For religion there are certain days which are need to be very keenly observed, it is so with Christians too. These day’s they observe lend session where they go on pasting and praying for 40 days and there comes holy week which consists of three strict days of observations
Let us is what is Maundy Thursday.
This day is also known as Holy Thursday, is the Thursday of passion week, one day before Good Friday( The Friday day 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. Two important events are the focus on Maundy Thursday.
First Jesus celebrated the Last supper with His disciples and thereby instituted the Lord’s Supper, also called Communion. Churches observe a special communion service on Maundy Thursday in memory of Jesus Last Supper with His disciples.
Second Jesus washed the disciple’s feet as an act of humility and service thereby setting an example that we should love and serve one another in humility. Christine churches observe a foot-washing ceremony on Maundy Thursday to commemorate Jesus washing the feet of the disciples.
The word Maundy is derived from the Latin word for “command’ The Maundy in Maundy Thursday, refers to the command Jesus gave to the disciple at the Last Supper, that they should love and serve one another.
This is all about Maundy Thursday, the first day of the holy week where long service will be conducted with lots of traditional ceremony once after the long service is over then
Source: Complied by S.A. Clements
