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Holy Thursday is always three days before Easter. Easter is calculated to follow Passover which is based on the lunar calendar. In 2009, Easter will be on Sunday, April 12 and Holy Thursday will be on Thursday, April 9. Catholics and most Protestants use the new Gregorian calendar decreed by Pope Gregory XIII in 1582 to calculate the date of Easter. The time of Easter is based on the cycles of the moon, the equinox, and seasons and things in nature. In simple (?) terms Easter occurs on the first Sunday following the first full moon that occurs on or after the day of the vernal equinox (the first day of spring). In 2009 the vernal equinox will be on Friday, March 20. The first full moon after that will be Thursday, April 9. Thus, Easter will be on Sunday, April 12 and Holy Thursday will be on Thursday, April 9.
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what day is holy Thursday on?
Either 12:01 AM on Thursday or, in the Jewish tradition, on sundown on Wednesday.The Triduum however, start Holy Thursday evening with the Mass of the Lord's Supper (see Vatican website)
What is another name for holy Thursday?
Other names for Holy Thursday are: Maundy Thursday Clean Thursday, Great Thursday, Green Thursday,Holy and Great Thursday, Red Thursday, Sharp Thursday, Sheer Thursday, Shrift Thursday, Thursday of the Mystical Supper.
What year did 16 April fall on a Thursday?
The last three times were in 1992, 1998 and 2009. Because this was put in the Easter category, I add that this cannot be Holy Thursday since the latest possible date for Holy Thursday is April 22.
What does holy Thursdays mean?
Maundy Thursday, also known as Holy Thursday or Great and Holy Thursday, is the Christian feast or holy day falling on the Thursday before Easter that commemorates the Last Supper of Jesus Christ with the Apostles.
What is the name of the Thursday before Easter?
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.
What is the Monday called in holy week?
Roman Catholic AnswerIt is known as Holy Thursday, or Maundy Thursday.
What is special about the Thursday that follows Easter?
Its holy Thursday
What is the Catholic term for Holy Thursday and why?
Maundy Thursday
Where was the Eucharist created?
The Eucharist was first carried out in the Upper Room, or Cenacle, in Jerusalem by Jesus during Passover. Today that date is celebrated on Holy Thursday of Holy Week.
What day is holy Thursday in 2012?
Thursday, April 5
What is grundonnerstag?
Holy Thursday
What happened on Maunday Thursday?
Maundy Thursday, also known as Holy Thursday, Covenant Thursday, Great & Holy Thursday, and Thursday of Mysteries, is the Christian feast or holy day falling on the Thursday before Easter that commemorates the Last Supper of Jesus Christ with the Apostles as described in the Canonical gospels. It is the fifth day of Holy Week, and is preceded by Holy Wednesday and followed by Good Friday.
