Lent and Holy Week

Glossary

  • Ash Wednesday - first day of Lent
  • Disciple - follower of Jesus
  • Easter Day - main festival of the Christian year; when Christians remember Jesus rising from death
  • Fast - to not eat certain foods or meals
  • Good Friday - the Friday of Holy Week; when Christians remember Jesus died
  • Heaven - home of God and the angels
  • Maunday Thursday - the Thursday of Holy Week
  • Mothering Sunday - fourth Sunday in Lent
  • Mourning - expressing feelings of sadness or regret
  • Repentance - to feel remorse for wrongdoing
  • Sacrifice - worship offering
  • Shrove Tuesday - day before Lent begins
  • Sin - rebellion against God's laws; missing the mark; moral evil
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