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.

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 ...

Pope Francis on Holy Thursday washed the feet of 12 women inmates at a Roman prison, notably excluding men from the ritual, telling detainees to never tire of asking for God’s forgiveness.

Thursday was the annual washing of the feet for Archbishop Gregory Aymond. For at least 10 years, he's been going to Orleans Justice Center and washing the feet of inmates on Holy Thursday.

Vatican City, Apr 13, 2022 / 10:15 am. On Holy Thursday, Pope Francis will celebrate Mass at a prison outside of Rome, where he will wash the feet of 12 prisoners.

Cardinal Mauro Gambetti kneels to wash the feet of laypeople during the traditional Holy Thursday ritual at St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City, April 17, 2025. Credit: Zofia Czubak/EWTN News ...

The "Washing of the Feet," on Holy Thursday, in St. Peter's. ... To-day those feet which tread in lowliest ways, Yet follow Christ, Are by the secular lords of power and praise Both washed and kissed.

ROME — Pope Francis washed and kissed the feet of 12 women inmates at a Rome prison during a Holy Thursday ritual meant to emphasize his vocation of service and humility. The 87-year-old Francis ...

New Orleans Archbishop Gregory Aymond washed the feet of prisoners inside the Orleans Justice Center during the annual Holy Thursday Washing of the Feet Prayer Service. For the first time since ...

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.

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 ...