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SUMMARY:Maundy Thursday Eucharist
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DESCRIPTION:Maundy Thursday is the day when Christians remember the Last S
 upper\, when Jesus celebrated the Passover meal with his disciples before 
 being betrayed and arrested.\nDuring the meal\, Jesus took and blessed bre
 ad and wine and shared them with his disciples\, calling the bread and win
 e his body and blood.\n\nHe urged the disciples to do the same after his d
 eath in memory of him\, and indeed Christians have done so ever since at H
 oly Communion – also known as the Eucharist\, The Lord’s Supper or Mas
 s.\n\nMaundy Thursday takes its name from the Latin word ‘mandatum’ me
 aning commandment. During the supper Jesus told his disciples: “I give y
 ou a new commandment\, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you
 \, you also should love one another.” (John 13 v 34 –NRSV).\n\nHe also
  got up from the table and poured a basin of water and washed the disciple
 s' feet. This was the act of a servant. He also told them to do the same f
 or others. \nMany churches recreate this act at special services on Maundy
  Thursday as a reminder of how Jesus served others and of how Christians s
 hould also serve others.\nIn medieval times it was common for kings and qu
 eens to take part in foot washing\, as well as giving money and gifts\, on
  Maundy Thursday. The practice was observed by Austro-Hungarian emperors r
 ight into the 20th Century.\n\nIn England it developed into what is called
  the Royal Maundy Service in which the monarch distributes special coins\,
  known as Maundy Money\, which have kept much the same form since 1670. Th
 is is usually held at a different cathedral each year. \n\nKing Charles is
  marking the first Royal Maundy Service of his reign at York Minster where
  74 men and 74 women (signifying his age) will receive the gift to thank t
 hem for outstanding Christian service and for making a difference to the l
 ives of people in their local communities.
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