Ash Wednesday

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 3. A period of 40 weekdays from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday (4)
  2. 5. The rising of Christ on the third day after the Crucifixion (12)
  3. 7. Religious leader who leads worship (6)
  4. 8. A desirable state (8)
  5. 10. Showing reverence or devotion to a deity. (7)
  6. 11. Abstaining from food (7)
  7. 12. The residue that remains when something is burned (plural) (5)

Down

  1. 1. A teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth (6)
  2. 2. The part of the face above the eyes (8)
  3. 4. A Christian celebration of the Resurrection of Christ (6)
  4. 5. Remorse for your past conduct (10)
  5. 6. A member of a ___ church (plural) (9)
  6. 9. Symbol of Christianity made of two crossing lines (5)