ASH WEDNESDAY

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Across
  1. 3. During Lent, we sacrifice something as a sign of ________.
  2. 4. the liturgical color for Lent is ______
  3. 5. Ash Wednesday occurs forty days before Good _____
  4. 9. Lent is the time that we prepare for Jesus' ______.
  5. 10. When we are not eating, we are ________
  6. 12. Lent begins on ______ Wednesday
  7. 15. This day does not count towards the total days in the season of Lent.
  8. 17. Lent is a time for penance, _____, and almsgiving.
Down
  1. 1. giving to the poor or those in need is known as what?
  2. 2. Lent last ______ days
  3. 3. On Ash Wednesday, Christians receive ashes that come from ____ branches.
  4. 6. "Remember you are ____ and unto _____ you shall return."
  5. 7. In the United Methodist Church, Ash Wednesday is the ____ day of Lent.
  6. 8. The day of the week the season of Lent begins
  7. 11. Liturgical season, which begins on _____ Wednesday
  8. 13. The resurrection of Jesus Christ is celebrated on ____ Sunday
  9. 14. ______ betrayed Jesus with a kiss.
  10. 16. Ashes are placed on the forehead by the pastor in the shape/form of this