Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. Maundy Thursday recognizes the day of Jesus' Last Supper with his disciples as described in the Gospel of Luke. During the meal, Jesus washed ...

Easter is commonly thought to take place over a weekend, but Maundy Thursday is a key part of the story of Jesus Christ’s crucifixion. The day before Good Friday, the fifth day in Holy Week ...

a ceremony known as "the Maundy," according to the Episcopal Church. Others celebrate the day as Holy Thursday, the day of the Last Supper. Catholics celebrate a mass commemorating Jesus ...

The religious observances of Palm Sunday, Good Friday and Easter will take place in April this year. Lent started on Ash Wednesday, March 5, and continues until April 17. With each of these occasions ...

Lent is a 40-day season of prayer and fasting observed by Christians. Lent will start on Ash Wednesday, March 5. It ends on Maundy Thursday, on April 17, the day before Good Friday.

Easter is the most important festival in the Christian calendar. It celebrates Jesus rising from the dead, three days after he was executed. In 2025 Easter Sunday is on 20 April. The week leading ...