Covenant Thursday

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Covenant Thursday is a Christian holy day commemorating Jesus Christ’s Last Supper with his disciples, observed during Holy Week on the Thursday before Easter.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Covenant Thursday canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian holy day
moveable feast
religious observance
alsoKnownAs Holy Thursday
linked to: Maundy Thursday

Maundy Thursday
associatedWithEvent institution of the Eucharist
washing of the disciples’ feet
celebratedIn Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria
Middle Eastern Christian communities
commemorates Jesus Christ’s final meal with his disciples
Last Supper
dateDependsOn date of Easter
follows Holy Wednesday
hasLiturgicalPractice celebration of the Lord’s Supper
foot-washing rite
stripping of the altar
transfer of the Blessed Sacrament to an altar of repose
languageVariant Arabic: خميس العهد (Khamis al-‘Ahd)
Coptic tradition: Covenant Thursday
linkedTo Passover context of the Last Supper
liturgicalColor white
observedBy Anglican Communion
Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism

Eastern Orthodox Church
Lutheran Churches
Oriental Orthodox Churches
linked to: Oriental Orthodoxy

other Protestant Churches
occursOn Thursday before Easter Sunday
partOf Holy Week
precedes Good Friday
religion Christianity
scripturalBasis Gospel of John account of the foot-washing
Synoptic Gospels accounts of the Last Supper
season Paschal Triduum (Western Christianity)
linked to: Paschal Triduum
theologicalTheme institution of the priesthood
love and service
new covenant in Christ’s blood
timeInLent final days of Lent

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Maundy Thursday hasAlternativeName Covenant Thursday
Thursday of Mysteries hasAlternativeName Covenant Thursday