lent Flashcards
literal translation of lent
it means “spring”
what is the purpose of lent
-to remember the love of God
-to remember the paschal mystery
what color is work in church during lent? Why?
Purple and it is a color of mourning.
Relate the meaning of lent to the purpose of lent.
Spring is when winter ends and when is starts to get warm.
What is the biblical meaning of ashes.
In the bible, when people were in mourning, God had abandoned them so they repented by pouring ashes on their heads.
what do we mean by receiving and wearing ashes on ash wednesday?
-sign that we are sorry for our sins and it is a sign of humility.
-sign of our mortality
what is said to us when we receive the ashes?
Repent and believe the Gospel.
Why do we sacrifice or give up something for lent
- Jesús sacrificed for us so we sacrifice for Jesus
-Physical sacrifice helps us to be spiritually disciplined
-Reminder to us of Lent
could we “give” something for lent? What is the purpose of this action?
Yes we can, we are made for others and when we give to others, that’s when we are the most happy.
what is almsgiving
materialistic assistance to those in need.
what is the purpose of prayer
we speak to God and we LISTEN to his response to be more like him.
- What is the purpose of fasting?
- When do we fast?
- We empty ourselves of food to fill ourselves with God. And to sacrifice as Jesus did
- Ash Wednesday and Good Friday
What is the difference between fasting and abstinence?
-fasting is eating less. 2 small meals equal the third
-abstinence mean refraining for eating meat
-we abstain every friday and ash wednesday.
what do we abstain from and why
meat was a food of the rich and abstaining from meat makes you act like the poor.
who must fast and who must abstain
fast 18-59
abstaining 14-59
