Maundy Thursday April 22 inclusive, but these dates fall on different days depending on whether the Gregorian calendar or Julian calendar is used liturgically. Eastern churches generally use the Julian calendar and celebrate this feast throughout the 21st century between April 1 and May 5 in the more commonly used Gregorian calendar. The liturgy held on the evening of Maundy Thursday initiates the Easter Triduum, the period which commemorates the passion, death, and resurrection of Jesus; this period includes Good Friday and Holy Saturday, and ends on the evening of Easter. The Mass of the Lord's Supper or service of worship is
Determination of the day of the week Sunday to December 31 is a Thursday.). 2021 is a common year starting on Friday, meaning that 2021 corresponds to the 2010 calendar year and with the first 2 months corresponds to the 2016 calendar year. 2022 is a common year starting on Saturday, meaning that 2022 corresponds to the 2011 calendar year and with the last 10 months corresponds to the 2016 calendar year. For details see the table below. Notes: See the table below. The Julian starts on Thursday and the Gregorian on Saturday. For Julian dates before 1300 and after 1999 the year in the table which