Maundy Thursday

Maundy Thursday (also known as Holy Thursday, White Thursday, or Palm Thursday) is the German-language term for the fifth day of Holy Week or the Holy Week (in liturgical counting, starting with Palm Sunday as the first weekday).

Maundy Thursday is the day before Good Friday, one of the three holiest days. The so-called Triduum Sacrum (or Triduum Paschal), which celebrates the three Easter days (Good Friday, Holy Saturday, and Easter Sunday), begins on Thursday evening, the evening of the Last Supper, in commemoration of the Last Supper. The Last Supper holds a significant place in the liturgy as it is a day to remember the Last Supper and the institutions of the Eucharist by Jesus Christ himself. Since the essence of these days is mourning and sharing in the suffering of Jesus, there is no particular splendor allowed. However, since the Fourth Lateran Council, there has been a special need for genuine reverence of the Eucharist and the Body of Christ in the Holy Blood figure and blood. Since the 13th century, the Catholic Church has celebrated the Feast of the Eucharist on the Thursday after Pentecost as a second Eucharistic celebration, closely connected with the Foot Feast on Thursday.