A tradition on Maundy Thursday - which commemorates the Last Supper - is to keep vigil through the night, meditating and praying, as Peter, James and John are said to have been asked to do in the ...

Dante's epic poem "The Divine Comedy" is an allegorical account of Dante's journey through the three realms of the dead, during the last three days of Holy Week (which begins with Maundy Thursday ...

Carmel Church, Hågat Maundy Thursday: Holy Rosary 6:30 p.m.; Mass of the Lord’s Supper 7 p.m.; Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament until midnight Good Friday: The Passion of the Lord ...

If you’re new to Austria, you might be surprised to find that the Thursday after Trinity Sunday is a public holiday. Here's ...

Holy Thursday (or Maundy Thursday), the institution of Communion and the betrayal by Judas. • Good Friday, the arrest, trial, crucifixion, death, and burial of Jesus Christ. • Holy Saturday ...

Friday 13th is considered to be the unluckiest day on the calendar - but many people have no idea how it became such a ...

Friday 13th is widely considered to be the most unlucky day of the year, but many are still in the dark about the origins of ...

Attitudes towards the centrality of the eucharist have changed over time, and vary in churches today, reports Madeleine ...

The Feast of Corpus Christi, also known as the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, celebrates the real ...

Holy Thursday celebrates the institution of the Eucharist as the true body and blood of Jesus Christ and the institution of the sacrament of the priesthood. Friday, May 30, 2025 A service of EWTN News ...

First Amendment: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the ...