In parishes, that’s the only Mass on Holy Thursday. (There is no “Thursday of Holy Week” Mass in the liturgy books.) The rubrics are insistent: it should be the only Mass that day.

Later that night, after sundown – because Passover began at sundown- the Holy Thursday Liturgy takes place, marking the end of Lent and the beginning of the sacred "Triduum,” or three ...

At the Holy Thursday liturgy in the Vatican, even the pope performs the foot washing. In fact, across the centuries, it has been practice for the pope to wash the feet of 12 priests after Mass and ...

Maundy Thursday has been observed by Roman Catholic churches since 1956 with two specific liturgies: Morning Liturgy: For the blessing of the holy oils to be used during the course of the next year.

Most Catholic churches conduct Mass on Thursday night, with a Eucharistic celebration that includes washing feet. At the same time, there is a morning liturgy for consecrating the holy oils for ...

"Through Jesus’ actions on Holy Thursday, our call to love through the total gift of ourselves is made clear." While an account of the Last Supper is included in the liturgy with 1 Corinthians ...

In 2015, he repeated the gesture, washing the feet of six men and six women during the Holy Thursday liturgy. He has consistently held the Lord’s Supper Mass at various prisons, refugee centers ...

Hearing the narrative of his suffering and death prepares for the liturgies to come. The Holy Thursday liturgy recalls Jesus’ sharing with his apostles the bread and wine of his Last Supper ...

I chose to be involved in prison ministry because, like Jesus, I need to be present to those who are shut-ins and to share ...