Let this be recorded for a generation to come, so that a people yet unborn may praise the LORD: that he looked down from his holy height, from heaven the LORD looked at the earth, to hear the groans of the prisoners, to set free those who were doomed to die; that men may declare in Zion the name of the LORD, and in Jerusalem his praise, when peoples gather together, and kingdoms, to worship the LORD.
–Psalm 102:18-22
A Maundy scene in an Anglo-Saxon manuscript: monks washing feet and a king giving to the poor.
— Eleanor Parker (@ClerkofOxford) April 2, 2026
Maundy Thursday takes its medieval name from these acts of charity, following Christ's commandment at the Last Supper. His 'mandatum' became 'mandé' in French, 'maundy' in English. pic.twitter.com/H8ZC6PcYqI
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