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So it is Maundy Thursday! I had a huge argument with a Catholic friend about what the day is called. She says it is Holy Thursday, and I say Maundy Thursday. I was raised Episcopalian, so maybe that makes a difference.
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We Catholics tend toward "Holy Thursday" although we do use both. I can't imagine arguing about it!
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Well it didn't get violent or anything. My lady and I tend to argue about pointless stuff to keep each other on our toes and keep the late-night life interesting. Posts: 2596 | Registered: Jan 2006
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Maundy Thursday is the night of the last supper. The night that Judas betrayed Jesus. You're supposed to have communion on Maundy Thursday as it is the night of the first communion with Jesus and the apostles.
Good Friday is tomorrow, the day Jesus was cruicified. It's called Good Friday because this is the day that Jesus became a full and perfect sacrifice for the sins of the entire world.
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I was raised Presbyterian; we called it Maundy Thursday. Not that we did much about it growing up. We didn't do too much for Good Friday, either, actually. But I used to know what "Maundy" meant.
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Maundy is from the Old English version of the Latin for mandate. It is the day the Jesus gave us the mandate to celebrate the Eucharist.
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I was always very moved by the Maundy Thursday service when I was growing up. It is very dark and everything with any kind of decorative value is removed from the sanctuary. It is very emotional. At least that's how it was at our church.
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I'm Catholic, and have never heard the phrase "Maundy Thursday" before. Might be a regional thing. Here it goes Holy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday, and Easter Sunday.
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For Maundy Thursday, we traditionally take communion and do footwashing. First to commemorate the first communion and to symbolically re-establish our roles as servants to others.
It is one of my most favorite rituals.
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All I know about Maundy Thursday is that Palestrina wrote a piece of choral music for it. Which is very pretty.
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We refer to it as either Maundy Thursday or Holy Thursday though we tend toward the "Holy." We'll have the traditional washing of the feet tonight followed by an elaborate and elegant agape meal.
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