Ash Wednesday and Lent
Across
- 1. To limit ones intake of food
- 4. The day of the week the season of Lent begins
- 5. An action to make up for the sins we have committed
- 6. A sweet treat made from butter, cream and eggs
- 9. As people are marked with ashes the person may say 'turn away from sin and be faithful to the ___'
- 13. The season which celebrates Christ's resurrection
- 14. The place where Jesus was tempted
- 15. The season of repentance and preparation for Easter
- 16. A form of praise or communication with God
Down
- 2. Jesus was told to throw himself off this and save himself
- 3. To turn away from sin and do what is loving
- 7. To be given absolution or forgiveness for ones sins
- 8. What is marked on foreheads on Ash Wednesday to show repentance
- 10. The day of the week which is not included in the period of Lent
- 11. The number of days in Lent
- 12. This would ring during the Middle Ages to show that Shrove Tuesday had arrived