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Pronunciation: [mˈɔːndi] (IPA)

Maundy refers to the traditional name for the Christian holy day of Holy Thursday, commemorating the Last Supper of Jesus Christ with the Apostles before his crucifixion. However, there are many synonyms for 'Maundy', such as Holy Thursday, Covenant Thursday, Sheer Thursday, Great and Holy Thursday, Thursday of Mysteries, and Green Thursday. In different parts of the world, this day is observed with different customs and rituals. For example, in the United Kingdom, the Queen distributes "Maundy money" to selected elderly people, while in some Latin American countries, people visit seven churches on this day to pray. Regardless of the name and cultural significance, Maundy serves as a reminder of the tremendous sacrifice made by Jesus for humanity's salvation.
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    church service, religious observance, act of worship, Christian ritual, liturgical service, Christian ceremony, Christian observance, Liturgical observance, devotional act, public ceremony.

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There they remained, she gradually sinking, and only distressed at the thought of his being left; he bearing up in silent resignation and prayer till, on the 22nd of March, a mistake in using a cold instead of a hot bath brought on a shock, and in four days more, on maundy-Thursday the 29th of March 1866, the voice of Hursley and Otterbourne was, "Thy master is taken from thy head to-day."
"John Keble's Parishes"
Charlotte M Yonge
On maundy Thursday a Jesuit came to confess me, and on Holy Saturday a priest of St. Mark's came to administer to me the Holy Communion.
"The Memoires of Casanova, Complete The Rare Unabridged London Edition Of 1894, plus An Unpublished Chapter of History, By Arthur Symons"
Jacques Casanova de Seingalt
In the conclusion of the first edition of the Large Catechism, Luther seems to have made use also of his sermon on Palm Sunday, 1529, and others, and in the Short Exhortation to Confession, which was appended to the second edition, of the sermon of maundy Thursday, 1529, and others.
"Historical Introductions to the Symbolical Books of the Evangelical Lutheran Church"
Friedrich Bente

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