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On Holy Thursday, Jesus Christ instituted the Eucharist and the priesthood.This is a very important date, starting the paschal triduum.We can see the apostles together with Jesus Christ. Saint Peter is holding a knife, referring to what he was going to do that night, he would cut off the ear of a person who was arresting Jesus.Judas is the only one without a halo, and he is holding the bag of coins.Around the dra wing you can see eleven chalices and eleven unleavened bread, it also has the silver coins of Judas Iscariot and a small sentence where it is written:

"fazei isto em memória de mim"

"do this in remembrance of me"

there is also written at the top JHS , which comes from a Latin phrase:

“Iesus Hominum Salvator”

"Jesus Savior of Men"

Description
On Holy Thursday, Jesus Christ instituted the Eucharist and the priesthood.This is a very important date, starting the paschal triduum.We can see the apostles together with Jesus Christ. Saint Peter is holding a knife, referring to what he was going to do that night, he would cut off the ear of a person who was arresting Jesus.Judas is the only one without a halo, and he is holding the bag of coins.Around the dra wing you can see eleven chalices and eleven unleavened bread, it also has the silver coins of Judas Iscariot and a small sentence where it is written:

"fazei isto em memória de mim"

"do this in remembrance of me"

there is also written at the top JHS , which comes from a Latin phrase:

“Iesus Hominum Salvator”

"Jesus Savior of Men"