In parishes, that’s the only Mass on Holy Thursday. (There is no “Thursday of Holy Week” Mass in the liturgy books.) The rubrics are insistent: it should be the only Mass that day.

Later that night, after sundown – because Passover began at sundown- the Holy Thursday Liturgy takes place, marking the end of Lent and the beginning of the sacred "Triduum,” or three ...

Maundy Thursday has been observed by Roman Catholic churches since 1956 with two specific liturgies: Morning Liturgy: For the blessing of the holy oils to be used during the course of the next year.

"Through Jesus’ actions on Holy Thursday, our call to love through the total gift of ourselves is made clear." While an account of the Last Supper is included in the liturgy with 1 Corinthians ...

Most Catholic churches conduct Mass on Thursday night, with a Eucharistic celebration that includes washing feet. At the same time, there is a morning liturgy for consecrating the holy oils for ...

Hearing the narrative of his suffering and death prepares for the liturgies to come. The Holy Thursday liturgy recalls Jesus’ sharing with his apostles the bread and wine of his Last Supper ...

The 12 women whose feet were washed by Pope Francis during the liturgy sat on stools on a ... Since it was Pope Francis' first Holy Thursday visit to a prison with only women present, it was ...

The General Norms state, “the weekdays of Holy Week, from Monday up to and including Thursday, take precedence over all other celebrations” (No. 16a). On this day, the liturgy commemorates ...

According to Trinity College, Maundy Thursday reminds Christians to love ... attend a late-night Easter Vigil service that includes a liturgy and the celebration of the Eucharist.

In 2015, he repeated the gesture, washing the feet of six men and six women during the Holy Thursday liturgy. He has consistently held the Lord’s Supper Mass at various prisons, refugee centers ...