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 ...

Also known as Maundy Thursday, the custom was introduced to imitate Jesus washing the feet of the the Twelve Apostles at the Last Supper the night before he was crucified. The act was also an ...

But although Holy Thursday’s central mystery is the ... I chose “Christ Washing the Disciples’ Feet,” an oil painting from later in his life (ca 1575-80) and now in the British National ...

Many shared the image with a commentary focused on the idea of Jesus as being egalitarian, but this interpretation and image of Holy Thursday is missing a few important points. Washing feet in ...

As we partake in this symbolic act of foot washing, may we be reminded of Jesus’ message of humility and service.” In Christian tradition, Holy Thursday marks the beginning of the Easter ...

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 ...

Thursday, many gathered for Holy Thursday, the start of the three ... That also included the Rite of the Washing of the Feet. Services for Holy Week continue tomorrow afternoon, on Good Friday ...

Why foot-washing? 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 ...