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Today is Maundy Thursday- The Thursday before Easter. It is the day of the Last Supper, when Jesus washed the feet of his disciples and established the Holy Communion. Today is also called Holy Thursday.
During the Last Supper, Jesus took bread and wine and shared them with his disciples. We take communion with bread and grape juice to commemorate this each first Sunday in the AME Church. The night of Maundy Thursday is the night on which Jesus was betrayed by Judas in the Garden of Gethsemane. What an emotionally trying time it must have been for our beloved Savior.
The name "Maundy" is derived from the Latin word "mandatum", meaning a commandment. Jesus Christ, at the Last Supper commanded: "And now I give you a new commandment: love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another."
~John 15:12
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