'Last Supper' remembered today; Holy Thursday also marks arrest of Jesus in Gethsemane.(Main News)

From: Manila Bulletin | Date: March 24, 2005 | Copyright information

Byline: BRENDA PIQUERO TUAZON

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Holy Week gloom deepens today, Holy Thursday, as Christendom recalls Christs Last Supper with his disciples, followed by his arrest by Roman soldiers in the garden of Gethsemane.

On that day, Jesus and the apostles held their Passover Meal in the upper chamber of the house of Nicodemus, a friend of Jesus.

The Passover Meal was in celebration of the Feast of the Pascha...