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The Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Catholic Churches practice the ritual of the Washing of Feet on Holy and Great Thursday (Maundy Thursday) according to their ancient rites. The service may be performed either by a bishop , washing the feet of twelve priests; or by an Hegumen (Abbot) washing the feet of twelve members of the brotherhood of his ...
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 ...
Foot washing rites are also practiced by many Roman Catholic, Lutheran, Anglican and Methodist churches, whereby foot washing is most often experienced in connection with Maundy Thursday services and, sometimes, at ordination services where the Bishop may wash the feet of those who are to be ordained.
Pope Francis visited an Italian prison for a Holy Thursday Mass where he washed and kissed the feet of 12 inmates to commemorate Jesus' gesture of humility towards his apostles the night before he ...
The 87-year-old pope led the ceremony at a prison in Rome, washing the feet of each of the women from his wheelchair, many of whom were in tears as he did so.
Baptism, as a form of ritual purification, occurs in several religions related to Judaism, and most prominently in Christianity; Christianity also has other forms of ritual purification. Many Christian churches practice a ceremony of the Washing of Feet, [20] following the example of Jesus in the Gospel. [21]
The White House Heritage High School is facing questions after student athletes were led in a religious service involving washing each other's feet.
Maundy Thursday or Holy Thursday, among other names, [note 1] is the day during Holy Week that commemorates the Washing of the Feet (Maundy) and Last Supper of Jesus Christ with the Apostles, as described in the canonical gospels.