Lent Vocabulary Quiz

A good act or sacrifice to make up for sin.

Giving of your time, talent, or treasure to help those in need.

The last week of Lent, when the Church remembers the last events in the life of Christ, leading up to the Resurrection. 

Saturday of Holy Week, when the Church remembers the time Jesus was in the tomb. At sundown, the Church celebrates the Easter Vigil, and many are Baptized or enter the Church all over the world. 

Jesus's suffering and death.

The 40 day season of preparation for Easter that begins on Ash Wednesday.

Sacrificing food or something one enjoys as an act of penance.

Friday of Holy Week when the Church remembers Jesus's suffering and death on the cross. 

Sunday of Holy Week, when the Church remembers Jesus's triumphant entry into Jerusalem on a donkey.

Thursday of Holy Week, when the Church remembers the night before Jesus died, the last supper; and the institution of the Priesthood and the Holy Eucharist.