LENT BASICS
This liturgical season lasts 40 days, not counting Sundays.
What is Lent?
Jesus taught this prayer to His disciples.
What is the Our Father (Lord’s Prayer)?
Catholics are required to abstain from meat on this day during Lent.
What is Friday?
This virtue helps us recognize everything we have as a gift from God.
What is gratitude?
This Sunday commemorates Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem.
What is Palm Sunday?
The color worn by priests during Lent as a sign of penance.
What is purple?
This devotional prayer focuses on the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus.
What is the Rosary?
Jesus fasted for this many days in the desert before beginning His ministry.
What is 40 days?
Almsgiving is primarily about giving this—not just money.
What is love?
The day we remember the institution of the Eucharist and the priesthood.
What is Holy Thursday?
The day Lent begins, marked by ashes on the forehead.
What is Ash Wednesday?
A prayer practice that involves quiet listening to God rather than speaking.
What is contemplative prayer (or meditation)?
Fasting is not just about giving something up, but about changing this.
What is our heart?
Almsgiving helps free us from attachment to this.
What is selfishness?
This day commemorates Jesus’ Passion and Crucifixion.
What is Good Friday?
This phrase reminds us of our death when ashes are imposed.
What is “Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return”?
This prayer is traditionally prayed at 3:00 pm, the hour Jesus died.
What is the Divine Mercy Chaplet?
Fasting helps us grow closer to this person.
Who is God?
One of the Corporal Works of Mercy: giving food to those who lack it.
What is feeding the hungry?
The Easter Vigil is celebrated on this day.
What is Holy Saturday?
The three traditional pillars of Lent.
What are prayer, fasting, and almsgiving?
This Lenten devotion reflects on Jesus’ journey to the Cross.
What is the Stations of the Cross?
Catholics must fast on these two days during Lent.
What are Ash Wednesday and Good Friday?
Jesus teaches that whatever we do for “the least of these,” we do for Him in this Gospel chapter.
What is Matthew 25?
This feast celebrates Jesus conquering sin and death.
What is Easter Sunday?