Lent 1
What is the color of Lent?
Purple
Name one of the Stations of The Cross
1 Jesus is condemned to death
2 Jesus carries His cross
3 Jesus falls the first time
4 Jesus meets his mother
5 Simon of Cyrene helps Jesus to carry his cross
6 Veronica wipes the face of Jesus
7 Jesus falls the second time
8 Jesus meets the women of Jerusalem
9 Jesus falls a third time
10 Jesus' clothes are taken away
11 Jesus is nailed to the cross
12 Jesus dies on the cross
13 The body of Jesus is taken down from the cross
14 Jesus is laid in the tomb
Jesus wears a crown on the cross. It is made of:
a) wood
b) thorns
c) nails
c) Thorns
Why do Sundays not count as part of the 40 days in Lent?
Sundays are always considered 'mini Easters', a day of celebrating the Resurrection
What is the last week of Lent called?
Holy Week (Palm Sunday to Holy Saturday)
On Ash Wednesday we put ashes on our forehead....What do the ashes symbolize?
"Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return".
What are the 3 things we should do in Lent?
Praying
Fasting
Alms Giving
Triduum is a season in the Catholic calendar... what are the days included in this season?
Holy Thursday
Good Friday
Holy Saturday
We should not eat _____ on ____ during Lent
We should not eat MEAT on FRIDAYS during Lent
Where do the Ash Wednesday ashes come from?
Specifically, what were they before they became ashes?
Palm leaves given on Palm Sunday the year prior
There were 2 criminals crucified beside Jesus... What was the difference between them?
One of the criminals asked for forgiveness, the other said to take them all down from their crosses if He was truly God
How much did Judas sell Jesus to the authorities for?
30 pieces of silver
Why do we Fast during Lent?
To mirror Jesus' fasting in the desert, and prepare ourselves for His saving Passion
What does the devil first tempt Jesus with when they are in the desert?
Bread
How many times did Jesus fall when carrying His cross?
Three times
Pilate wrote something on Jesus's cross.....what is it when translated into English?
JESUS OF NAZARETH THE KING OF THE JEWS.
Old English "lencten" is the root word for lent what does it mean?
Jump off a cliff (throw yourself down)
Worship the devil and you can have the world
And what happened on that day
The Last Supper
Do not put the Lord your God to the test
You shall worship your Lord and God and Him only
Who helped Jesus carry the cross?
St. Simon of Cyrene
INRI is what Pilate wrote on the cross...what does it stand for?
Jesus the Nazorene, King of the Jews
(Iesus Nazarenus, Rex Iudaeorum)