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The Bible records washing of the saint's feet being practised by the early church in I Timothy 5:10 perhaps in reference to piety, submission and/or humility. There are several names for this practice: maundy, foot washing, washing the saints' feet, pedilavium, and mandatum.
The formal introduction of the Beloved Disciple is a “stunningly apparent” stroke of "narrative genius", [30] for he is introduced immediately after Jesus demonstrates his love for the disciples in the act of washing the disciples' feet (John 13:1–20) and immediately before the commandment to “love one another just as I have loved you” .
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 ...
Often in these services, the bishop will wash the feet of the clergy, and in monasteries the Abbot will wash the feet of the brethren. Though history shows that foot washing has at times been practiced in connection with baptism, and at times as a separate occasion, by far its most common practice has been in connection with the Lord's supper ...
The White House Heritage High School is facing questions after student athletes were led in a religious service involving washing each other's feet.
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 ...
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 ...
Foot washing is the act of cleansing one's feet. Foot washing may also refer to: Maundy (foot washing), a religious rite involving foot washing observed by various Christian denominations; Wudu, the Islamic procedure for cleansing parts of the body which involves foot washing