Maundy is from the Latin "mandatum" - command (John 13:34) and recalls the institution of the Lord's Supper on the night he was betrayed. During the Passover meal, Jesus gave the disciples his body...
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...
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...
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.