Topic(s):  Denominationalism

Todd Clippard

According to the Catholic Encyclopedia online, the Thursday of "holy week" (the week prior to Easter Sunday) is called Maundy Thursday because it is the day the Lord instituted the Lord's Supper (Matthew 26:26-28).

The word "Maundy" comes from the Latin mandatum, meaning "command." There is no biblical authority to celebrate this day, neither is there any record of the church so doing in the New Testament.

The only day the church is to observe the Lord's Supper is on the first day of the week (and every first day at that - Acts 20:7).