Judas betrayed Jesus in the upper rooom on Maundy Thursday. Once he saw what was going to happen he eventually committed suicide, but this may have been in the early hours of the next day.
On Maundy Thursday the queen gives out the Maundy Penny
Maundy Thursday 2012 was on Thursday, April 5.
Maundy Thursday 1969 was on Thursday, April 3.
Thursday before Easter is known as Maundy Thursday in the Christian calendar.In some churches, it is also known as Holy Thursday. It is recognised as the day when Jesus administered the Eucharist to his apostles and washed their feet.
Maundy Thursday in 2009 was April 9, 2009.
On maundy Thursday christianseat unlevened bread and attend survive , with comunion.
Maundy Thursday
Judas' kiss of betrayal was a sign to the mob who came to arrest Jesus that he was the one to arrest. A kiss was, and still is, a common greeting custom in the Middle East. Using it in this way was the ultimate hypocrisy.
It has come to be known as Maundy Thursday.
April 9th Thursday
In some Maundy Thursdays they are.
The word 'Maundy' derives in English from the Latain 'mandatum' which means ceremony.The Thursday of Holy Week is therefore named Maundy Thursday because it is considered the anniversary of the institution of the (mandatum novum or new commandment - "do this in memory of me") Eucharist ceremony by Jesus at the Last Supper.