Today is Maundy Thursday or Holy Thursday. It is the day that Jesus and his disciples ate their last meal together before he was crucified. It is also the day that Jesus was arrested.

The word Maundy is from the Latin mandatum which means to give or command. This refers to the commandment that Jesus gave to his disciples: “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.” John 13:34

Maundy Thursday is celebrated in many Protestant and Roman Catholic churches with the celebration of communion. It may also be accompanied by the ceremony of the washing of the feet, as Jesus washed his disciples’ feet in the gospel of John.

This is another day in the Easter Week which prepares believers for the holiest of days, the resurrection of Jesus.

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