Covenant Thursday

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


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instanceOf Christian holy day
moveable feast
religious observance
alsoKnownAs Holy Thursday NERFINISHED
Maundy Thursday NERFINISHED
associatedWithEvent institution of the Eucharist
washing of the disciples’ feet
celebratedIn Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria NERFINISHED
Middle Eastern Christian communities
commemorates Jesus Christ’s final meal with his disciples
Last Supper NERFINISHED
dateDependsOn date of Easter
follows Holy Wednesday NERFINISHED
hasLiturgicalPractice celebration of the Lord’s Supper
foot-washing rite
stripping of the altar
transfer of the Blessed Sacrament to an altar of repose
languageVariant Arabic: خميس العهد (Khamis al-‘Ahd)
Coptic tradition: Covenant Thursday
linkedTo Passover context of the Last Supper
liturgicalColor white
observedBy Anglican Communion NERFINISHED
Catholic Church NERFINISHED
Eastern Orthodox Church NERFINISHED
Lutheran Churches NERFINISHED
Oriental Orthodox Churches NERFINISHED
other Protestant Churches
occursOn Thursday before Easter Sunday
partOf Holy Week NERFINISHED
precedes Good Friday NERFINISHED
religion Christianity
scripturalBasis Gospel of John account of the foot-washing
Synoptic Gospels accounts of the Last Supper
season Paschal Triduum (Western Christianity) NERFINISHED
theologicalTheme institution of the priesthood
love and service
new covenant in Christ’s blood
timeInLent final days of Lent

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Maundy Thursday
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