What is Maundy Thursday?

Answer 1

Maundy Thursday is observed by Christians to commemorate, The Lord's Supper in the upper room where Jesus & His disciples came to eat on the day of Unleavened Bread on which the Passover lamb had to be sacrificed. The bread was broken, He told them to take & eat this was His body & He took the wine & said drink for this was His blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.
John's Gospel records that after the supper Jesus and began to wash the disciples feet, He told that as their Lord & Master that he washed their feet as an example, that they should wash one anothers feet, as the servant is not greater than the Master.
So, this is how my church observes Maunday Thursday. The Lord's Supper & foot washing. It is a very moving & humbling experience.

Answer 2

This year Maundy Thursday is today. It is the Thursday before Easter.

Here is a nice little summary of the significance from Wikipedia:

"On this day four events are commemorated: the washing of the Disciples' feet by Jesus Christ, the institution of the Mystery of the Holy Eucharist at the Last Supper, the agony of Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane, and the betrayal of Christ by Judas Iscariot."

Answer 3

Maundy Thursday is Holy Thursday when Jesus celebrated the Last Supper with the disciples the night he was betrayed, and the day before he died.

Answer 4

it used to be Holy Thursday now its called Maundy Thursday...

Check this link

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maundy_Thursday

or just read through

In the Christian calendar, Holy Thursday — also called Maundy Thursday and, in the Eastern and Oriental Orthodox Churches, Great Thursday[1] — is the feast or holy day on the Thursday before Easter that commemorates the Last Supper of Jesus Christ with the Apostles. It is followed by Good Friday.

On this day four events are commemorated: the washing of the Disciples' feet by Jesus Christ, the institution of the Mystery of the Holy Eucharist at the Last Supper, the agony of Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane, and the betrayal of Christ by Judas Iscariot.

The evening celebration of these events marks the beginning of what is called the Easter Triduum or Sacred Triduum. The Latin word triduum means a three-day period, and the triduum in question is that of the three days from the death to the resurrection of Jesus. It should be noted that for Jesus and his followers the a new day began at sunset, not at midnight, as it still does today in the modern Jewish calendar.[2] The Last Supper was held at what present-day Western civilization considers to be the evening of Holy Thursday but what was then considered to be the first hours of Friday. Its annual commemoration thus begins the three-day period or triduum of Good Friday, Holy Saturday and Easter Sunday, days of special devotion that celebrate as a single action the death and resurrection of Christ, the central events of Christianity.

"Maundy Thursday" is the traditional name for this day in England. It is therefore the usual name also in English-speaking Protestant Churches that originated in that country and even in some that originated in Scotland, although the Scottish Book of Common Prayer uses the name "Holy Thursday".[3] Other English-speaking Protestant Churches, such as the Lutheran, use both "Maundy Thursday" and "Holy Thursday".[4] Among Roman Catholics, except in England, the usual English name for the day is "Holy Thursday", in line with the name used in major Romance Languages.[5] Presumably these modern names came into being before the Catholic Church changed the pagan names of the days of the week in Latin.

The word Maundy is derived through Middle English, and Old French mandé, from the Latin mandatum, the first word of the phrase "Mandatum novum do vobis ut diligatis invicem sicut dilexi vos" ( A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you), the statement by Jesus in the Gospel of John (13:34) by which Jesus explained to the Apostles the significance of his action of washing their feet. The phrase is used as the antiphon sung during the "Mandatum" ceremony of the washing of the feet, which may be held during Mass or at another time as a separate event, during which a priest or bishop (representing Christ) ceremonially washes the feet of others, typically 12 persons chosen as a cross-section of the community.

Answer 5

Maundy Thursday is basiclly the Last Supper with the Crucifixion too. at my church it focuses on darkness and ends in complete silence. View www.firstfrederick.org to learn more.

Answer 6

It's the Christian observance of the Last Supper - the seder feast at which Jesus offered his disciples a "New Commandment" or, in Latin, "novum mandatum" (the "mandatum" is where we get Maundy) - that ye love one another.

It's not a celebration, it's an observance. We contemplate the pending murder by crucifixion of our Saviour. The next day is Good Friday; the third day thereafter is Easter.

Answer 7

Holy Thursday

Answer 8

There are many types of Baptists, and you don't say which you were. I am independent Baptist and we do not believe the crucifixion took place on a Friday. Three days and nights in the tomb wouldn't allow for a Sunday resurrection. Of course, we also do not celebrate Maundy Thursday.

Answer 9

It is the Thursday before Easter in Eastern and Oriental Orthodox Churches. The article below will explain it all!

Answer 10

Catholic Exchange - Your Faith. Your Life. Your World.
Words of Encouragement
Apr 05, 2007
The Commandment!


John 15:12
This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.

Maundy Thursday comes from "Mandatum" or "Commandment" Thursday. It is
called so because of today's verse. The curious thing about the
commandments of God is that they are so simple and so hard. If God appeared to
us sensibly in a blazing vision, we would be willing, before that
awesome glory, to perform Seven Herculean Feats or at least to try. But when
God really was present to us in sensible form, He did not ask us to do
any of that. He told us commanded us to "love one another as I have
loved you." That sounds easy...till we try it. Then we discover the
truth: it's the hardest thing in the world. For love means death,
self-death. And we don't want to die. And so, we are thrown back on the need for
help, for there is no getting around this commandment. We must love as
Christ loves or perish. It's that simple. And the only way to do that
is to receive the grace of the Holy Spirit so that we can obey it. We
cannot do it on our own. Today, ask the Spirit to make you able to
love as Christ loves. He is powerful and able to make you able.