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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Covenant Thursday canonical | 2 |
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian holy day
ⓘ
moveable feast ⓘ religious observance ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Maundy Thursday
ⓘ
surface form:
Holy Thursday
Maundy Thursday ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
institution of the Eucharist
ⓘ
washing of the disciples’ feet ⓘ |
| celebratedIn |
Coptic Orthodox Church
ⓘ
surface form:
Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria
Middle Eastern Christian communities ⓘ |
| commemorates |
Jesus Christ’s final meal with his disciples
ⓘ
Last Supper ⓘ |
| dateDependsOn | date of Easter ⓘ |
| follows | Holy Wednesday ⓘ |
| 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
ⓘ
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic Church
Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
European Lutheran churches ⓘ
surface form:
Lutheran Churches
Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ
surface form:
Oriental Orthodox Churches
other Protestant Churches ⓘ |
| occursOn | Thursday before Easter Sunday ⓘ |
| partOf | Holy Week ⓘ |
| precedes | Good Friday ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| scripturalBasis |
Gospel of John account of the foot-washing
ⓘ
Synoptic Gospels accounts of the Last Supper ⓘ |
| season |
Paschal Triduum
ⓘ
surface form:
Paschal Triduum (Western Christianity)
|
| theologicalTheme |
institution of the priesthood
ⓘ
love and service ⓘ new covenant in Christ’s blood ⓘ |
| timeInLent | final days of Lent ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.