All about Lent

We begin the season of Lent on

• Ash Wednesday

• Ash Thursday

• Ash Friday

• Ash Monday

A symbolic reminder of Ash Wednesday is

• the dove

• the sun

• the ashes we receive on our foreheads.

• a heart

The ashes are made

• with black chalk

• by burning palms blessed on Palm Sunday of the previous year

• burning paper

• burning logs

The ashes are a sign of

• penance

• love

• hope

• faith

Jesus spent ____ days in the desert

• 20

• 30

• 40

• 50

Jesus spent time in the desert to

• prepare himself for his public ministry, death, and resurrection.

• prepare for death

• prepare for ministry

• prepare for resurrection

We pray the Stations of the Cross

• to feel his pain

• to rejoice

• to get excersize

• as a way to walk in Jesus’ footsteps.

Pilgrims from around the world still

• travel to the Holy land to walk the path Jesus’ did.

• pray

• rejoice

• sing