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unusual facts about Holy Thursday



Presbyterium

The presbyterium is most visible during the ordination of new priests and bishops and the Mass of the Chrism: the Holy Thursday Mass where the blessing of the oils used in the sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation, Anointing of the Sick, and Holy Orders takes place.

Thursday of the Dead

Salim Tamari places Thursday of the Dead three days before Easter Sunday (coinciding with Holy Thursday) and the day after Job's Wednesday (Arabic: Arba'at Ayyub), a quasi-religious mawsim (or seasonal festival) for Muslim peasants involving rituals at the sea.


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Hit Me with That

It contains a slow, downtrodden and drum-heavy instrumental that samples "Love and Happineess" by Monty Alexander and "Holy Thursday" by David Axelrod.

Penitente Hermandad de Jesus Yacente

The Penitente Hermandad de Jesús Yacente (Penitent Brotherhood of Lying Jesus) is a brotherhood in Zamora, (Spain), important in its Holy Week; they parade solemnly on the night of Holy Thursday.

Roy Bourgeois

Holding that the Roman Catholic church has no authority to ordain women, Pope Benedict XVI reaffirmed the church's ban on women priests at the Vatican's 2012 Holy Thursday chrism Mass.

Seven Churches Visitation

Originally, the custom was to visit a single church and pray before the Blessed Sacrament placed in the Altar of Repose after the Rite of Transfer on Holy Thursday.