Religion-Lent test

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Even though many Catholics go to Mass on Ash Wednesday, it is not a holy day of ___

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Even though many Catholics go to Mass on Ash Wednesday, it is not a holy day of ___

Obligation

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What does the Anglo-Saxon word “lecten” mean?

Springtime/March

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3

What is the Latin word for Lent?

Quadragesima

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4

What color is particularly featured during Lent?

Purple

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What is the name of the short liturgical season in between Lent and Easter?

Triduum

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Historically, what is the name of the group of people preparing for Baptism in the Church?

Catechumens

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What does RCIA stand for?

Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults

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8

During what council did the church first begin a forty day fasting period before Easter?

First council of Nicaea, 325 AD

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9

Why is Ash Wednesday not a holy day of obligation?

A holy day of obligation is normally a time for celebration and feasting. However, Ash Wednesday is a solemn day with fasting.

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10

If you were to count them, you would find that there are actually ___ days in Lent.

46

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11

When we receive ashes on Ash Wednesday we hear, “Remember that you are ___ and to ___ you shall return.”

dust

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12

Ashes were a sign of ___ in the Old Testament.

Repentance

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13

In the early Church, the order of ___ wore ashes as a sign of their penance.

Penitents

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14

In a similar way, John the ___ called for repentance and baptism in preparation for the Kingdom of God.

Baptist

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15

Why do people leave ashes on their forehead?

As a sign of humility

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16

Which day of the week is not included as part of the 40 days of Lent?

Sunday

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17

What are the 3 disciplines of Lenten Promises?

Prayer, fasting, almsgiving

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18

Where do churches typically get ashes that are used to mark worshipers’ foreheads on Ash Wednesday?

Burned palms from the previous year’s Palm Sunday are used.

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19

What is the day before Ash Wednesday?

Mardi Gras

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20

The number “40” is a significant number in the Scripture- it is mentioned 146 times. List 3 events in the Bible that involve the number 40.

“Noah and the Great Flood” where the flood lasted for 40 days and nights, “Moses on the Mountain” where he spent 40 days and nights on Mt. Sinai, “Israel Wanders in the Desert” where the Israelites wandered for 40 years to get to the Promised Land

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21

What sacrament is especially significant on Easter Sunday?

Baptism

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22

What is the first station of the cross?

Jesus is condemned to death

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23

What is the second station of the cross?

Jesus takes up the cross

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24

What is the third station of the cross?

Jesus falls for the first time

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What is the fourth station of the cross?

Jesus meets his mother

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What is the fifth station of the cross?

Simon of Cyrene helps Jesus carry the cross

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What is the sixth station of the cross?

Jesus’ face is wiped by Veronica

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What is the seventh station of the cross?

Jesus falls a second time

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What is the eighth station of the cross?

Jesus meets the women of Jerusalem

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What is the ninth station of the cross?

Jesus falls a third time

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What is the tenth station of the cross?

Jesus is stripped of his garments

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What is the eleventh station of the cross?

Jesus is crucified

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33

What is the twelfth station of the cross?

Jesus dies on the cross

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What is the thirteenth station of the cross?

Jesus’ body is taken down from the cross

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What is the fourteenth station of the cross?

Jesus is laid in the tomb

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