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• Lent


  A season in the liturgical year for reflecting on the Lord's passion
• Lent

  People of God called to fast and pray
• Lent

  An invitation to renew our baptismal call
• Lent

  The Germanic word meaning spring season
• Lent

  The Latin equivalent is Quadragesima
• Spring


  A time of change and new life after winter
• Lent

  A spiritual spring, a time for spiritual growth and renewal
• Ash Wednesday


  Marks the beginning of Lent
• Christian denominations that celebrate Ash Wednesday


  • Lutherans
• Lent

  Lasts for 40 days
• Ash Wednesday


  Ashes used to mark Catholics on their foreheads as a sign of conversion and repentance
• Ashes on Ash Wednesday

  Come from burnt blessed palms
• Ashes on Ash Wednesday


  Considered sacramentals
• Ash Wednesday


  Symbolizes the mortality of human life and the need for repentance
• Phrase used to impose ashes on Ash Wednesday: '"Turn away from sin and be faithful to the Gospel"'
• Spiritual preparation for Lent

  Seeking conversion (interior change)
• Penance


  Making amends, cleaning up the inner mess, fixing our lives and relationship with God and neighbor
• Fasting


  Practicing spiritual asceticism, afflicting the soul through denial of wants and desires
• Palm Sunday


  Jesus changed the Passover celebration
• The disciples thought pouring expensive perfume on Jesus' head was a waste because they believed it could have been sold to help the poor
• During the Last Supper, Jesus commanded his disciples to wash each other's feet
• In the Garden of Gethsemane, all of the above happened
• Jesus was accused of blasphemy because he spoke against religion
• When Peter was recognized as one of Jesus' disciples, he denied ever knowing Jesus
• The crowd shouted for Barabbas instead of Jesus because they were bribed by the High Priests
• Before being crucified, Jesus was treated as all of the above
• When Jesus died on the cross, all of the above happened
• Jesus' body couldn't be anointed immediately after his death because it was the Sabbath and Jewish Law prohibited work
• When the women went to the tomb on Easter Sunday, they found all of the above
• After his resurrection, Jesus' appearance changed in that people didn't recognize him immediately
• Easter


  Celebration of Jesus' triumph over death
• The Jewish leaders plotted to get rid of Jesus because they saw him as a threat
• The role of Judas in Jesus' betrayal

  • All of the above
• At the Last Supper, Jesus symbolized humble service by washing the feet of his disciples
• Jesus carried the cross through the streets of Jerusalem before being crucified
• The Roman soldiers divided Jesus' clothes by throwing a dice
• Joseph of Arimathea took down Jesus from the cross and placed him in a tomb
• When Jesus cried out, "My God, why have you forsaken me?", the Earth shook and the sky turned black
• During his trial, the High Priests accused Jesus of blasphemy
• The disciples rested on Holy Saturday because it was commanded by Jewish Law