Maundy Thursday

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The event is held every year on the Thursday before Easter, known as Maundy Thursday in Britain.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 28, 2024

Easter is the third day of the larger three-day festival known as Holy Triduum, which begins on the evening of Maundy Thursday, marking the night of Jesus' Last Supper with his disciples.

From Salon • Apr. 17, 2022

The service marking Maundy Thursday, which commemorates Jesus washing the feet of the apostles at the Last Supper, takes place every year on the Thursday before Easter Sunday.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2022

The Lenten season either ends on the evening of Maundy Thursday or on Holy Saturday, during Holy Week.

From Fox News • Mar. 2, 2022

The ceremonies in St. Peter's on Maundy Thursday exceeded in pomp and magnificence anything that could be remembered in Rome.

From The Eternal City by Caine, Hall, Sir