Reflecting on Lent

Giving of ourselves through chritable acts is an example of

• reconciliation

• redemption

• sacrifice

What do we call the time that begins on the evening of Holy Thursday and ends on the evening of Easter Sunday?

• Holy Week

• the Eucharist

• the Paschal Triduum

Why is Easter the most important celebration of the liturgical year?

• because we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus, which brings our salvation

• because we celebrate the beginning of a new liturgical season

• because we celebrate the coming of spring and the joy of Easter

What did St. Ignatius of Loyola want people who participated in his spiritual exercises and retreats to understand?

• that God is present only in churches, convents, and monasteries

• that God is present everywhere and He wants to be with us in everything we do

• that God is present and blesses us only when we pray alone in silence for 40 days

What can we do to respond to God's grace?

• open our hearts so that we can sing, dance, and play

• open our hearts so that we can love, rependt, and live in faith

• open our hearts so that we can live, love, and laugh

What is the first petition in the Litany of the Saints?

• for love and protection from Mary, Queen of Heaven and Earth

• for mercy from God the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit

• for guidance and blessing from all of the saints in Heaven

What does the Paschal Candle symbolize?

• Joh as the Light of the Evangelists

• Jonah as the Light of Ninevah

• Jesus as the light of the World

What is the Paschal mystery?

• Jesus' passion, death, resurrection, and ascension into Heaven

• Jesus' birth, presentation in the temple, Baptism, and the Sermon on the Mount

• Jesus' escape into Egypt, return to Nazareth, clearing of the temple, and the Last Supper

How does the Church support our conversion of heart during Lent?

• by heloing us find good friends during Lent

• by helping us understand God's commandments and live them with love

• by helping us memorize important prayers during Lent

Why do we pray the Stations of the Cross?

• to reflect on how many people watched Jesus suffer

• to reflect on how far Jesus had to carry the cross

• to reflect on Jesus' great love and sacritice for us