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	Maundy Thursday - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In the Christian calendar, Maundy Thursday, also known as Holy Thursday, is the Thursday before Easter, the day on which the Last Supper is said to have occurred.
		In the Philippines, a popular Maundy Thursday tradition is the Visita Iglesia (Church Visit), which involves visiting several Churches at which the faithful commemorate the vigil that the Apostles kept while Jesus prayed in the Garden of Gethsemane.
		The last Mass before Easter is also celebrated on Maundy Thursday, usually including a reenactment of the Washing of the Feet of the Apostles; this Mass is followed by the procession of the Blessed Sacrament before it is taken to the Altar of Repose.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Maundy_Thursday (398 words)

	Maundy Thursday
		Maundy Thursday or Holy Thursday, is the Thursday before Easter Sunday, observed by Christians in commemoration of Christ's Last Supper (see Eucharist).
		By the fourth century it was a feast of the Jerusalem church, and in the sixth century in Gaul it was observed as Natalis Calicis ("Birthday of the Chalice").
		In medevial England it was known as Chare Thursday (from the scrubbing of the altar) and in Germany as Green Thursday (Grundonnerstag, either from the green vestments then worn or from grunen, "to mourn").
	mb-soft.com /believe/txw/maundy.htm (372 words)

	Maundy Money
		Maundy coins are often found in a worn condition which seems to indicate that they were in circulation for a period of time.
		Maundy sets issued in excess of the needs of the Maundy ceremony were probably used for other royal charities, often collectively called Maundy.
		Maundy coins minted throughout his reign depicted the king with a youthful head, despite the fact that he reigned over 30 years and despite the fact that by 1743 the obverse image on all other coins was adapted to reflect his age.
	www.ucalgary.ca /~cns/maundy.html (1254 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Maundy Thursday (Holy Thursday)
		The feast of Maundy (or Holy) Thursday solemnly commemorates the institution of the Eucharist and is the oldest of the observances peculiar to Holy Week.
		In Rome various accessory ceremonies were early added to this commemoration, namely the consecration of the holy oils and the reconciliation of penitents, ceremonies obviously practical in character and readily explained by the proximity of the Christian Easter and the necessity of preparing for it.
		Holy Thursday could not but be a day of liturgical reunion since, in the cycle of movable feasts, it brings around the anniversary of the institution of the Liturgy.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/10068a.htm (646 words)

	...it's Traditional : Maundy Thursday (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Maundy Thursday is one of the lesser-known days of the Christian calendar and, were it not for the Maundy Ceremony, would probably have fallen into disuse altogether.
		Maundy Thursday has been celebrated since the earliest days of the Christian church, and the feet of pilgrims were washed by the clergy and nobility from at least the 4th century up until 1754.
		During the ceremony the Queen is accompanied by the Yeomen of the Guard, who carry the trays of Maundy Money in purses, and the "Maundy children" who are selected from local schools to attend her.
	www.geocities.com /traditions_uk/maundy.html (531 words)

	Holy Thursday: All About Maundy Thursday
		Maundy Thursday, known officially in the Catholic Church as Holy Thursday, is the Thursday of Holy Week.
		Maundy Thursday commemorates the institution of the Eucharist and the Sacrament of Ordination.
		Holy Thursday, also known as Maundy Thursday, is the Thursday of Holy Week, commemorating the Institution of the Holy Eucharist and the Sacrament of Ordination.
	www.churchyear.net /holythursday.html (708 words)

	Maundy Thursday - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Maundy Thursday
		The ceremony of washing the feet of pilgrims on that day was instituted in commemoration of Jesus' washing of the apostles' feet and observed from the 4th century to 1754.
		The name Maundy (‘commandment’) refers to the instruction to love one another given by Jesus to his disciples at the Last Supper (John 13–34).
		In some churches, on the evening of Maundy Thursday, a special Eucharist (Mass, Holy Communion) will be celebrated, during which the priest will wash the feet of 12 people, representing the disciples.
	encyclopedia.farlex.com /Maundy+Thursday (292 words)

	Lenten season - Maundy Thursday
		Maundy (pronounced MAWN-dee) Thursday is the English name given to the Thursday during Holy Week (also called Passion Week).
		Another reason for eating greens on Maundy Thursday is that the Passover Seder meal includes karpas (a green vegetable, usually parsley) and bitter herbs.
		In old England, men used to shave their beards on Maundy Thursday, as this was a time to cleanse the body as well as the soul to prepare for Easter.
	apmethodist.org /maundythur.htm (498 words)

	Definitions: Maundy Thursday
		Maundy Thursday is the Thursday of Holy Week (the Thursday before Easter).
		In some churches priests carry out a ceremonial washing of the feet of twelve men on Maundy Thursday as a commemoration of Christ's act.
		In Britain it is still customary for the sovereign to give 'Maundy Money' to a number of male and female pensioners - one man and one woman for each year of the sovereign's age.
	www.thisischurch.com /christianinfo/maundythursday.htm (292 words)

