How to Use Maundy Thursday in a Sentence

Maundy Thursday

noun
  • What day is Maundy Thursday this year?
    — Chris Sims, IndyStar, 10 Feb. 2026
  • What day is Maundy Thursday this year?
    — Chris Sims, IndyStar, 17 Feb. 2026
  • What day is Maundy Thursday this year?
    — Chris Sims, Louisville Courier Journal, 11 Feb. 2026
  • When is 2026 Maundy Thursday date?
    — Chris Sims, IndyStar, 10 Feb. 2026
  • When is 2026 Maundy Thursday date?
    — Chris Sims, IndyStar, 17 Feb. 2026
  • When is 2026 Maundy Thursday date?
    — Chris Sims, Louisville Courier Journal, 11 Feb. 2026
  • What is Maundy Thursday meaning?
    — Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 22 Feb. 2026
  • What is Maundy Thursday meaning?
    — Marina Johnson, IndyStar, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Despite her virtual visit, the Queen has still called off appearing at Maundy Thursday services this coming week.
    — Simon Perry, PEOPLE.com, 10 Apr. 2022
  • The monarch devised a safe, socially-distant way to carry out her pre-Easter tradition, known as Maundy Thursday.
    — Kayleigh Roberts, Harper's BAZAAR, 3 Apr. 2021
  • Every year, the celebration begins on Ash Wednesday and lasts about six weeks before ending on Maundy Thursday.
    — Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 17 Jan. 2024
  • That's followed by Maundy Thursday and commemorates Jesus's last supper.
    — Jennifer Aldrich, Country Living, 13 Feb. 2023
  • Maundy Thursday is Thursday, April 2, 2025, according to Time and Date.
    — Chris Sims, IndyStar, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Maundy Thursday is Thursday, April 2, 2026, according to Time and Date.
    — Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 22 Feb. 2026
  • Maundy Thursday is Thursday, April 2, 2026, according to Time and Date.
    — Marina Johnson, IndyStar, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Maundy Thursday is Thursday, April 2, 2025, according to Time and Date.
    — Chris Sims, Louisville Courier Journal, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Maundy Thursday is Thursday, April 2, 2025, according to Time and Date.
    — Chris Sims, IndyStar, 17 Feb. 2026
  • Our first pilgrimage along it, heading to the Maundy Thursday service, we were overtaken by an elderly priest who flew by on an electric wheelchair through the pink haze of the evening, his cassock billowing out behind him.
    — Lamorna Ash, The Dial, 6 May 2025
  • The celebrations started on Maundy Thursday, when Archbishop Hagopian symbolically washed the feet of a few children.
    — Star Tribune, 6 May 2021
  • Charles’s mother, Queen Elizabeth II, revived the Maundy Thursday ceremonies early in her 70-year reign.
    — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 4 Apr. 2026
  • In 2026, Lent ends on April 3, known as Maundy Thursday or Holy Thursday, the day before Good Friday.
    — Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 2 Feb. 2026
  • The Christian holiday Maundy Thursday, also called Holy Thursday, is Thursday, April 2.
    — Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 17 Mar. 2026
  • The week leading up to Easter, often called Holy Week, includes Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday and Good Friday.
    — Dante Motley, Austin American Statesman, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Holy Thursday is often used interchangeably with Maundy Thursday, as the word comes from a phrase spoken at the Last Supper, which Holy Thursday commemorates.
    — Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 22 Feb. 2026
  • Holy Thursday is often used interchangeably with Maundy Thursday, as the word comes from a phrase spoken at the Last Supper, which Holy Thursday commemorates.
    — Marina Johnson, IndyStar, 20 Feb. 2026
  • In 2026, Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, February 18, and ends on Maundy Thursday, April 2.
    — Chris Sims, IndyStar, 13 Feb. 2026
  • The Triduum of Holy Week includes Maundy Thursday, or Holy Thursday, Good Friday and Holy Saturday, with Easter taking place the following day.
    — Marina Johnson, IndyStar, 20 Feb. 2026
  • The Triduum of Holy Week includes Maundy Thursday, or Holy Thursday, Good Friday and Holy Saturday, with Easter taking place the following day.
    — Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 22 Feb. 2026
  • On its face, this has felt like an Easter season more in keeping with the downcast mood of Maundy Thursday, commemorating the Last Supper, followed by the betrayal and arrest of Christ, or Good Friday, a somber day of reflection marking Jesus’ death on the cross.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Some denominations end the 40-day fasting period on Holy Saturday, the day proceeding Easter Sunday, while others end on Maundy Thursday, the Thursday immediately before Easter Sunday.
    — Josh Kelly, Oklahoman, 25 Mar. 2026

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