What is Lent?
This is the special season when we prepare for Easter.
Lent
What is placed on our forehead on Ash Wednesday?
ashes
This means talking to God more during Lent.
Prayer
This Sunday begins Holy Week.
Palm Sunday
Saying sorry for our sins is called this.
repentance
How many days does Lent last?
40 days
The ashes remind us to do this.
repent (be sorry for our sins)
This means giving up something we like for Jesus.
Fasting
On this day Jesus died on the Cross.
Good Friday
This sacrament forgives our sins during Lent.
Reconciliation (Confession)
Lent begins on this special day when we receive ashes.
Ash Wednesday
The priest says, “Repent and believe in the _____.”
Gospel
This means helping others and sharing.
Almsgiving
This is the happiest day when Jesus rose again.
Easter Sunday
Helping parents at home is an example of this Lenten practice
almsgiving (or love/kindness)
Lent helps us grow closer to whom?
Jesus
Ashes remind us that we come from dust and return to this.
Dust
These are the three main practices of Lent.
Prayer, Fasting, and Almsgiving?
Jesus spent 40 days in this place praying.
the desert
Giving up chocolate or TV is an example of this.
fasting
The color of Lent in the Church is this.
purple
Ash Wednesday is a day of fasting and this.
Prayer
Giving food or helping the poor is called this.
Almsgiving
During Lent we remember Jesus’ suffering and this.
Love
Why do we celebrate Lent?
to prepare our hearts for Easter