Maundy Thursday, also known as Holy Thursday ... often celebrating the Eucharist. Traditions include washing of feet and sharing a meal. Image credits: iStock The events leading to Jesus ...

Hyderabad: Churches observed Maundy Thursday — commemorating Jesus’ Last Supper — through special liturgies, foot-washing ceremonies and Holy Communion services. Presiding over a ...

The Washing of the Feet is a Catholic ritual done during Maundy Thursday, following the biblical story of Jesus Christ’s final act of service for his disciples by washing their feet after the Last ...

Scenes from the Holy Thursday prayer service presented ... and community advocates participated in The Washing of the Feet service, known as Maundy, a religious rite observed by various Christian ...

(Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) MAUNDY WASHING OF THE FEET — Sister Ann Rowland, left, with Bishop David Maldonado, is greeted by a protester during a Holy Thursday prayer service presented by ...

It is also seen in Eastern Orthodox churches, including a foot washing ceremony and oil blessing on Maundy Thursday. “After giving gratitude, he broke it, declaring, ‘This is my body ...

According to the Vatican, Jesus' gesture of washing his disciples feet during the Jewish festival of Passover reveals the message of Maundy Thursday: “service of love”. While it was customary ...

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 ...

MANILA, Philippines – The Filipino faithful marked Maundy Thursday with reflection ... Supper with his disciples and the symbolic washing of the feet — a strong reminder to serve others ...

Maundy Thursday (also known as Holy Thursday ... Mass or Eucharist. But feet-washing and Communion isn’t the only ritual observed on this day around the world. The ritual of Vattienti that ...

the foot-washing ended with King James II in the late 1600s. The King usually offers ‘alms’ on Maundy Thursday, travelling to a church in a different UK location each year for the Royal Maundy ...