Thursday, April 07, 2005

Belated Maundy Thursday Answer

Heather asked a week ago:

"Here's a question for your Q&A blog - what the heck does "maundy"
mean? Dictionary.com isn't much help"


"Maundy" comes from the Latin word "commandment," which refers to Jesus' new commandment to the disciples, given to them at the Last Supper. This Last Supper is what we commemorate on Maundy Thursday.

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