The observance of Maundy Thursday (or Holy Thursday) comes from the Latin word mandatum, meaning mandate. It is the night that Christ institutes the Lord’s Supper, establishes the orders of clergy within the Church, and washes his disciple’s feet as an example of Christian service. After Jesus washes his disciples feet, he gives them a new mandate,
"I gi…
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