mandatum

The English word "maundy" is derived from the Latin word mandatum, which is the Vulgate's translation of Jesus 'words in John 13: 34: "A new commandment I give unto you, that you love one another."

ABP News 2009

"Maundy" comes from the word "mandatum," the "new commandment" to love one another that Jesus made at the Last Supper, as recorded in the Bible's John 13:34.

The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com The Huffington Post News Editors 2011

Maundy Thursday takes its name from the Latin word "mandatum," the root of the English word mandate, according to the Catholic Encyclopedia.

BangorDailyNews.com - News By Judy Harrison BDN Staff 2010

The word maundy comes from the Latin word mandatum (commandment) which is the first word of the Gospel acclamation:

Catholic Fire Jean M. Heimann 2010

The word maundy comes from the Latin word mandatum (commandment) which is the first word of the Gospel acclamation:

Catholic Fire Jean M. Heimann 2010

The word maundy comes from the Latin word mandatum (commandment) which is the first word of the Gospel acclamation:

ProLifeBlogs 2009

Maundy is a very English corruption, as only the English can corrupt, of the Latin word mandatum.

trinityboy Diary Entry trinityboy 2006

Pope John Paul II had tried to strengthen Catholic identity on campus, partly by requiring a "mandatum" from U.S.

Pope: Catholic colleges should line up with doctrine 2008

In 1990, Pope John Paul II issued Ex Corde Ecclesiae, an encyclical whose provisions included a requirement that theologians teaching at Catholic schools receive a stamp of approval from the church (a "mandatum"), and that the campus environment should be supportive of a Catholic way of life.

Catholicism, Inc. 2008

A further intellectual chill was felt in Catholic higher education when the Vatican declared that all Catholic theologians must sign a "mandatum" declaring their readiness to uphold the magisterium, or "teaching authority," of the pope.

Beloved and Brave 2007