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Maundy (from Old French mandé, from Latin mandatum meaning "command"), [1] or Washing of the Saints' Feet, Washing of the Feet, or Pedelavium or Pedilavium, [2] is a religious rite observed by various Christian denominations.
In the New Testament, washing also occurs in reference to rites of Judaism [5] part of the action of a healing by Jesus, [6] the preparation of a body for burial, [7] the washing of nets by fishermen, [8] a person's personal washing of the face to appear in public, [9] the cleansing of an injured person's wounds, [10] Pontius Pilate's washing ...
John 13:5 says that Jesus began to wash their feet: the washing was interrupted by Peter's initial refusal to allow Jesus to wash his feet, but John 13:12 suggests that the task was later completed and the feet of all the Disciples were washed, including those of Judas, [13] as Jesus then took back His garments and reclined [at table] again.
By this statement in chapter 13 of the Gospel of John, Jesus explained to the Apostles the significance of his action of washing their feet. The phrase is used as the antiphon sung in the Roman Rite during the Maundy (Ecclesiastical Latin: "Mandatum") ceremony of the washing of the feet, which may be held during Mass or as a separate event. A ...
In the New Testament, washing also occurs in reference to rites of Judaism [30] part of the action of a healing by Jesus, [31] the preparation of a body for burial, [32] the washing of nets by fishermen, [33] a person's personal washing of the face to appear in public, [34] the cleansing of an injured person's wounds, [35] Pontius Pilate's ...
An ancient mosaic depicting footwashing done by Jesus to his disciples. Many Anabaptist communities, with the Hutterites being a notable exception, practice footwashing in obedience of Jesus' command in John 13:1–17 for those who follow him "to wash one another's feet". [48]
In Judaism, ritual washing, or ablution, takes two main forms. Tevilah (טְבִילָה) is a full body immersion in a mikveh, and netilat yadayim is the washing of the hands with a cup (see Handwashing in Judaism). References to ritual washing are found in the Hebrew Bible, and are elaborated in the Mishnah and Talmud.
The later narrative in the Gospel of John about Jesus washing Simon Peter's feet at the Last Supper, [6] similarly uses the Greek term λούειν, louein, [7] which is the word typically used of washing in an Asclepeion, [4] rather than the more ordinary Greek word νίπτειν, niptein, used elsewhere in the Johannine text to describe ...