Maundy Thursday of Psalm 21/22, a practice which continues in many Anglican churches. In other Christian denominations, such as the Lutheran Church or Methodist Church, the stripping of the altar and other items on the chancel also occurs, as a preparation for the somber Good Friday service. The Chrism Mass is a religious service held in Roman Catholicism, Lutheranism and Anglicanism. Maundy Thursday is notable for being the day on which the Chrism Mass is celebrated in each diocese. The Chrism Mass is one of the most solemn and important liturgies of the liturgical year. Usually held in the diocesean cathedral, it
The Day After Judgment The Day After Judgment The Day After Judgment is a 1971 fantasy novel by American writer James Blish. It is a sequel to the 1968 novel "Black Easter": they have been subsequently republished in 1990 as a single book called "The Devil's Day". "Black Easter" and "The Day After Judgment" were written with the assumption that the ritual magic for commanding demons, as described in grimoires, actually works. In the first book, a wealthy arms manufacturer comes to a black magician, Theron Ware, with a strange request: he wishes to release all the demons from Hell on Earth for one