Take Up Your Cross - Lenten Journey

Which season is known in the Catholic calendar as a time to journey and prepare for the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ?

(a)  

Every year on this liturgical day, many Catholics gather for a special mass as a sign that their Lenten journey is about to begin.

• Palm Sunday

• Holy Thursday

• Ash Wednesday

• Holy Saturday

Why is it important to burn the blessed palms from the past years rather than throw them in the garbage?

What are the four steps Catholics are encouraged to take on their Lenten Journey ?

• Walk, Talk, Think, Pray

• Give up chocolate, donate money, go to church every day, go on a silent retreat

• Retreat, Reflect, Reconcile, and Renew

• Nothing lent doesn't matter

Why do Catholics observe Lent every year?

What does the story of the temptation in the desert tell us about Jesus?

What are the four steps we as Catholics are encouraged to take during lent to truly prepare our hearts and minds for the Pascal Mystery?

• Retreat, reflect, reconcile and renew.

• Run, hide, do nothing, it doesn't matter anyway.

• Pray, be nice, fight, forgive

• Don't eat chocolate, give money, go to church, that's all, now you have done your duty.

What is the name we use when speaking of Holy Thursday, Good Friday and Easter Vigil (Holy Saturday)

(a)  

Name a Lenten symbol or tradition and explain its significance.

What are the three sacraments of initiation that members of RCIA or RCIC receive when they become full members of the church at Easter.

• Marriage, Holy Orders, Reconciliation.

• Reconciliation, Baptism, Anointing of the Sick

• Baptism, Eucharist, Confirmation

• Eucharist, Confirmation, Reconciliation.