When I was a child I thought it was "mourn-day" Thursday, and that we were mourning the death of Christ on the Cross...
Maundy of course refers to the Command that Christ gave on this day, the command that we love one anther...
There will be Maundy Masses across Britain and I will be at one of them, witnessing the washing of feet that teaches us about this Command, and hearing the words at the Consecration at Mass: "On the night he was betrayed - that is, tonight..."
HM the Queen will be distributing Maundy Money as monarchs in Britain have been doing for over a thousand years.
On Good Friday I'll be joining thousands of people in Trafalgar Square for this before going on to the 3pm devotions in church.
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As a child I thought it was Monday Thursday, which left me understandably confused.
Wow, the Trafalgar Square event is interesting! I somehow am getting the feeling lately that England is getting more Christian/Catholic even as the U.S. is rapidly losing ground. I just don't think a public passion play would happen in a major square in a major U.S. city...
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