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Holy Thursday
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
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(called also MAUNDY THURSDAY, from mandatum [commandment]. The first word with which the Church services of the day begin), a day observed in some churches in commemoration of our Lord's ascension. In the Roman calendar it is the thirty-ninth day after Easter Sunday. (See ASCENSION DAY); (See HOLY WEEK).
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Holy Thursday'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​h/holy-thursday.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Holy Thursday'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​h/holy-thursday.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.