Monsignor David Tressler, left, and Deacon Gerry Pernot wash the feet of Jovie Kopka during Holy Thursday Mass at Saint Ignatius Loyola Parish in Kingston. KINGSTON — Amber Smith found herself ...

The Holy Thursday foot-washing ceremony is a hallmark of every Holy Week and recalls the foot-washing Jesus performed on his 12 apostles at their last supper together before he was crucified.

SCRIPTURES & ART: Tonight’s Gospel from John focuses instead on the Mandatum, Jesus’ washing of his Apostles’ feet at the start of the Last Supper.

Maybe instead, the church can meet in shared vulnerability — like washing each other's feet. ... but this interpretation and image of Holy Thursday is missing a few important points.

Jerusalem celebrates Holy Thursday with ritual feet washing commemorating Last Supper Members of the Church believe that the act is also symbolic of selflessness and compassion, commemorating the ...

On March 28, 2024, Holy Thursday of Holy Week leading up to Easter Sunday, Rev. Rhey Garcia, pastor of Sacred Heart R.C. Church, washed the feet of 12 parishioners who represented the 12 Apostles.

Wilmington Town Square Park became the setting for a Holy Week ritual on Thursday, April 6, with priests from Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church washing the feet of attendees. Holy Thursday’s ...

On Thursday, at the tiny parish of Christ Church in Redondo Beach, a couple dozen Episcopalians took turns washing each other’s feet. The ritual, part of Maundy Thursday, in the run-up to Good ...

Holy Thursday Mass and foot washing ritual mark start of sacred days in Scranton. Story by FOX56 NEWSROOM • 3w. Parishes across the Diocese of Scranton are preparing for a busy Easter weekend.

Maundy Thursday is also associated with foot-washing. Jesus washed the feet of the disciples, an act described in the Gospel of John, chapter 13, as Jesus teaching them to be servants.

Wilmington Town Square Park became the setting for a Holy Week ritual on Thursday, April 6, with priests from Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church washing the feet of attendees. Holy Thursday’s ...