Holy Thursday is the feast that marks the end of Lent and the beginning of the Holy
Triduum, which is Good Friday, Easter Vigil and Easter Sunday. At this Mass of the
Lord’s Supper, Catholics remember the Passover meal, when Jesus instituted the sacrament of the Holy Eucharist by sharing bread and wine with His disciples, saying, “Do this in memory of Me.”
At the end of the Holy Thursday Mass, the Eucharist is placed on a temporary “altar of repose” away from the
sanctuary. It is customary for the faithful to process together to this altar and spend time in quiet prayer and
adoration....
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