4 days ago · Maundy Thursday is the Thursday before Easter, believed to be the day when Jesus celebrated his final Passover with His disciples. Most notably, that Passover meal was when Jesus washed the feet of His disciples in an extraordinary display of humility.

Maundy Thursday, also referred to as Holy Thursday, or Thursday of the Lord's Supper, among other names, [note 1] is a Christian feast during Holy Week that marks the beginning of the Paschal Triduum, and commemorates the Washing of the Feet (Maundy) and Last Supper of Jesus Christ with the Apostles, as described in the canonical gospels.

3 days ago · Maundy Thursday, also known as “Holy Thursday,” is the Thursday of Passion Week, one day before Good Friday (the Friday before Easter). Maundy Thursday is the name given to the day on which Jesus celebrated the Passover with His disciples.

Feb 25, 2025 · Maundy Thursday, the Thursday before Easter, observed in commemoration of Jesus Christ’s institution of the Eucharist during the Last Supper.

1 day ago · Maundy Thursday calls every Christian back to first principles: humility, sacrifice, and love. It is a day to remember that the command to “love one another” was not a suggestion, but a ...

Maundy Thursday is part of Holy Week. This would serve as a reminder that through his death, their sins would be forgiven, and serves as the basis for the Christian service known as Communion ...

2 days ago · This year Holy Thursday, also called Maundy Thursday, is April 17. "Maundy" means foot-washing, which refers to Christ washing the feet of his 13 disciples as narrated by the Bible's New Testament.

Jun 25, 2019 · Maundy Thursday is observed during Holy Week on the Thursday before Easter. Also referred to as "Holy Thursday" or "Great Thursday" in some denominations, Maundy Thursday commemorates the Last Supper when Jesus shared the Passover meal with his disciples on the night before he was crucified.

Jul 3, 2019 · On Maundy Thursday, the Catholic Church, as well as some Protestant denominations, commemorate the Last Supper of Christ, the Savior. In Christian tradition, this was the meal at which He instituted the Eucharist, the Mass, and the priesthood —all core traditions in the Catholic Church.

Maundy Thursday. —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.