Holy Thursday observed around the world

Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Phillip, Duke of Edinburgh attended the Maundy service at Christ Church Cathedral on March 28, 2013 in Oxford, England. The Queen also distributed Maundy money to 87 women and 87 men, who each received two purses,TRUSSVILLE, Alabama--Maundy Thursday, the fifth day of the Christian Holy Week, is celebrated around the world. Maundy Thursday, also popularly known as Holy Thursday, commemorates the religious rite of washing ofIt is on Holy Thursday that Jesus had his last supper with his apostles and so it is a day of Eucharist, a day of Priesthood and a day of love because Jesus calls us to do what he has done, to serve others for he had said I have come not to be servedFrom left: Clinton residents Charlotte Jones, 13, Gordon Jones, 46, and Utica resident Preacher Alistair Campbell, 43, sing along to "O' Gracious Light " during Maundy Thursday

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