Maundy Thursday is also associated with foot-washing. Jesus washed the feet of the disciples, an act described in the Gospel of John, chapter 13, as Jesus teaching them to be servants. It’s the ...

Easter is commonly thought to take place over a weekend, but Maundy Thursday is a key part ... name given to the ritual of Jesus washing his disciples’ feet and the ritual is carried out in ...

Scenes from the Holy Thursday prayer service presented ... and community advocates participated in The Washing of the Feet service, known as Maundy, a religious rite observed by various Christian ...

Hyderabad: Churches observed Maundy Thursday — commemorating Jesus’ Last Supper — through special liturgies, foot-washing ceremonies and Holy Communion services. Presiding over a ...

Easter is commonly thought to take place over a weekend, but Maundy Thursday is a key part of the story of Jesus Christ’s crucifixion. The day before Good Friday, the fifth day in Holy Week ...

It is also seen in Eastern Orthodox churches, including a foot washing ceremony and oil blessing on Maundy Thursday. “After giving gratitude, he broke it, declaring, ‘This is my body ...

The Archbishop of Canterbury has performed the ancient Maundy Thursday feet washing ceremony in Canterbury Cathedral for the first time in 400 years. Dr Rowan Williams, assisted by chief clergymen, ...

Also known as Maundy Thursday, the custom was introduced to imitate Jesus washing the feet of the the Twelve Apostles at the Last Supper the night before he was crucified. The act was also an ...