Name: _________________________________

Fill in the blanks with the words from below.

1. Lent starts on ____________________________________.

2. On this day _________ are put on your forehead in the shape of a ____________.

3. These ashes are made by burning _________ leaves which have been saved from last years
_____________________.

4. These ashes have also been ___________ by a priest.

5. This is also the day we begin penance for ____________.

6. Penance means to do an act of religious devotion performed to show _________ for having
committed a sin.

7. We do this to improve our relationship with ___________ and ____________.

blessed others sorrow Lent God

Ash Wednesday cross ashes Palm Sunday palm

Draw a cross next to the statements below if it is about penance.

___ Play video games ___ Eat candy ___ Pray more every day

___ Give money to the poor ___ Help your parents ___ Fight with others

___ Read a Bible story every day ___ Stay up late to play ___ Turn off the TV
Answers:

Fill in the blanks with a word from below.

For younger students: Put number one through seven on the board. Read each question and
write the correct word by the number after the student has answered the question. Have the
students fill in the blanks on their paper with the correct answer from the word bank.

1. Ash Wednesday
2. ashes, cross
3. palm, Palm/Passion Sunday
4. blessed
5. Lent
6. sorrow
7. God, others

Draw a cross next to the statements below if it is about penance.

___ Play video games ___ Eat candy _t_ Pray more ever day

_t_ Give money to the poor _t_ Help your parents ___ Fight with others

_t_ Read a Bible story every day ___ Stay up late to play _t_ Turn off the TV