All about HOLY THURSDAY (and end of Lent with beginning of Evening Mass of The Lord's Supper)

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The Easter or Sacred Tridium begins with the evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper, reaches its high point in the Easter Vigil and closes with Evening Prayer (Divine Office) on Easter Sunday.
The celebration of the Tridium is the culmination of the entire liturgical year.

Official ending of Lenten Season - Michael Arnold (Catholic Answers Apologist - 12Feb 2005) HERE: Lent ends when the evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper on Holy Thursday begins because the Mass of the Lord’s Supper ushers in the Holy Triduum, a liturgical season in its own right and the shortest of the liturgical year. For more information, click here.

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Every year, the Church celebrates the great mysteries of the redemption of mankind in the “most sacred triduum of the crucifixion, burial and resurrection”. The Sacred Triduum extends from the Mass of the Lord’s Supper to Vespers on Easter Sunday and is celebrated “in intimate communion with Christ her Spouse”. — Directory on Popular Piety

Holy Thursday is also known as “Maundy Thursday.” The word maundy comes from the Latin word mandatum (commandment) which is the first word of the Gospel acclamation:*Mandátum novum do vobis dicit Dóminus, ut diligátis ínvicem, sicut diléxi vos: *“I give you a new commandment: Love one another as I have loved you.” (John 13:34)Full Text of Article HERE