Holy Thursday celebrates the institution of the Eucharist as the true body and blood of Jesus Christ and the institution of the sacrament of the priesthood. During the Last Supper, Jesus offers ...

During the Last Supper, Jesus did more than just celebrate the first Eucharist, faith leaders note. The gospel reading during Catholic Mass on Holy Thursday is from the Gospel of John, and "doesn ...

The Holy See Press Office indicated that it will be necessary to monitor the Pope’s health ahead of the sacred days.

Maundy Thursday, also known as Holy Thursday, is just one of the spring ... During this service, attendants are encouraged to take the eucharist, the bread and wine symbolizing Jesus' body and ...

On Holy Thursday, the Catholic Church celebrates a special Mass of the Lord’s Supper – that commemorates the institution of the Holy Eucharist at the Last Supper. On the night before Jesus ...

then the celebration of his Last Supper and the institution of the Eucharist on Holy Thursday, his passion and death on Good Friday, and finally, as Christians believe, his resurrection from the dead ...

In 2025, Holy Thursday is on Thursday, April 17, which means Lent ends at sundown on Thursday, April 17. Though it's not a Holy Day of Obligation for Catholics, many parishioners choose to attend mass ...

Ash Wednesday marked the first day of Lent, which will last for six weeks up until Easter at the end of April. Here's when ...

Now that spring has arrived, the Easter bunny can't be far behind. The religious observances of Palm Sunday, Good Friday and Easter will take place in April this year. Lent started on Ash Wednesday, ...

Largely commemorated by the Roman Catholic Church, Holy Thursday is an important day that marks the day that Jesus' Last Supper, the establishment of the Eucharist, as well as the foot-washing of ...

Beginning March 4, many Americans will find themselves busy with Easter season and its holidays. Here are the key dates to remember, and what they mean ...