Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lent and the time of fasting for many Christians worldwide is coming to an end, which means Easter and the Holy Week leading up to ...

Easter is just around the corner! Many people began preparing for this religious event on Ash Wednesday and throughout the Lenten season. But before Easter weekend officially begins with Good Friday ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Christians today observe Maundy Thursday, which commemorates the Last Supper and Jesus washing the feet of his disciples. The ...

This includes what it is, why it's a holy day, what happened on this day — and what to avoid. What is Holy Thursday? Why is Thursday a holy day? What happened on Holy Thursday? What should we avoid on ...

As the Sacred Triduum begins Holy Thursday, the Church ponders three interconnected realities: Christ’s washing of the feet of his apostles, instituting the Eucharist, and establishing the priesthood ...

Maundy Thursday 2025: Major Archbishop of the Syro-Malabar Church Raphael Thattil touches the feet of a faithful as part of the Maundy Thursday observance at the St. Francis Assisi Cathedral Church, ...

Editor's note: NCR is sharing again with our readers this engaging triduum resource created in 2020 by board member and composer Dan Schutte. You can find the entire Easter triduum virtual liturgy ...

Monsignor David Tressler, left, and Deacon Gerry Pernot wash the feet of Jovie Kopka during Holy Thursday Mass at Saint Ignatius Loyola Parish in Kingston. KINGSTON — Amber Smith found herself ...

The Thursday before Easter is known as either Maundy Thursday, or Holy Thursday. Maundy is derived from the Latin word for “command,” and refers to Jesus’ commandment to the disciples to “Love one ...

Often overshadowed by the significance of Easter Sunday and Good Friday, Maundy Thursday is the fifth day of Holy Week, and - like Easter - is usually observed at different times by the Western and ...