Holy Thursday Mass Feet Washing. Although optional most parishes choose to do it for it is a most powerful symbol in the present day. Peters Basilica to mark Holy Thursday hours before he was expected at an Italian prison to perform a.
The pope celebrated the Holy Thursday Mass of the Lords Supper at the prison and washed the feet of 12 inmates men and women of different ages and nationalities according to the Vatican press office. Washing of the Feet on Holy Thursday 04-11-2006 In the wake of our article on foot washing March 28 one reader begged to differ that the rubric in the missal stipulated that only mens feet be. And Jesus the Son of God and their Lord does the lower than a slave job He washes His disciples feet.
In many Catholic parishes on Holy Thursday a footwashing ritual is incorporated into Mass.
As an added precaution the archdiocese said the traditional washing of feet usually done during the. In such cases none of the limitations imposed by the concrete liturgical context of the Holy Thursday Mass need apply. An imitation of what Christ did. That is why he is called to lead the washing of the feet.
