Holy Thursday

Example Sentences

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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

On Thursday, he traveled to a jail on Rome’s outskirts where he washed and dried the feet of a dozen juvenile inmates in a Holy Thursday ritual.

From New York Times • Apr. 7, 2023

Palm Sunday opened a heavy schedule of Holy Week appointments for the pontiff, including a Holy Thursday Mass at a juvenile prison in Rome.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 2, 2023

On Holy Thursday, I brought my pan and towels along with the other penitents for washing the feet of the parishioners at the door of the church.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez