Lent & Ash Wednesday Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 3. – Lent helps us prepare for ___, when Jesus rose from the dead.
  2. 4. – The three pillars of Lent are prayer, fasting, and ______
  3. 6. – The Bible verse "Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return" comes from the book of ___.
  4. 8. – Jesus spent 40 days in the __, praying and fasting.
Down
  1. 1. – One of the three main focuses of Lent is _____
  2. 2. – Giving up something during Lent is called ___
  3. 4. We receive ashes on our foreheads on Ash Wednesday.
  4. 5. The season of __ lasts for 40 days before Easter.
  5. 7. – Lent begins on ___ Wednesday.