History of Maundy Thursday: Shere or Green Thursday?

April 2, 2026
Maundy Thursday

Reading Time: 3 minutesHISTORY OF MAUNDY THURSDAY Podcast version   mid the bustle of Palm Sunday, Good Friday, and Easter, Maundy Thursday is easy to overlook. Few calendars label it, and some churches don’t observe it at all, though it may be the oldest of the Holy Week observances. It’s worth asking why and how generations of Christians…

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History of Maundy Thursday

April 9, 2009

Reading Time: 2 minutesMAUNDY THURSDAY Amid the bustle of Palm Sunday, Good Friday, and Easter, Maundy Thursday is easy to overlook. Few calendars label it, and some churches don’t observe it at all, though it may be the oldest of the Holy Week observances. It’s worth asking why, and how, generations of Christians have revered this day. The…

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