Holy Thursday, also known as Maundy Thursday, commemorates the final evening Jesus shared with His disciples before His crucifixion. During the Last Supper, Jesus instituted the sacrament of the Eucharist by blessing bread and wine, washed His disciples feet as an ultimate example of humble service, and gave them the new commandment to love one another. The evening service often concludes with the stripping of the altar, symbolizing the abandonment of Jesus by His disciples in the Garden of Gethsemane and the beginning of the solemn Triduum leading to Good Friday.