Maundy Thursday

Maundy Thursday, also known as Holy Thursday, is a day marked by Christians across the world and forms part of the Easter celebrations.

During the Last Supper, Jesus gave bread and wine to his disciples during the Passover meal and commanded them to "do this in memory of me" while referring to the bread as his body and the wine as his blood. The Last Supper also holds the important event of Washing of the Feet, which is where the name of this day stems. What is the significance of Maundy Thursday? Maundy Thursday triggers the Paschal Triduum, the period of three days commemorating the Passion (the final hours), death and resurrection of Jesus. The difference between Eastern and Western Christianity is the calendar. But what is the significance behind Maundy Thursday? Here’s what you need to know.

On Maundy Thursday, Christians reflect on Jesus Christ's life, the Last Supper and begin celebrating Easter. These quotes and prayers help.

When you look at the Sacred Host you understand how much Jesus loves you now – Blessed Mother Teresa and the one to come. and died for the sake of all. The oat was merry in the wind; As he did so, he gave them this mandatum, or command: ‘If I then, your Lord and Master, have washed your feet, ye also ought to wash one another’s feet. Love – the real love that the current? so also must you do’ (John 13:15) – Pope John Paul II the salt? The all-transforming presence of the Lord, Is love the buoyancy? The holy day marks the beginning of Easter and is the start of Holy Week. It is the day that Jesus held the Last Supper with his apostles in Jerusalem.

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On Maundy Thursday, the Pope washes and kisses the feet of 12 members of the church as a tradition. And, Sheer Thursday refers to the ceremonial washing of altars on the Thursday before Good Friday. The Thursday before Good Friday is observed as Maundy Thursday.

Maundy. The term comes from an old hymn “Mandatum novum do vobis.” Latin for “a new commandment I give you” (John 13:34). And that command?

They will strip him in shame, laugh at him, spit in his face, and once again speak that Satanic Question, “If you be the Son of God.” He will stand before the pagan courts and remind them the only authority they have over him has been given to them from above. Early tomorrow morning, the Lamb of God will be taken to the temple and prepared for slaughter. Tonight will be the night he will hold the weight of the world on his heart and pray “Father if there be any way this cup could pass before me let it be, yet not my will, but yours.” Tonight he will sweat with blood, weep over his lost sheep, battle the serpent one last time. If we were there then: Tonight will be the night he will eat his last Passover meal with his disciples.

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At Maundy Thursday services across the world, Christians will reenact Jesus washing his disciples feet at the Last Supper. It is an act of humility that ...

The Rev. Andrew Teal was a visiting scholar and affiliate faculty at the Maxwell Institute at BYU last fall. When I arrived in Provo, Utah, last year for a time of ministry, I was looking forward to walking around stunning places, such as the Alpine Loop and Bridal Veil Falls of the Wasatch Front, and even more dramatic monuments in southern Utah. What a great prospect that was. For example, Carrie Brown was the home-care nurse who each day drove from nearby American Fork to Provo to change, dress and care for my burned feet until I was well enough to fly home. This extraordinary gesture will be reenacted throughout the world Thursday in sacraments and liturgies in Orthodox, Catholic, Anglican, Lutheran and some Protestant churches. The Last Supper, as it is known, was a Passover celebration, remembering how God’s ancient Jewish people celebrated his faithful love in saving them from slavery in Egypt. On Passover night, the climax of the celebration usually revolves around an empty seat and the untouched cup of Elijah. At the Last Supper, though, there was a new action.