Holy Thursday

Holy Thursday

From St. Monica Catholic Church by Father Stephen Hamilton

April 3, 2026

About this episode

This episode discusses the significance of Holy Thursday and the establishment of the Holy Eucharist and Holy Priesthood.

Holy Thursday 2 April 2026 On this holy night, with the beginning of this Holy Mass, Lent has concluded and the Sacred Triduum, a brief privileged time from now until Easter Sunday evening finds us commemorating some of the most important events of our faith, the events by which the Lord Jesus accomplished his saving mission for us. Though we have been in an extended period of penance during Lent, and while we are called to observe penance tomorrow (on Good Friday) until the first Mass of Easter, our penance is put on pause with the Holy Thursday Mass. This Mass is a Mass of joy and thanksgiving marked by the festive color of white because we are celebrating the love of the Lord for us, evidenced by his establishment of the Holy Eucharist on this night, a sacrifice and a sacrament, the perpetual memorial of His Passion by which we are saved. That sacrament is made present to us day by day and in every time and place through the ministry of the Church’s priests in Holy Orders, the second sacrament the Lord established on this night. Finally, after the Holy Eucharist and the Holy Priesthood, the third focus of this night is what is called the “mandatum”, the command of fraternal…

Topics covered

  • religion
  • spirituality
  • christianity
  • Holy Thursday
  • Eucharist

Keywords

  • Holy Thursday
  • Lent
  • Sacred Triduum
  • Holy Eucharist
  • mandatum
  • fraternal charity
  • Maundy Thursday

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