Post by Admin-Dave Miserendino on Mar 9, 2022 17:49:58 GMT
Welcome to Week #1 of the Teen Lenten Forum!
Thanks for joining this Forum! I hope to provide some insights about faith and specifically our Lenten journey with God. I ask that you take the time to ready each topic and respond to the questions at the end. By doing this you will reflect on how God can work in your life during this holy season in the Church. Most importantly though, how will you live out your faith everyday, with family, friends, at school at your job, etc? Faith is lived wherever you are, not just in the church building!
So let’s start with Topic #1: What is Lent
Please watch this short video: youtu.be/pb9OMeGzyRg
Please take this short test on your knowledge of Lent:
Read below and see if you knew the answers (the correct answers are at the end of each question—you do not have to post any of your answers for this on the Forum.)
• The official (liturgical) color of Lent is red. True of False? (False. It’s purple – representing royalty and repentance.)
• Lent lasts for 40 days, not counting Sundays. True or False? (True.)
• The word Lent comes from an old Anglo-Saxon word meaning “midwinter.” (False. It translates “springtime” since that is the time of year the season generally falls.)
• The 40 days of Lent are a reminder of the Bible story in which Jesus spends 40 days alone in the wilderness and is tempted by the Devil. True or False? (True. It also recalls the 40 years the Israelites wandered in the wilderness.)
• Lent begins with Ash Wednesday, when people often have the sign of the cross made of ashes placed on their foreheads. Most often, these ashes are made by burning palm leaves from the previous year’s Palm Sunday service. True or False? (True.)
• The ash is supposed to represent the story in which Jesus places dirt or ash on a blind man’s eyes to make him see again. True or False? (False. The ashes represent humility and our own mortality – from dust we came and to dust we shall return.)
• Many people give up something during Lent. The point of this practice is to show your willpower. True or False? (False. It is a practice of self-denial that allows room in your life for God to do something new.)
• Fasting is a common practice in Lent but the one day people don’t fast during Lent is Sundays. True or False? (True. People traditionally do not fast on Sundays as Sundays are to be reminders or a foretaste of the coming resurrection.)
• The phrase “Glory to God” is traditionally never spoken during Lent and does not make its return until Easter morning. True or False. (False. “Alleluia” is the what many churches abstain from saying in worship during Lent.)
• The last week of Lent is known as “Holy Week.” True or False? (True.)
• On Maundy Thursday, the last Thursday in Lent, we recall the last night and meal that Jesus shares with his disciples. True or False? (True.)
Please answer the following 3 questions and post to the Forum. REMEMBER TO PUT YOUR FIRST NAME AND THE INITIAL OF YOUR LAST NAME AT THE TOP OF YOUR POST!
• What is one thing you can do during Lent to grow closer to God?
• What will you give up or “Let Die” during Lent?
• How can you serve as a disciple to give others new life?
This is DUE by Midnight on Wednesday, March 16th. If you cannot submit this by the deadline, please contact Dave at DaveM@olmercy.com to discuss. If you do not complete all 4 weeks of questions you will not receive the Discipleship credit.
Thanks and I pray that God will walk closely with you this Lenten season!
Next topic will be posted by Wednesday, March 16th.
Thanks for joining this Forum! I hope to provide some insights about faith and specifically our Lenten journey with God. I ask that you take the time to ready each topic and respond to the questions at the end. By doing this you will reflect on how God can work in your life during this holy season in the Church. Most importantly though, how will you live out your faith everyday, with family, friends, at school at your job, etc? Faith is lived wherever you are, not just in the church building!
So let’s start with Topic #1: What is Lent
Please watch this short video: youtu.be/pb9OMeGzyRg
Please take this short test on your knowledge of Lent:
Read below and see if you knew the answers (the correct answers are at the end of each question—you do not have to post any of your answers for this on the Forum.)
• The official (liturgical) color of Lent is red. True of False? (False. It’s purple – representing royalty and repentance.)
• Lent lasts for 40 days, not counting Sundays. True or False? (True.)
• The word Lent comes from an old Anglo-Saxon word meaning “midwinter.” (False. It translates “springtime” since that is the time of year the season generally falls.)
• The 40 days of Lent are a reminder of the Bible story in which Jesus spends 40 days alone in the wilderness and is tempted by the Devil. True or False? (True. It also recalls the 40 years the Israelites wandered in the wilderness.)
• Lent begins with Ash Wednesday, when people often have the sign of the cross made of ashes placed on their foreheads. Most often, these ashes are made by burning palm leaves from the previous year’s Palm Sunday service. True or False? (True.)
• The ash is supposed to represent the story in which Jesus places dirt or ash on a blind man’s eyes to make him see again. True or False? (False. The ashes represent humility and our own mortality – from dust we came and to dust we shall return.)
• Many people give up something during Lent. The point of this practice is to show your willpower. True or False? (False. It is a practice of self-denial that allows room in your life for God to do something new.)
• Fasting is a common practice in Lent but the one day people don’t fast during Lent is Sundays. True or False? (True. People traditionally do not fast on Sundays as Sundays are to be reminders or a foretaste of the coming resurrection.)
• The phrase “Glory to God” is traditionally never spoken during Lent and does not make its return until Easter morning. True or False. (False. “Alleluia” is the what many churches abstain from saying in worship during Lent.)
• The last week of Lent is known as “Holy Week.” True or False? (True.)
• On Maundy Thursday, the last Thursday in Lent, we recall the last night and meal that Jesus shares with his disciples. True or False? (True.)
Please answer the following 3 questions and post to the Forum. REMEMBER TO PUT YOUR FIRST NAME AND THE INITIAL OF YOUR LAST NAME AT THE TOP OF YOUR POST!
• What is one thing you can do during Lent to grow closer to God?
• What will you give up or “Let Die” during Lent?
• How can you serve as a disciple to give others new life?
This is DUE by Midnight on Wednesday, March 16th. If you cannot submit this by the deadline, please contact Dave at DaveM@olmercy.com to discuss. If you do not complete all 4 weeks of questions you will not receive the Discipleship credit.
Thanks and I pray that God will walk closely with you this Lenten season!
Next topic will be posted by Wednesday, March 16th.