	MAUNDY THURSDAY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Maundy Thursday/Grü:ndonnerstag commemorates Jesus' last supper with his disciples and the institution of the Lord's Supper.
		Holy Thursday is called Maundy Thursday from the old Latin name for the day, "Dies Mandatum," i.e.
		On Maundy Thursday PBS frequently presents from the Metropolitan Opera, Richard Wagner's last Gesamtkunstwerk Parsival sung in German with English subtitles.
	www.serve.com /shea/germusa/maundy1.htm (487 words)

	What is Maundy Thursday?
		Maundy Thursday, also known as “Holy Thursday” is the Thursday of Passion Week, one day before Good Friday (the Thursday before Easter).
		Maundy Thursday is the name given to the day on which Jesus celebrated the Passover with his disciples, known as the Last Supper.
		The word “Maundy” is derived from the Latin word for “command.” The “Maundy” in Maundy Thursday refers to the command Jesus gave to the disciples at the Last Supper, that they should love and serve one another.
	www.gotquestions.org /Maundy-Thursday.html (230 words)

	Maundy Thursday and "Holy Week"
		Yet, Maundy Thursday evening is a time when Christians partake of bread and wine (the “cup” or “fruit of the vine” as stated in Matthew 26:27, 29).
		The idea in “Maundy” is based on the command Jesus gave his disciples at the last evening meal of his earthly ministry, “A new command I give you: Love one another.
		Thus “Maundy Thursday,” or to say it in modern English — “Love Command Thursday” — is a perfectly appropriate term to use in summarizing what should be our response to the love and grace of Jesus in his death for our sinfulness.
	www.wcg.org /lit/church/holidays/maundy.htm (2667 words)

	Maundy Thursday
		Indeed, Maundy Thursday was viewed as the last day of Lent rather than the first day of the Triduum throughout the Middle Ages.
		In the absence of the bells the beginning and ending of religious services and devotions were announced by the sounding of a wooden clapperboard, an ancient device used in churches before the introduction of bells in the fifth century.
		In the Middle Ages the floors and walls of the church were Maundy Thursday scrubbed on Maundy Thursday.
	www.spiritrestoration.org /Church/Holidays/Maundy_Thursday.htm (3190 words)

	Maundy Money an Easter Tradition - Coin Collecting
		In 1908, with King Edward VII stepping to the throne, instructions were given that Maundy sets would only be available to the recipients involved in the ceremony, the number of recipients would be limited to the age of the monarch, and the recipients would be of the same sex as the Monarch.
		The number of Maundy set presented was revised again under Queen Elizabeth II to that of twice the age of the Monarch, with equal numbers of sets being give to both male and female recipients.
		The Maundy ceremony was originally held at the Chapel Royal in Whitehall, and later moved to Westminster Abbey.
	www.bellaonline.com /ArticlesP/art29970.asp (664 words)

	BBC - Religion & Ethics - Maundy Thursday (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The night of Maundy Thursday is the night on which Jesus was betrayed by Judas in the Garden of Gethsemane.
		It was common in monasteries throughout history for the Abbot to wash the feet of the monks in a similar gesture.
		In Roman Catholic churches, Maundy Thursday is the day on which the supply of anointing oil to be used in ceremonies during the year is "consecrated".
	www.bbc.co.uk /religion/religions/christianity/holydays/maundythursday.shtml (392 words)

	Maundy Thursday (Eastern Christian Churches) - Grateful Living Calendar
		On Maundy Thursday, Jesus washed the feet of his disciples and said, “The greatest of you should be the servant of all.” Whether or not we are Christians, we may be grateful for so challenging a vision.
		According to The Catholic Encyclopedia's entry on Maundy Thursday: "The feast of Maundy (or Holy) Thursday solemnly commemorates the institution of the Eucharist and is the oldest of the observances peculiar to Holy Week.
		In Rome...Holy Thursday was taken up with a succession of ceremonies of a joyful character: the baptism of neophytes, the reconciliation of penitents, the consecration of the holy oils, the washing of the feet, and commemoration of the Blessed Eucharist."
	www.gratefulness.org /calendar/detail.cfm?id=17&d=all (128 words)

	Thursday
		It is the Thursday upon the eve of Good Friday.
		Biblical accounts have it that the "Last Supper" was on a Thursday, and it was at this meal that Christ gave the "mandate" to his disciples to "love one another".
		The word Maundy is a corruption of the Latin word "mandate".
	www.indepthinfo.com /weekdays/thursday.shtml (252 words)

	The Days of Holy Week
		The term Maundy comes from the Latin word mandatum (from which we get our English word mandate), from a verb that means "to give," "to entrust," or "to order." The term is usually translated "commandment," from John's account of this Thursday night.
		Increasingly, churches are observing some form of the Passover Seder as a setting for the Eucharist of Maundy Thursday (see Introduction to a Christian Seder and Haggadah for a Christian Seder).
		However it is celebrated, the Eucharist of Maundy Thursday is especially tied to the theme of remembering.
	www.cresourcei.org /cyholyweek.html (2720 words)

