Maundy Thursday

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Maundy Thursday is a Christian holy day commemorating Jesus Christ’s Last Supper with his disciples, observed during Holy Week before Easter.

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Label Occurrences
Maundy Thursday canonical 20
Holy Thursday 14
Great and Holy Thursday 2

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian holy day
moveable feast
religious observance
associatedWithEvent Gethsemane prayer
surface form: Agony in the Garden of Gethsemane

Jesus giving the new commandment to love one another
Last Supper
surface form: Jesus washing the feet of his disciples

betrayal of Jesus by Judas Iscariot
commemorates Last Supper
surface form: Last Supper of Jesus Christ

institution of the Eucharist
institution of the priesthood in Catholic theology
dateDeterminedBy date of Easter
etymologyFrom Latin word "mandatum" meaning "commandment"
follows Spy Wednesday
hasAlternativeName Covenant Thursday
Maundy Thursday
surface form: Great and Holy Thursday

Maundy Thursday
surface form: Holy Thursday

Maundy
Sheer Thursday
Thursday of Mysteries
hasLiturgicalColor white
hasPractice Chrism Mass in many Catholic dioceses
Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament
surface form: Eucharistic adoration

Tenebrae services in some traditions
celebration of the Mass of the Lord’s Supper
foot-washing ceremony
stripping of the altar
transfer of the Blessed Sacrament to an altar of repose
hasTheme Eucharistic thanksgiving
humility
love
service
liturgicalSeason Lent
observedBy Anglican Communion
surface form: Anglicans

Christianity
surface form: Christians

Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodox Christians

Lutheranism
surface form: Lutherans

Methodist churches
surface form: Methodists

Reformed Christians
Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholics

some Baptists
observedIn Eastern Christianity
Western Christianity
occursBefore Resurrection Sunday
surface form: Easter Sunday
occursOn Thursday before Easter Sunday
partOf Paschal Triduum
surface form: Easter Triduum

Holy Week
precedes Easter Vigil
Good Friday
relatedTo Paschal Triduum
surface form: Easter Triduum

Good Friday

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Subject: Maundy Thursday
Description of subject: Maundy Thursday is a Christian holy day commemorating Jesus Christ’s Last Supper with his disciples, observed during Holy Week before Easter.

Referenced by (37)

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Easter associatedDay Maundy Thursday
Holy Eucharist liturgicalSeasonHighlight Maundy Thursday
Good Friday follows Maundy Thursday
Last Supper commemoratedOn Maundy Thursday
Last Supper commemoratedOn Maundy Thursday
this entity surface form: Holy Thursday
Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great liturgicalUse Maundy Thursday
this entity surface form: Holy Thursday
Holy Week includesDay Maundy Thursday
Palm Sunday precedes Maundy Thursday
Maundy Thursday hasAlternativeName Maundy Thursday
this entity surface form: Holy Thursday
Maundy Thursday hasAlternativeName Maundy Thursday
this entity surface form: Great and Holy Thursday
Paschal Triduum containsDay Maundy Thursday
this entity surface form: Holy Thursday
Gethsemane prayer commemoratedOn Maundy Thursday
Gethsemane prayer commemoratedOn Maundy Thursday
this entity surface form: Holy Thursday
Christian liturgical year includesFeast Maundy Thursday
Passion narrative associatedWith Maundy Thursday
Church of All Nations liturgicalFeastAssociated Maundy Thursday
this entity surface form: Holy Thursday
Holy Tuesday occursBefore Maundy Thursday
Holy Wednesday precedes Maundy Thursday
Garden of Gethsemane liturgicalCommemoration Maundy Thursday
this entity surface form: Holy Thursday
Covenant Thursday alsoKnownAs Maundy Thursday
Covenant Thursday alsoKnownAs Maundy Thursday
this entity surface form: Holy Thursday
Sheer Thursday hasAlternativeName Maundy Thursday
Thursday of Mysteries hasAlternativeName Maundy Thursday
Thursday of Mysteries hasAlternativeName Maundy Thursday
this entity surface form: Holy Thursday
Thursday of Mysteries hasAlternativeName Maundy Thursday
this entity surface form: Great and Holy Thursday
Spy Wednesday precedes Maundy Thursday
kiss of Judas isRememberedOn Maundy Thursday
subject surface form: Kiss of Judas
kiss of Judas isRememberedOn Maundy Thursday
subject surface form: Kiss of Judas
this entity surface form: Holy Thursday
Roman Rite liturgical calendar includesFeast Maundy Thursday
this entity surface form: Holy Thursday
Pange lingua gloriosi liturgicalUse Maundy Thursday
this entity surface form: Holy Thursday
Byzantine Anaphora of Saint Basil usedOn Maundy Thursday
this entity surface form: Holy Thursday
Anaphora of Saint Basil (Byzantine form) usedOn Maundy Thursday
this entity surface form: Holy Thursday
Thursday derives from Old English Þunresdæg religiousAssociation Maundy Thursday
subject surface form: Thursday
this entity surface form: Maundy Thursday in Christianity
Royal Maundy service dayObserved Maundy Thursday