Re: OT

Stuart Rogers wrote:
> On 25/4/07 23:11, "kd***ton@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
" wrote:
>> .... And what on earth is "Maundy Thursday"???
> 
> It's the Thursday before Easter, observed in the Christian Church
> as a commemoration of the Last Supper.  I've no idea where the
> name comes from though, and I can't be arsed to Google for it
> as it's very late, I'm very tired, and I have a headache creeping
> up on me.

'The word "Maundy" comes from the Latin for 'command' (mandatum). It 
refers to the command given by Jesus at the Last Supper, that his 
disciples should love one another.

'In some churches priests carry out a ceremonial wa****ng of the feet of 
twelve men on Maundy Thursday as a commemoration of Christ's act.

'In Britain it is still customary for the sovereign to give 'Maundy 
Money' to a number of male and female pensioners - one man and one woman 
for each year of the sovereign's age. The money is contained in two 
purses: one red and one white. The white purse contains specially minted 
coins - one for each year of the sovereign's life. The red purse now 
also contains money, in lieu of gifts which used to be offered to the 
poor. Up to the time of James II the sovereign also washed the feet of 
selected poor men.'