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Holy Thursday: Things You Need To Know
Here are the things you need to know about Holy Thursday or Maundy Thursday that comes before Easter. Read here to know more.
Holy Thursday commemorates the Last Supper. It is observed on the Thursday that comes before the Good Friday, which is the day on which Jesus was crucified. The following Sunday is celebrated as Easter, which marks the resurrection of Jesus and his rise to the heavenly abode.
The Thursday before the Good Friday was celebrated as the Passover feast. The feast was Jesus's last supper and he shared it with his disciples. During the supper, Jesus predicted that he would be betrayed and that his death was near. The incident took place in the city of Jerusalem.
Read on to find more facts that you need to know about the Holy Thursday or Maundy Thursday.
There
is
written
proof
that
the
Last
Supper
happened.
The
Synoptic
Gospels
of
Matthew,
John
and
Mark
Luke
mention
that
Jesus
did
have
a
Last
Supper,
which
he
shared
with
the
12
Apostles
before
he
was
crucified.
The
verses
Matthew
26:17-30,
Luke
22:1-19,
Mark
14:12-31
and
John
13:1-30
have
references
to
the
Last
Supper.
The Last Supper is called the Passover Supper, as Jesus and the Apostles were Jews.
That night Jesus also said: "A new commandment I give unto you: That you love one another, as I have loved you, that you also love one another."
The
feet
of
the
parishioners
are
washed
during
the
mass.
It
is
believed
that
Jesus
washed
the
feet
of
his
Apostles
during
the
Passover
Feast.
To
honour
this
incident,
twelve
parishioners
have
their
feet
washed
by
the
priest.
This ritual takes place during the last mass before the Easter Sunday mass. No mass is conducted on Good Friday, as it is a day of mourning. The twelve parishioners represent the twelve Apostles who went on to become the first Bishops and priests in Christianity. This ceremony is usually performed in the night or after the sun sets.
Pope Francis washed the feet of the inmates of a Juvenile centre during his first Holy Thursday as the Pope. He visited a home for the disabled and the elderly and washed their feet in the year 2014.
The
Eucharist
celebration
was
installed
on
a
Good
Friday
Luke
22:17
And
he
took
bread,
gave
thanks
and
broke
it,
and
gave
it
to
them,
Saying,
"This
is
my
body
given
for
you;
do
this
in
remembrance
of
me."
This verse is chanted at each Sunday mass before the Sacrament of the Eucharist is celebrated. After this, the parishioners consume bread and wine. The bread represents the flesh of Jesus and the wine symbolises the blood that flowed in his veins.
Priesthood
was
established
on
Holy
Thursday.
Jesus,
knowing
that
the
father
had
given
all
things
into
his
hands,
and
that
he
had
come
from
God
and
was
going
to
God,
rose
from
supper,
laid
aside
his
garments,
and
girdled
himself
with
a
towel.
Then
he
poured
water
into
a
basin,
and
began
to
wash
the
disciple's
feet,
and
wiped
them
with
the
towel
with
which
he
was
girded.
He
came
to
Simon
Peter;
and
Peter
said
to
him,
"Lord,
do
you
wash
my
feet?"
Jesus
answered
him,
"What
I
am
doing
you
do
not
know
now,
but
afterward
you
will
understand,"
Peter
said
to
him,
"you
shall
never
wash
my
feet."
Jesus
answered
him,
"Unless
I
do
not
wash
you,
you
have
no
part
in
me."
John
13:3-8
By washing the feet of his disciples, Jesus was installing priesthood. The twelve were instituted to the office of the priesthood by this act of Jesus Christ.
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