Two things happened on Maundy Thursday. The first is one of the final acts that Jesus did before his death. He washed the feet of his own disciples. This was done for a purpose, 'A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so must you love one another' His disciples were to love through service, not domination, of one another.
Maundy Thursday is also important because it was on that night that Jesus first introduced the Lord's supper, or what we now call Holy Communion. Jesus and his close friends met in a secret room to share the Passover meal together - for the last time. There Jesus transformed the Passover into the Lord's supper saying 'this is my body' and 'this is my blood' as he prepared to die for the sins of the whole world. John's gospel makes it clear that the last Supper took place before the regular Passover meal. Jesus died later .....
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