It's not mandatory to go to Mass on Holy Thursday but it is strongly recommended. You learn more about the Holy Triduum and it's relaxing.
People in Holy week pray and go to Church on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Ester Sunday.
Yes it is a holy day of obligation.Actually, Holy Thursday, as well as Good Friday and Holy Saturday, is not a Holy day of Obligation. However, the church urges you to attend mass on these days, and it requires you to attend on Easter.
Holy Thursday: Go to Mass in the evening (Masses on Holy Thursday can only be after around 6PM, because that is when the Last Supper was. Good Friday: Visit Church for The Stations of The Cross, remember Jesus' death Holy Saturday: nighttime - some people go to the Easter Vigil, usually around 9-12PM Easter Sunday: Go to Church/ REJOICE! Jesus has risen from the dead! *all week long - PRAY
No, No, No, and again No! It is absolutely mandatory to go to church!
to get holy and have no sin
Yes, Shakespeare did go to church. He went to Holy Trinity Church in Stratford upon Avon.
go to the book store go to church go to dollar store
Most of the people who lived in middle colonies back then did go to the church, although it wasn't mandatory like some other colonies.
Different Sects of Christianity (Eastern Orthodox, Catholic, and Armenian Apostolic) go to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre at different times.
Most Christian denomiations celebrate Maundy (or Holy) Thursday. The feast of Maundy (or Holy) Thursday commemorates the institution of the Eucharist (Holy Communion) at the Last Supper. The word "maundy" comes from the Latin word mandatum (commandment) which is the first word that Jesus spoke to His apostles after He washed their feet (John 13:34): • "Mandátum novum do vobis dicit Dóminus, ut diligátis ínvicem, sicut diléxi vos." • "I give you a new commandment: Love one another as I have loved you." The biblical the events of the first Holy Thursday were: • The eating of the Easter lamb or the paschal meal • The washing of the disciple's feet • The institution of the Most Holy Eucharist . • The first Mass at which Jesus Christ is the eternal high priest . • The first Communion of the apostles . • The first conferring of Holy Orders • The foretelling of Judas' betrayal and Peter's denials • The farewell discourse and priestly prayer of Jesus • The agony and capture of Jesus in the Garden of Olives In the Catholic Church, there are two Masses on Holy Thursday. • The Bishop celebrates the Chrism Mass early in the day where the sacramental oils are blessed and distributed to each parish. • Then the Evening Mass of Lord's Supper is celebrated in each parish.
Holy Thursday is the mass of the last Supper. After the Gloria, during which bells are rung, the bells go silent until Easter when Jesus is risen. So during communion when the bells are usually rung several times during the communion prayer and consecration, the church used to use wood blocks clapped together instead of bells, a reminder to the people that something special is happening in the Mass. This practice is no longer done in the usual Mass since the Vatican Council.
The Catholic Church has Holy Communion every day of the year, at every Mass.