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

Francis did preside over the Holy Thursday ritual of washing the feet of the faithful at a women’s prison in Rome.

From New York Times • Mar. 31, 2024

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 this Holy Thursday, Father Restrepo had led his audience to the limits of their endurance with his apocalyptic visions, and Nivea was beginning to feel dizzy.

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