Maundy Thursday 2025: Today, April 17, is Maundy Thurday. Maundy Thursday or Saint Thursday, as is also known, is part of the “Holy Week” observed by Roman Catholics and Christians around the world and India.
According to the online message of the Vatican on Maundy Thursday, on this day Catholics remember Jesus’ last dinner (his last meal with 12 disciples), moments leading to his deceased and his acceptance of suffering on the cross.
Maundy Thursday is part of “Holy Week”, which includes Good Friday, Holy Saturday and Easter Sunday. It is the first of three days leading to Easter.
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What is Maundy on Thursday 2025?
According to Britannica encyclopedia website, Maundy has been celebrating Thursday by Roman Catholics since 1956. On the day, the Churches are preparing and initiating holy oils for the coming year and celebrating the Mass in the evening to commemorate the sacrament of Holy Communion.
During the evening mass, the priest (or father) is washes 12 people from the local community, in memory of Christ’s washing his disciples, and denotes the continuation of Jesus’ message of service and love. The Eastern Orthodox Church (independent, but wide under the Catholic Church) has a ceremony on this day to wash their feet and the blessing of oil.
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What is Maundy’s message on Thursday?
According to the Vatican, Jesus’ gesture reveals to the disciples of the disciples during the Jewish festival Passover Message Maundy Thursday: “Machine of Love”. While it was common for servants to wash the main legs during Passover, Jesus broke this tradition with the foot of his followers and told them to “do it in memory of me” after it is gone.
The word “Maundy” comes from the Latin “mandatum”, which means command. So the day remembers Jesus’ command to his disciples that night: “Love each other as I loved you.”
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Are banks and schools open on Thursday Maundy?
Yes, in India banks and schools will be open to Maundy Thurday, April 17th. Although it is important for the Catholic population of the country, it is not a planned public holiday or RBI holiday. However, local governments in the States of Goa, Keraral and northeastern countries that have considerable Catholic residents can announce today a holiday, please check with local banks and authorities confirmed details.
In particular, banks, government authorities and schools throughout India will be closed on April 18 on Good Friday 2025.
10 messages to send friends, family and priests during Maund on Thursday
You may be surprised, is it acceptable to send the “wishes” to others during Maundy Thursday? Because it is a time of reflection and prayer, it is not more appropriate to celebrate, news about encouragement and solidarity and sharing words from the Holy Bible.
So how can you wish your family, friends and priests on Thursday Maundy? Below are some biblical passages, citations, prayers and messages that you can use:
- Anonymous: “We are called to be in our humility similar to our humility, in our willingness to serve and in our love for others.”
- Mother Teresa: “When you look at the crucifix, you understand how much Jesus loved you. When you look at the sacred host, you understand how much Jesus loves you.”
- St. Benedict: “Washing the legs of another means loving them without condition, serving without searching.”
- Pope Francis: “In the humility of the legs we find the greatest height of love.”
- Thomas aquinas: “Eucharist is the sacrament of love; that is, love, produces love.”
Bible quotes to share:
- John 13:34: “The new commandments that I give you that you love each other; how I loved you that you also love each other.”
- John 13: 13-14: “You call me a” teacher “and” Lord “, and that’s right because I’m. Now that I washed my legs, you should also wash the other’s legs. ”
- John 13:15: “For I gave you an example that you should do what I did for you.”
- Mark 10:45: “The son of man came to serve, but serve, and give him life as ransom for many.”
- Luke 22:26: “The biggest of you must become the youngest and the leader as the one who serves.”
- John 13: 1: “Now before the festival of Passover Jesus knew that his hour came from this world and went to his father … after he loved his own who was in the world, he loved them to the end.”
Some reflections and messages:
- In this Maundy Thursday, the Day of Holy Compliance, remember his real meaning – love, kindness and humility and take advantage of this opportunity to spread a little joy.
- This Maundy Thursday, let’s honor the memory of Jesus’ last meal with his disciples and accept the lessons of the love and victim he has left us.
- Maundy Thursday is a perfect day to pursue for a while, think and maybe do something nice for someone else.
- FR Antony Kadavil from the Vatican writes: “In the older English version of the Mass was the final message:” Go to love and serve each other, “it means that Jesus is transferred to our homes and jobs, passing others around us love, mercy, forgiveness and the spirit of the modest service of Christ.”
About the Holy Week: Good Friday, Holy Saturday and Easter 2025
Christians around the world observe Good Friday to mark the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. It is a day of reflection and prayer (and fasting for some) to remember the victim of Jesus Christ for humanity. Good Friday bears the message of love, hope and redemption. It is observed on Friday of the Holy Week, ending with Easter on Sunday. According to the Bible, Jesus Christ Christ Christ was on the cross as a sacrifice for the sins of humanity.
Good Friday is the day of sadness for Christians around the world because of the death of Jesus Christ on this day. It’s a day that thinks of the suffering of Christ than to celebrate. Although Good Friday is a day of sadness, it is called “good” because Christians consider the crucifixion of Jesus Christ to be a sacrifice as the salvation of humanity and the act of love and redemption, the main faith of Christianity.
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