Ash Wednesday Crossword 6s1353

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Ash Wednesday

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1. The g is done with ashes because ashes are a biblical symbol of _______ and penance. 5. Ash Wednesday occurs _____ days before Good Friday. 6. _______ is required during Ash Wednesday. 7. ______ is required during Ash Wednesday. 8. The minister or priest marks each worshipper on the forehead, and says you are ____ and unto ____ you shall return, or a similar phrase based on God's sentence on Adam in Genesis 3:19. (only one word) 11. The priest, dipping his thumb into ashes previously blessed, marks the forehead with the _________. (4,2,3,4)

2. Ash Wednesday is not a holy day of _______. 3. It is a season of ______, reflection, and fasting which prepares us for Christ's Resurrection on Easter Sunday, through which we attain redemption. 4. The ashes used in this ceremony are made by burning the remains of the palms blessed on the _______ of the previous year. (4,6) 1. The ashes also symbolize death and so remind us of our ______. 9. Ashes are a symbol of penance made sacramental by the blessing of the Church, and they help us develop a spirit of humility and ______. 10. Ash Wednesday is the first day of ____.

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1. The g is done with ashes because ashes are a biblical symbol of _______ and penance. (mourning) 5. Ash Wednesday occurs _____ days before Good Friday. (forty) 6. _______ is required during Ash Wednesday. (abstinence) 7. ______ is required during Ash Wednesday. (fasting) 8. The minister or priest marks each worshipper on the forehead, and says you are ____ and unto ____ you shall return, or a similar phrase based on God's sentence on Adam in Genesis 3:19. (dust) 11. The priest, dipping his thumb into ashes previously blessed, marks the forehead with the _________. (4,2,3,4) (sign of the cross)

2. Ash Wednesday is not a holy day of _______. (obligation) 3. It is a season of ______, reflection, and fasting which prepares us for Christ's Resurrection on Easter Sunday, through which we attain redemption. (penance) 4. The ashes used in this ceremony are made by burning the remains of the palms blessed on the _______ of the previous year. (4,6) (palm sunday) 1. The ashes also symbolize death and so remind us of our ______. (mortality) 9. Ashes are a symbol of penance made sacramental by the blessing of the Church, and they help us develop a spirit of humility and ______. (sacrifice) 10. Ash Wednesday is the first day of ____. (lent)