	AllRefer.com - Maundy Thursday (Christianity, General) - Encyclopedia
		mandatum, word in the ceremony], traditional English name for Thursday of Holy Week, so named because it is considered the anniversary of the institution of the Eucharist by Jesus at the Last Supper (that is, the mandatum novum or "new commandment").
		In Great Britain there is a survival in the distribution by the sovereign of special "maundy money" to certain of the poor at Westminster Abbey.
		In the Roman Catholic Church, Maundy Thursday is a general communion day; a single Mass is sung, in the evening, and a Host, consecrated for the morrow, is placed in a specially adorned chapel of repose.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/M/MaundyTh.html (234 words)

	The Other Holy Day - Christian History
		In the Middle Ages, Maundy Thursday was sometimes called Shere Thursday, "shere" meaning "pure" or "guilt-free." ("Shere" also had something to do with shearing, as it was customary for medieval men to cut their hair and beards on this day.) Medieval Christians achieved purity by performing penance throughout Lent.
		Because of the Maundy Thursday connection with baptism, it has long been Catholic custom to consecrate the year's supply of holy oils for baptism, anointing the sick, and Confirmation on this day.
		The day they received the command to love, had their feet washed by a king, and first understood the link between the Passover sacrifice, Christ, and the bread of life, shouldn't be missed by any of us, even if the calendar shows a blank square.
	www.christianitytoday.com /history/newsletter/2002/mar22.html (718 words)

	Upper Room \| Ask Julian
		The name "Maundy" is an adaptation of the Latin, mandatum novum, the first sung response of the traditional ceremony for the washing of the feet.
		Maundy Thursday is the English name for the Thursday before Easter.
		The Christian church observes Maundy Thursday as the commemoration of the sacrament of Holy Communion and, in some traditions, the footwashing.
	www.upperroom.org /askjulian?act=answer&itemid=77023 (180 words)

	Holy / Maundy Thursday
		Maundy Thursday liturgy from The Church of England in An Anglican Liturgical Library.
		The Triduum: Maundy Thursday (with footwashing) and The Triduum: Maundy Thursday (without footwashing) Rev. Thomas L. Weitzel, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
		Prayers of the People, Maundy Thursday, General intercessions for Sundays and Feasts, by Ormonde Plater, Archdeacon of the [Anglican/Episcopal] Diocese of Louisiana.
	www.textweek.com /festivals/thursday.htm (1150 words)

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	Maundy Thursday
		Maundy Thursday- the Last Supper and the betrayal by Judas.
		It is one of the lesser known days of the Christian calendar and, were it not for the Maundy Ceremony, would probably have fallen into disuse altogether.
		Maundy coins are specially minted for the occasion and are legal tender and, as they are produced in such limited numbers, they are much sought after by collectors.
	www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk /customs/easter/maundythursday.htm (618 words)

	\|\| Emmanuel Lutheran Church: Liturgical Calendar - Lent: Maundy Thursday \|\| (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Maundy Thursday (or Holy Thursday) is the day that we remember the Last Supper.
		"Maundy" comes from the French word, "Mande," meaning "command" or "mandate", and has reference to the washing of the Apostles' feet by Christ on Thursday evening before His death, and the institution of the "Eucharist" (Lord's Supper, Last Supper, the Mass, Holy Communion).
		In the fourth century up to around 1754, a foot-washing ceremony was traditionally practiced by washing the feet of the poor and partaking of the "Mass" (Eucharist, Lord's Supper, Last Supper, Holy Communion).
	www.emmanuellutheran.org /lit-calendar/maundy-thursday.html (375 words)

	5-A-Day Club: Maundy Thursday (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Maundy Thursday is the Thursday before Easter Sunday.
		And so, the name Maundy is derived from mandatum (Latin, "commandment").
		In the Catholic church, the word "mandatum" became the first word of an anthem sung in the liturgical ceremony on that day.
	www.5-a-day-club.net /messages/2000_04_21.shtml (206 words)

	MAUNDY THURSDAY - LoveToKnow Article on MAUNDY THURSDAY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Maundy Thursday is sometimes known as Sheer or Chare Thursday, either in allusion, it is thought, to the shearing of heads and beards in preparation for Faster, or more probably in the words Middle English sense of pure, in allusion to the ablutions of thy day.
		The chief ceremony, as kept from the early middle ages onwardsthe washing of the feet of twelve or more poor men or beggarswas in the early Church almost unknown.
		It is on Maundy Thursday that in the Church of Rome the sacred ojl is blessed, and the chrism prepared according to an elaborate ritual which is given in the Pontificate.
	www.1911ency.org /M/MA/MAUNDY_THURSDAY.htm (1804 words)

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