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Maundy (foot washing) Maundy (from Old French mandé, from Latin mandatum meaning "command"), [ 1 ] or Washing of the Saints' Feet, Washing of the Feet, or Pedelavium or Pedilavium, [ 2 ] is a religious rite observed by various Christian denominations. The word mandatum is the first word of the Latin Biblical quotation sung at the ceremony of ...
Maundy Thursday or Holy Thursday, among other names, [note 1] is the day during Holy Week that commemorates the Washing of the Feet (Maundy) and Last Supper of Jesus Christ with the Apostles, as described in the canonical gospels. [1] It is the fifth day of Holy Week, preceded by Holy Wednesday (Spy Wednesday) and followed by Good Friday. [2] "
A Royal Maundy ceremony in 1867. Royal Maundy (/ ˈ m ɔː n d i /) is a religious service in the Church of England held on Maundy Thursday, the day before Good Friday.At the service, the British monarch or a royal official ceremonially distributes small silver coins known as "Maundy money" (legally, "the King's Maundy money") as symbolic alms to elderly recipients.
Along with the other days of Holy Week, Maundy Thursday has a rich history dating back to the days of the early church. ... In particular, the practice of foot washing was well established by the ...
Holy Thursday, Maundy Thursday meaning The Last Supper, recognized on Holy Thursday, refers to the last meal Jesus ate with his disciples prior to his trial and crucifixion, around the time of the ...
At one time, most of the European monarchs also performed the Washing of Feet in their royal courts on Maundy Thursday, a practice continued by the Austro-Hungarian Emperor and the King of Spain up to the beginning of the 20th century (see Royal Maundy). [84] Foot washing is also observed by numerous traditions, including Anabaptists, [13 ...
t. e. The Mass of the Lord's Supper, also known as A Service of Worship for Maundy Thursday, is a Holy Week service celebrated on the evening of Maundy Thursday. [1][2] It inaugurates the Easter Triduum, [3] and commemorates the Last Supper of Jesus with his disciples, more explicitly than other celebrations of the Mass.
A stripped altar in an Anglican church on Good Friday. In the earlier form of the Roman Rite, the stripping of the altar was done at the end of Mass of the Lord's Supper on Maundy Thursday. It is still carried out. All altars in the church, except for the altar of repose, are stripped. In the present form of the Roman Rite, as revised in 1955 ...