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Holy Thursday, foot-washing, and the institution of the priesthood

April 6, 2023 Dr. Leroy Huizenga 35

In many Catholic parishes on Holy Thursday, a foot-washing ritual is incorporated into Mass. Although optional, most parishes choose to do it, for it is a most powerful symbol in the present day, just as […]

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Today Pope Francis celebrated the Mass of the Lord’s Supper with inmates and employees of Rome’s Rebibbia Prison. During the liturgy, the Holy Father washed the feet of 12 inmates, six men and six women. […]

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