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When does Lent start?
When does Lent start?
- On Christmas Day
- On Ash Wednesday (correct)
- On Epiphany
- On Easter Sunday
What is the significance of Ash Wednesday ashes?
What is the significance of Ash Wednesday ashes?
- Represent victory
- Indicate fasting and repentance (correct)
- Symbolize celebration
- Signify joy
All Saints' Day honors only the saints that are well-known.
All Saints' Day honors only the saints that are well-known.
False (B)
The Feast of Corpus Christi celebrates the real presence of the body and blood of Jesus Christ in the _____.
The Feast of Corpus Christi celebrates the real presence of the body and blood of Jesus Christ in the _____.
Match the following feasts with their dates:
Match the following feasts with their dates:
What is the period of preparation before Christmas?
What is the period of preparation before Christmas?
When does Lent start?
When does Lent start?
Which feast celebrates Mary as the Mother of God?
Which feast celebrates Mary as the Mother of God?
All Souls' Day honors all the saints.
All Souls' Day honors all the saints.
On which day are ashes placed on the foreheads of the faithful in the shape of a cross, symbolizing human mortality and repentance? Ash ________
On which day are ashes placed on the foreheads of the faithful in the shape of a cross, symbolizing human mortality and repentance? Ash ________
Match the following feasts with their dates:
Match the following feasts with their dates:
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Study Notes
Liturgical Calendar Seasons
- Advent: 4 Sundays before Christmas, a period of preparation
- Christmas: Celebrates Jesus' birth, 12 days from Dec 25 to Epiphany
- Epiphany: Jan 6, commemorates the Magi's visit to Jesus
- Lent: 40-day fasting and repentance leading up to Easter, starting on Ash Wednesday
- Holy Week: Week leading up to Easter, including Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday
- Easter: Celebrates Jesus' resurrection, 50 days from Easter Sunday to Pentecost
- Pentecost: 50 days after Easter, commemorates the Holy Spirit's descent on the apostles
Feasts and Solemnities
- The Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God: Jan 1, celebrates Mary's role in the incarnation
- The Annunciation: March 25, commemorates the angel Gabriel's announcement to Mary
- The Transfiguration of the Lord: August 6, celebrates Jesus' transfiguration on a mountain
- The Assumption of Mary: August 15, commemorates Mary's assumption into heavenly glory
- All Saints' Day: November 1, honors all saints, known and unknown
- All Souls' Day: November 2, remembers and prays for all the faithful departed
Other Important Days
- Ash Wednesday: Beginning of Lent, 40-day fasting, repentance, and preparation for Easter
- Feast of the Baptism of the Lord: Celebrates Jesus' baptism by John the Baptist in the Jordan River
- Feast of Corpus Christi: Celebrates the real presence of Jesus in the Eucharist
- Christ the King: Last Sunday of the liturgical year, honors Jesus' authority over all aspects of life
Liturgical Calendar Seasons
- Advent: 4 Sundays before Christmas, a period of preparation
- Christmas: Celebrates Jesus' birth, 12 days from Dec 25 to Epiphany
- Epiphany: Jan 6, commemorates the Magi's visit to Jesus
- Lent: 40-day fasting and repentance leading up to Easter, starting on Ash Wednesday
- Holy Week: Week leading up to Easter, including Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday
- Easter: Celebrates Jesus' resurrection, 50 days from Easter Sunday to Pentecost
- Pentecost: 50 days after Easter, commemorates the Holy Spirit's descent on the apostles
Feasts and Solemnities
- The Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God: Jan 1, celebrates Mary's role in the incarnation
- The Annunciation: March 25, commemorates the angel Gabriel's announcement to Mary
- The Transfiguration of the Lord: August 6, celebrates Jesus' transfiguration on a mountain
- The Assumption of Mary: August 15, commemorates Mary's assumption into heavenly glory
- All Saints' Day: November 1, honors all saints, known and unknown
- All Souls' Day: November 2, remembers and prays for all the faithful departed
Other Important Days
- Ash Wednesday: Beginning of Lent, 40-day fasting, repentance, and preparation for Easter
- Feast of the Baptism of the Lord: Celebrates Jesus' baptism by John the Baptist in the Jordan River
- Feast of Corpus Christi: Celebrates the real presence of Jesus in the Eucharist
- Christ the King: Last Sunday of the liturgical year, honors Jesus' authority over all aspects of life
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