ash Wednesday
Name one practice of Lent.
Prayer, fasting, or almsgiving.
What begins Holy Week?
Palm Sunday
How long is Easter Season?
50 days
What mystery do we celebrate at Mass?
Death and Resurrection of Jesus (Paschal Mystery)
How many days is Lent?
40
What do we need from God?
Forgiveness
What does Triduum mean?
Three days
Who is the third person of the Trinity?
Holy Spirit
Difference between cross and crucifix?
Crucifix has Jesus' body.
What is not counted in Lent?
Sundays
What do we develop over our lifetime besides body and mind?
Spiritually
When does the Triduum begin?
Holy Thursday
What feast ends Easter season?
Pentecost
What did the disciples do before Pentecost?
Prayed
What is placed on your forehead on Ash Wednesday?
Ashes in the shape of a cross.
What do Catholics abstain from on Fridays?
Meat
What day recalls Jesus' death?
Good Friday
What feast happens 40 days after Easter?
Ascension
What did they receive at Pentecost?
Courage and ability to speak in tongues.
Ashes symbolize what?
Repentance/Penance
Name all three practices of Lent.
Prayer, fasting, and almsgiving.
What ends the Triduum?
Easter Sunday
What appeared over the disciples?
Tongues of fire
What is the work of the Holy Spirit?
To make us holy and guide us.