Lent Word Search
Lent runs forty days from Ash Wednesday to Easter, not counting Sundays, and many churches use purple cloth through the season. The words and practices tied to those weeks make up the list.
Lent word search (Easy)
Find these 10 words
10 words, across and down only
- ashes
- cross
- fasting
- forty days
- giving
- good friday
- palm sunday
- prayer
- purple
- sunday
Lent word search (Medium)
Find these 15 words
15 words, adds diagonals
- almsgiving
- ash wednesday
- ashes
- cross
- fasting
- forty days
- giving
- good friday
- holy week
- lenten
- palm sunday
- prayer
- purple
- repentance
- sunday
Lent word search (Hard)
Find these 20 words
20 words, any direction, backwards too
- almsgiving
- ash wednesday
- ashes
- cross
- fasting
- fish fry
- forty days
- giving
- good friday
- holy week
- lenten
- maundy thursday
- palm sunday
- prayer
- purple
- reflection
- repentance
- sacrifice
- scripture
- sunday
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Words in the Lent word search
Every word used across the three levels, with a quick note on what it means.
- fasting
- Going without food or a certain food for a set time
- prayer
- Talking to God, practiced more often during Lent
- ashes
- Marked on foreheads on the first day of the season
- purple
- The color of cloth and vestments used during Lent
- cross
- The central Christian symbol remembered during the season
- forty days
- The length of Lent, not counting Sundays
- giving
- Sharing money or goods with people in need
- sunday
- Days within Lent that are not counted in the forty
- palm sunday
- The Sunday before Easter, recalling Jesus entering Jerusalem
- good friday
- The Friday remembering the crucifixion of Jesus
- ash wednesday
- The first day of Lent, when ashes are given
- almsgiving
- The old word for giving money to the poor
- repentance
- Turning away from wrongdoing and changing direction
- holy week
- The final week of Lent, ending at Easter
- maundy thursday
- The Thursday recalling the Last Supper
- lenten
- The adjective form, as in Lenten hymns or Lenten meals
- sacrifice
- Giving something up for a greater purpose
- reflection
- Quiet thinking about one's life and faith
- scripture
- Bible readings assigned for each day of the season
- fish fry
- A Friday meal common where meat is avoided in Lent
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