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Maundy Thursday services: the night He loved them to the end

Q: What is Maundy Thursday?

Maundy Thursday, the Thursday of Holy Week, remembers the night before Jesus died, when He shared the Last Supper, washed His disciples' feet, and gave the new commandment to love one another. Many services include communion, and some include foot washing.

Maundy Thursday remembers the night before Jesus died, when He shared the Last Supper with His friends, washed their feet, and gave them a new commandment: to love one another as He had loved them.

Maundy Thursday remembers the night before Jesus died, when He shared the Last Supper, washed His disciples' feet, and gave the new commandment to love one another. Many services include communion and, in some places, foot washing. It is a tender, quiet evening, and everyone is welcome to be there.

What Maundy Thursday means

The name Maundy comes from a Latin word for commandment, from the new commandment Jesus gave that night. Many services remember the Last Supper with communion, the sharing of bread and cup, and some churches also wash feet, following the astonishing thing Jesus did for His friends, kneeling to serve them. It is one of the tenderest gatherings of the year.

“A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.”
John 13:34 · King James Version

“And he took bread, and gave thanks, and brake it, and gave unto them, saying, This is my body which is given for you: this do in remembrance of me.”
Luke 22:19 · King James Version

Love that kneels

On His last night, knowing what was coming, Jesus knelt and washed the feet of people who would soon fail Him. That is the shape of His love. Maundy Thursday invites us to receive that love, and then to carry it to one another.

Jesus, on the night You were betrayed, You knelt and served and loved to the very end. Let me receive Your love at this table, and then let me love others as You have loved me, even when it costs me something. Amen.

Find a Maundy Thursday service near you

When you are ready to be there in person, you can find a Maundy Thursday service near you. We do not list service times here, because they change every year and from one place to the next. Instead we point you to real churches close to where you are, so you can go and see for yourself.

Find a church near you

Every church shown is a real place you can visit. Check the church’s own page, or call ahead, for this year’s service times.

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