a few of my catholic friends bailed on me Thursday because they said it was Good Thursday and they weren't alloud to have fun on that day.
2007-04-07 11:13:02 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
No. There's a Maundy Thursday but no Good Thursday. Maybe they were just trying to ditch you.
VLR
2007-04-08 17:53:59 · answer #1 · answered by VLR 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it's called Maundy Thursday by the Episcopal Church.
"In the Christian calendar, Maundy Thursday — also called Holy Thursday and, in the Eastern and Oriental Orthodox Churches, Great Thursday — is the feast or holy day on the Thursday before Easter that commemorates the Last Supper of Jesus Christ with the Apostles. It is preceded by Spy Wednesday and 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 a day ended, and a new day began, at sunset, not at midnight, as it still does today in the modern Jewish calendar.[1] 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."
2007-04-07 11:17:47 · answer #2 · answered by Angela M 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is not necessarily called Good Thursday in the Catholic faith, but rather Holy Thursday. This day is set aside to celebrate the Lord's Supper and often Catholics will attend a Mass of the Lord's Supper that day. This particular Thursday is seen as the last day of Lent and the beginning of the Easter Triduum (Good Friday, Holy Saturday and Easter Sunday).
Just because it was Holy Thursday does not mean that your friends were not allowed to have fun, but within my church it is seen as a solemn day, as Jesus was betrayed and crucified the next day. My church asks that those who can refrain from taking food and drink (fasting) from sun up to sun down from Thursday to Saturday.
2007-04-07 11:22:29 · answer #3 · answered by Stephanie B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
LOL! They meant Holy Thursday. The Friday following is Good Friday. These two days are part of the Sacred Tridium - Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and the Saturday Easter Vigil.
Holy Thursday is the celebration of the Last Supper where Jesus gave us the Holy Eucharist. Good Friday is the day Christ suffered and died for us. Saturday Vigil is the joyful anticipation of our Lord's resurrection. This is Holy Week, a very special time for Catholics (for all Christians).
God bless.
2007-04-09 07:12:13 · answer #4 · answered by Danny H 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's Holy Thursday; which commemorates the Last Supper at which the Sacrament of Holy Communion (Eucharist) was instituted.
As far as "not having any fun that day" goes, I have no idea what that means. Still, it's good that your friends saw fit to attend mass on Holy Thursday.
2007-04-10 03:17:06 · answer #5 · answered by Daver 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am Roman Catholic. I went to Mass Thursday night as well. It is called Holy Thursday or Maundy Thursday. we are marking the Last Supper and the institution of the Eucharist on that day and it does have deep significance to us. Peace be with you.
2007-04-07 11:21:24 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is actually called Holy Thursday...it is one of the most beautiful Masses of the uyear and is the beinning of the Triduum- the three days leading up to Easter.
It is not required to be at Mass on Holy Thursday, but it is the Mass that recalls the institution of the sacramental priesthood and the first Mass.
Next time, why don't you go with them? It is a neat experience!
2007-04-10 15:50:06 · answer #7 · answered by Mommy_to_seven 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Holy (or Maundy) Thursday, the Thursday before Easter, is the day the Church celebrates the Last Supper.
The Holy Thursday Mass is celebrated in the evening because Passover begins at sundown.
The worth God gives to the humility of service, and the need for cleansing with water (a symbol of Baptism) in shown in Jesus' washing the feet of His disciples. Likewise during the Holy Thursday Mass, every priest in the world, from the newly ordained to the Pope, washes the feet of the people they serve.
The word "Maundy" derives from the first word of the Latin phrase, "Mandatum novum do vobis ut diligatis invicem sicut dilexi vos" (A new commandment I give unto you, that you love one another as I have loved you) in the teaching of Jesus while he was washing the feet of the Apostles. (John 13:34.)
Catholics also remember and celebrate the first Eucharist when at the Last Supper when Jesus said, “Take this bread. It is my body.” Then he said, “Take this and drink. This is my blood. Do this in memory of me.
With love in Christ.
2007-04-08 17:08:31 · answer #8 · answered by imacatholic2 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is also Maundy Thursdy , or Holy Thursday, in the Catholic religion. It is the Mass of the Lord's Supper that night.
2007-04-07 11:28:32 · answer #9 · answered by SpiritRoaming 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's known as Holy Thursday and I believe all practicing Catholics are (or were) required to attend mass that day. It's to commemorate the Last Supper. During, they wash 12 peoples feet like Jesus did to his Apostles.
2007-04-07 11:22:06 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