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Maundy Thursday is another name for Holy Thursday—the day on which Christians commemorate Jesus’s Last Supper. It’s the day before Good Friday, which marks Jesus’s crucifixion and death. The name Maundy Thursday is used In the U.K. and some other places.

Maundy Thursday is the Thursday of Holy Week, which is the week before Easter, from Palm Sunday to Holy Saturday. On Easter, Christians celebrate the resurrection of Jesus.

In 2024, Maundy Thursday falls on March 28. In 2025, it falls on April 17.

Maundy Thursday is always the Thursday before Easter, but Easter moves every year. This means that Maundy Thursday can fall anytime between March 19 and April 22.

The first records of the term Maundy Thursday come from the 1400s. Maundy Thursday commemorates the Last Supper, which is the basis of the Christian ritual variously celebrated as Communion or Eucharist. According to biblical accounts of the Last Supper, it was also when Jesus washed the feet of his disciples.

The Maundy in Maundy Thursday comes from the Latin �����Ի���ٳܳ�, meaning “command” or “mandate,” a reference to the “new commandment” that Jesus gave to his disciples after washing their feet: “Love one another, as I have loved you.”

In Britain, it is a Maundy Thursday tradition for the Queen (or King, when there is one) to give out pouches of coins called Maundy money.

What are some terms that often get used in discussing Maundy Thursday?

• Holy Thursday
• Last Supper
• Holy Week
• Good Friday
• Palm Sunday
• Holy Saturday
• Easter
• Maundy money

The name Maundy Thursday is most commonly used in the U.K.

It is the Feast of Agnes, child-martyr of the 4th century. Today monks of the Trappist monastery of Tre Fontane bring two lambs to the Pope to bless. These are shorn of their wool on Maundy Thursday and their fleeces are used to make palliums, a sort of yoke worn by archbishops.

— Richard Coles (@RevRichardColes)

Wishing Princess Beatrice a very Happy Birthday! 🎂🎈

Her Royal Highness is The Queen's 5th grandchild.

This 📸was taken when The Princess joined her grandmother at a Maundy Thursday Service at York Minster.

— The Royal Family (@RoyalFamily)

Bob and I attended Maundy Thursday service this evening at COR. Inspiring and thought provoking. Peace to you all.

— Brenda Regan (@moodysgram)

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True or False?

Maundy Thursday is celebrated on the same date every year.