Fasting and Feast Day
What is the most given up thing in the US ?
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This is the number of times Jesus fell while carrying His cross, according to the Stations of the Cross.
What is three?
God sent rain for 40 days and 40 nights during the time of this biblical boat-builder.
Who is Noah ?
This popular fast-food chain, founded by a Catholic, is famously closed on Sundays to honor the Sabbath.
What is Chick-fil-A?
This 6-letter word refers to the act of giving up a specific food or habit as a form of sacrifice.
What is Fasting?
While Lent spans 40 days of fasting it actually spans 46 days why is that ?
Sundays are not counted within this period of fasting
Lent technically lasts this many days if you exclude the Sundays during the season.
What is forty?
This leader fasted for 40 days on Mount Sinai before receiving the Ten Commandments.
Who is Moses?
This creamy, spiced Mexican drink made from rice and cinnamon is often served during Lenten festivals and feast days.
What is Horchata?
This 7-letter word describes the self-denial and spiritual discipline practiced during Lent.
What is Ascesis?
This specific three day period is known by this Latin derived name ?
Triduum
This is the number of Stations of the Cross found in most Catholic churches.
What is fourteen?
This Jewish feast, commemorating the exodus from Egypt, provides the setting for the Last Supper.
What is Passover?
This fast-food giant originally created its sandwich specifically to cater to Catholics abstaining from meat during Lent.
What is McDonald's?
This 10-letter word describes the process of "becoming holy" or being set apart for God's purposes.
What is Sanctification?
While we call it Lent, the season's name is derived from the Old English word "Lecten" Which means what ?
Spring
This is the number of pieces of silver Judas received for betraying Jesus.
What is thirty ?
This prophet gave the people of Nineveh 40 days to repent, which they did in sackcloth and ashes.
Who is Jonah?
This breakfast pastry, named after a "crescent" moon, was allegedly created to celebrate a victory over the Ottoman Empire by a Catholic kingdom.
What is a Croissant?
This Latin term, meaning "sorrow for sin," is the root of the word for the sacrament often sought during Lent.
What is Contrition?
From the Latin word for darkness this candle-extinguishing service involves a series of readings and the gradual dimming of lights in the church
Tenebrae
There are this many traditional "last words" (or phrases) spoken by Jesus from the cross.
What is seven?
This prophet fasted for 40 days on his way to Mount Horeb.
Who is Elijah?
Because it was originally made only of water, flour, and salt, this twisted bread became a symbol of Lenten fasting.
What is a pretzel?
This practice involves "mortifying" or "putting to death" one's selfish desires through self-denial.
What is Mortification?