maundy

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A miniature from the 1560s, created for Elizabeth I and known as “An Elizabethan Maundy,” is “one of the most powerful images in the artful history of music,” Ms. Chan writes, because in depicting the church’s Maundy Thursday ceremony it memorializes a living moment of crowds, commotion, food and music.

From The Wall Street Journal

In April, he received Maundy Money from the King in recognition of his community service and dedication to his local Church of England congregation.

From BBC

As Caislyn recalled Francis' commitment to the poorest of society, many others referenced his last-known trip outside the Vatican on Maundy Thursday, when he visited prisoners at the Regina Coeli jail, as he had done many times before.

From BBC

On Thursday, the King and Queen took part in the traditional Maundy Thursday service, held this year at Durham Cathedral.

From BBC

For Christians, the Maundy Thursday service marks the Last Supper - and the King's message speaks of the humility of Jesus who "knelt and washed the feet of many of those who would abandon him".

From BBC