Cl 5 Topics Flashcards
Season of love and self giving
Lent
Season of soul searching and repentance
Lent
What is lent?
40 day season of preparation for death and resurrection of Jesus Christ on Easter Sunday
When does lent begin
Ash Wednesday
reminder that we are created from dust and to dust we shall return.
Ashes
Last week of the Lenten season is called
Holy Week
The Church commemorates the triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem
Palm Sunday
The Church commemorates the institution of the holy Eucharist.
Holy Thursday
No celebration of the Holy Eucharist; There is a service for veneration of the Cross, usually held in the afternoon. At the end of the service, holy communion is distributed to those present.
Good Friday
we recall how Christ was buried and descended to the dead.
Black Saturday
What are the duties during lent
Pray (justice to God)
Fasting & abstinence (justice to element)
Almsgiving (justice to others)
Fasting & abstinence (justice to self)
Element of sacrifice
18-59 yrs. old (Ash Wednesday and Good Friday)
Fasting
Abstinence
(from meat)) –14 yrs. old & above (Ash Wednesday, Good Friday and all Fridays)
What is anointing of the sick
A sacrament through which Jesus offers healing and strengthening through the power of the Holy Spirit.