Maundy Thursday ( also known as Holy Thursday , Covenant Thursday , Great and Holy Thursday , Sheer Thursday , and Thursday of Mysteries ) is the Christian holy day falling on the Thursday before Easter . It commemorates the Maundy and Last Supper of Jesus Christ with the Apostles as described in the Canonical gospels .
Maundy Thursday , also known as Holy Thursday , Covenant Thursday , Great & Holy Thursday , and Thursday of Mysteries , is the Christian feast or holy day falling on the Thursday before Easter that commemorates the Last Supper of Jesus Christ with the Apostles as described in the Canonical gospels .