The Imposition of Ashes and The Sacrament of Holy Communion occur in this solemn worship service which marks the beginning of a penitential discipline which climaxes in the absolution and peace of the Maundy Thursday liturgy. This year, Maundy Thursday occurs on April 14. Maundy, from the Latin “mandate” refers to John 13: 34, with Jesus’ message that “I give you a new commandment, that you love one another.”