How do we today celebrate Maundy Thursday?

Answer 1

Different Christian denominations have different tradition in celebrating 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 Catholicism, 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

Answer 2

Christians would eat Mediterranean stew on Good Friday and go to Church. Some Churches would hand out crosses and some would have a model of a cross with flowers around it!

Catholic Answer

Holy Week begins with Passion Sunday, also known as Palm Sunday, as it is the Sunday of Our Blessed Lord's entrance into Jerusalem when people spread branches on the road to welcome him. The Entrance is celebrated at each Mass on Palm Sunday and the Passion is read - in its entirety. On Holy Thursday morning, or possibly earlier in the week, all the priests gather in the Cathedral with their Bishop to celebrate the Chrism Mass at which all of the oils for the entire year for the entire diocese are blessed and consecrated. On Holy Thursday night, the Mass of the Lord's Supper is celebrated. Oh Good Friday, no Mass is celebrated, the altar was stripped on Holy Thursday evening and the Blessed Sacrament removed from the Church to an altar of repose elsewhere. The Crucifix is venerated, intercessions are made for the entire world, and Holy Communion is distributed from that reserved on Holy Thursday. Afterward the Church is empty and no sacraments (save Confession) are celebrated until the start of the Easter Vigil at sundown on Holy Saturday. At which point the Easter fire is lite and Christ has risen - Holy Week is over.

Answer 3

Holy Week is observed, not celebrated. It is the most solemn and holy week of the liturgical year and not a time for celebrations.

On Sunday, Catholics celebrate Palm Sunday, the begining of Holy Week, by going to mass and reciving plams and blessing them. On Thursday, in some churches the priest scrubs the feet of 12 church goers, just like Jesus scrubbed his apostles' feet. On Friday, they don't eat meat. On Saturday, some go the Easter Vigil. On Sunday they celebrate Easter, by going to mass.

Answer 4

Roman Catholic AnswerHoly Week, the week preceding Easter, begins with Palm Sunday, the day on which the Passion is read, and continues through Holy Saturday, inclusive. The entire week is commemorates the Passion of Christ, and all the ceremonies reflect this attitude of sorrow, yet gratitude for God's mercy in becoming man to suffer and die for sinful men. On Holy Thursday morning, the Bishop celebrates the Chrism Mass at which he consecrates and blesses the Holy Oils for the entire diocese for the coming year.

In the evening, each parish celebrates the Mass of the Lord's Supper and washes the feet of twelve men, which commemorates the Last Supper in the Upper Room.

On Good Friday, the day that commemorates Our Blessed Lord's Death on the Cross, there is the Good Friday Liturgy, in which the Gospel according to St. John is read, special prayers for the Church and for people of all classes of society, followed by veneration of the Cross, and a Communion service at which all receive from Hosts consecrated on Holy Thursday. This is celebrated sometime in the afternoon, the only day in the Church when Mass is not celebrated in the Roman Rite. Many parishes hold Stations of the Cross.

On Holy Saturday no sacraments are celebrated (except Penance) as Our Blessed Lord is in the tomb. Finally the day ends when the Easter Fire is kindled and the long, joyful celebration of the Easter Vigil begins after full dark. Our Blessed Lord has risen from the grave!

AnswerCatholics celebrate Holy Week because it is the week of Christ's passion, death and Resurrection. This is the most important event in salvation history and the Church gives it a place of honor in the liturgical year.

Answer 5

Maundy Thursday is the old English term for feria quinta in Coena Domini (Thursday of the Lord's Supper in Latin). It is a corruption of the Latin word Mandatum, the first word of the rite of the washing of the feet in Latin - which Rite always occurs in the Mass of the Lord's Supper on Thursday of Holy Week. Earlier in that day (if it is not been moved to an early day of the week) the bishop celebrates the Chrism Mass with all the priests of his diocese and gives them the newly blessed and consecrated Holy Oils that they will use throughout the coming year in their parishes.

Answer 6

On maundy Thursday Christians normally go to church and 12 people get there feet washed by the priest. this is how they remember what Christ did at the last supper.

Answer 7

Maundy Thursday is not part of Judaism.