Holy Thursday

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For example, on Holy Thursday, popes traditionally washed the feet of 12 male priests, a show of humility meant to echo Jesus’ washing the feet of his disciples the night before he died.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2025

I quit Hallow on the day I was told is Holy Thursday — I did learn a lot about how many holy days there are! — and sang my own "hallelujiah" in response.

From Salon • Apr. 18, 2025

Half a world away, Catholic nuns held candles during a Holy Thursday procession at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in the Old City of Jerusalem.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 7, 2023

Francis is scheduled to begin a busy series of ceremonies in the upcoming days, including Palm Sunday this weekend, followed by Holy Thursday, Good Friday, the Easter Vigil and Easter Sunday on April 9.

From New York Times • Mar. 29, 2023

On that particular Holy Thursday, Severo was pacing up and down the drawing room worrying about the scandal his daughter had provoked at mass.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende