Maundy Thursday
Maundy Thursday
("Holy Thursday") is a holiday the Thursday before Easter, commemorating Jesus Christ's Last Supper and his washing of his disciples' feet. Maundy Thursday was
Thursday, April 09, 2009
this year.
Related Holidays:
Maundy Thursday is the fifth day of Holy Week, and is preceded by Holy Wednesday and followed by Good Friday.
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Maundy Thursday, also known as “Holy Thursday” is the Thursday of Passion Week , one day before Good Friday (the Thursday before Easter). Maundy Thursday is the name given to the day on which Jesus celebrated the Passover with His disciples...
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Information on the days of Holy Week (Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday) as the climax of Lent and preparation for Easter, focusing on the significance of each in Christian theology and Worship. ... Maundy Thursday, or Holy Thursday...
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The feast of Maundy (or Holy) Thursday solemnly commemorates the institution of the Eucharist and is the oldest of the observances peculiar to Holy Week ... Home > Catholic Encyclopedia > M > Maundy Thursday...
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Maundy Thursday is observed by Christians to commemorate, The Lord's Supper in the upper room where Jesus & His disciples came to eat on the day of Unleavened Bread on which the Passover lamb had to be sacrificed. The bread was broken, ...
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Maundy Thursday - also called Holy Thursday is the feast or holy day on the Thursday before Easter that commemorates the Last Supper of Jesus Christ with the Apostles. On this day, Christians remember the Last Supper. During the meal Jesus ...
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Psalm 78:14-20,23-25 Page 696, BCP ... Almighty Father, whose dear Son, on the night before he suffered, instituted the Sacrament of his Body and Blood: Mercifully grant that we may receive it thankfully in remembrance of Jesus Christ our Lord, who in these holy ... The LORD said to Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt:
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Maundy Thursday (môn'dē) [key][Lat. mandatum, word in the ceremony], traditional English name for Thursday of Holy Week, so named because it is considered the anniversary of the institution of the Eucharist by Jesus at the Last Supper (that is, the mandatum novum or “new commandment”).
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Maundy Thursday n. The Thursday before Easter, observed in commemoration of the Last Supper of Jesus ... English Folklore: Maundy Thursday ... Use of the names "Maundy Thursday", "Holy Thursday" and the others is not evenly distributed. What is considered the normal name for the day varies according to geographical area...
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