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| Lent begins on... | Ash Wednesday |
| Lent is.... | The time before Easter |
| Lent has this many days.... | 40 |
| Lent lasts 40 days because... | It is the number of days Jesus spent in the wilderness being tempted by Satan. |
| The three things we do in Lent | Pray, fast and give alms (money and service to the poor) |
| Fasting is... | Eating less food or eating less frequently |
| 2 days when we must fast during Lent | Ash Wednesday and Good Friday |
| Does eating between meals break the fast? | Yes |
| Can you drink liquids between meals while fasting? | Yes |
| The age when Catholics are required to start fasting during Lent | 18 |
| An adult does not need to fast if they... | are sick or doing strenuous work and could become weak by fasting. |
| Abstinence is... | not eating meat or doing certain activities to be able to focus more closely on Jesus |
| During Lent, Catholics many not eat meat on... | All Fridays and on Ash Wednesday |
| The age when Catholics begin not eating meat during Lent | 14 |
| Examples of non-meat items... | Fish, vegetables, eggs, milk, cheese |
| Lent ends on | Holy Thursday |
| The color for Lent is | Purple |
| When ashes in the shape of a cross are placed on our forehead | Ash Wednesday |
| What the ashes used on Ash Wednesday are made from | Burnt palms from the previous Palm Sunday |
| No Mass is celebrated during Lent on | Good Friday |
| Penance is | prayer and sacrifice performed to show our sorrow for sin |
| The number of weeks in Lent | 6 |
| Easter celebrates | Jesus rising from the dead and the promise of our rising with him someday |
