Maundy comes from the Latin word mandatum - the same root as the word mandate, but different in focus.

Jesus' words, "I give you a new commandment" is not an imposition but an invitation to love one another. Celebrated for centuries in Catholic and Anglican churches and increasingly in other churches since the acceptance of a Common Lectionary in 1974, the Maundy incident is recorded only in John’s gospel, as are the words “Love one another” but they occur 21 times in the Epistles. The last commandment differs from “Love your neighbour,” which by context conveys that we should respect everyone, to an intimate special caring of Christians for each other, as Jesus cared for his disciples, expressed in 1 Peter 3:8 as: “Finally, all of you, have unity of spirit, sympathy, love for one another, a tender heart, and a humble mind.”

The Last Commandment NRSV

Jesus put water in a basin and tied a __ around himself T __ __ __ __ Jn 13:4

Then he began to __ the disciples’ feet __ __ __ H Jn 13:5

__ said, “Lord, not my feet only but also my hands” __ E __ __ __ Jn 13:9

After he had returned to the __ he said to them… __ __ __ L __ Jn 13:12

“For I have given you an __ that you should also do” __ __ A __ __ __ __ Jn 13:15

“You are __ if you do these things” __ __ __ __ S __ __ Jn 13:17

“For truly I tell you one of you will __ me.” __ __ T __ __ __ Jn 13:21

He said to Judas, “Do __ what you are going to do.” __ __ __ C __ __ __ Jn 13:27

Said to the others: “I am with you only a little while __” __ O __ __ __ __ Jn 13:33

“Where I am going you cannot __” __ __ M __ Jn 13:33

“I give you a new __ that just as … __ __ __ __ __ __ __ M __ __ __ Jn 13:34

I have loved so you also should love one __, by this…. A __ __ __ __ __ __ Jn 13:34

__ will know that you are my disciples.” __ __ __ __ __ __ N __ Jn 13:35

“Love one another __ from the heart” D __ __ __ __ __ 1 Pet 1:22

“Love one another with __ affection” M __ __ __ __ __ Rom 12: 10

“Agree with one another, live in __” __ E __ __ __ 2 Cor 13:11

“… increase and __ in love for one another” __ __ __ __ N __ 1 Thes 3:12

“Owe no one __ except to love one another” __ __ __ T __ __ __ __ Rom 13:8

ANSWERS: towel, wash, Peter; table, example, blessed, betray; quickly, longer, come, commandment, another, everyone, deeply, mutual, peace, abound, anything