How to Use Holy Thursday in a Sentence
Holy Thursday
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The holy day also arrives after the 40-day Lenten season, which ends on the evening of Holy Thursday.
—Wyatte Grantham-Philips, USA TODAY, 5 Apr. 2023
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Francis did preside over the Holy Thursday ritual of washing the feet of the faithful at a women’s prison in Rome.
—Jason Horowitz, New York Times, 31 Mar. 2024
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Lent ends on Thursday, April 17, also called Holy Thursday.
—Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2025
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The Lenten season is a 40-day period of prayer, fasting and self-discipline for Christians ending on the evening of Holy Thursday.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 2 Mar. 2023
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If a service is performed, Catholic Online says the communion from the previous day, known as Holy Thursday, must be used.
—Rey Covarrubias Jr., The Arizona Republic, 29 Mar. 2024
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Francis has long prized the Holy Thursday service as a ritual of repentance and service.
—Nicole Winfield, Star Tribune, 1 Apr. 2021
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This version of green gumbo, teeming with meats, has been a Holy Thursday tradition at Dooky Chase’s for generations.
—Ian McNulty, NOLA.com, 28 Dec. 2020
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Traditionally, eggs are dyed on Holy Thursday and saved for Easter Sunday.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 23 Feb. 2024
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Additionally, bond markets will close early on Holy Thursday (April 6).
—Marie Milano, Country Living, 7 Apr. 2023
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