LENT Flashcards
One of the five liturgical seasons in the liturgical year
Lent
during this time, the people of god are called to commemorate and reflect on the Lord’s passion through spiritual preparation, conversion, and penance
Lent
Is an invitation to renew our baptismal call.
Holy Season
5 liturgical seasons
Advent, Christmas, Ordinary, Lent, triduum, Easter
Germanic word that basically means spring season
Lent
The latin equivalent of lent is called, _____ that means forty days
quadragesima
what does quadragesima mean
forty days
Is a time of change and renewal
spring
Is a spiritual spring, a time for spiritual growth and renewal
Lent
Preceded by the first section of ordinary time and followed by the season of easter
Lent
The season of lent begins on
Ash Wednesday
TRUE OR FALSE: Catholics are not the only Christians celebrating Ash Wednesday
TRUE
Is celebrated by other Christian denominations such as: Lutherans, Episcopalians, Anglicans, and Methodists
Ash Wednesday
On this day, ashes are used to mark Catholics on their foreheads as a sign of conversion and repentance
Ash Wednesday
The ashes used on Ash Wednesday come from what?
Blessed palms
Are considered sacramentals and are blessed before their use
Ashes
The ashes are a symbol of what
Repentance and Conversion
Is making amends
Penance
Making up for what we do wrong
amends
Is an opportunity to clean up the inner mess and dix our lives and our relationship with God and neighbor
Lent
Three pillars of Lent
Prayer, Fasting, Almsgiving
Is an spiritual exercise
Fasting
Something we do for health or cosmetic reasons
Dieting
Expression of wholeheartedness and penance
fasting
