Holy Thursday

2022 - 4 - 14

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Holy Thursday: For Jesus, the way to the heart is through the feet (America Magazine)

A Reflection for the Thursday of Holy Week, by Keara Hanlon.

The anniversary of a friend’s suicide overlaps with Lent each year, and this can make it all too easy to focus on the sadness in the season. In the Gospel reading today, Jesus is demonstrating servant leadership, humbling himself to wash the feet of his own disciples and encouraging his followers to do the same for one another. The action is harder. But this foot care is a critical aspect of the work Boston Health Care for the Homeless does. By offering to wash people’s feet, Boston Health Care for the Homeless is able to significantly decrease hospitalizations among their patient population. When I hear today’s Gospel, this is the memory that comes to my mind.

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On Holy Thursday, Pope Francis warns priests against the idolatry ... (Religion News Service)

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — It's not uncommon for the pope to candidly address clergy during Holy Thursday's Chrism Mass, when priests renew their vows of ...

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Pope Francis washes prisoners' feet at Mass on Holy Thursday 2022 (Angelus News)

"God forgives everything and God always forgives! It is we who get tired of asking for forgiveness," he commented.

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Pope marks Holy Thursday ahead of prison feet-washing ritual (KMID - Local 2 News)

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has celebrated Mass in St. Peter's Basilica to mark Holy Thursday, hours before he was expected at an Italian prison to ...

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Pope Francis washes the feet of 12 Italian prisoners for Holy Thursday (America Magazine)

Pope Francis traveled to a prison near Rome to wash the feet of a dozen inmates, a Holy Thursday ritual that symbolizes humility and attention to those on ...

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Rockford homeless receive foot treatments in Holy Thursday tradition (WREX-TV)

OrthoIllinois and Carpenter's Place have teamed up for the fifth straight year to wash and provide treatment to the feet of the homeless on Holy Thursday.

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Pope marks Holy Thursday ahead of prison feet-washing ritual (wflx)

In the afternoon, Francis is expected at a prison in Civitavecchia, a port town northwest of Rome, for the foot-washing ceremony that recalls Jesus' gesture ...

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Catholic Charities partners with Goya Foods to distribute free meals ... (CBS News)

The line wrapped around St. Jerome's Community Center, where hundreds waited to receive bags of food and a blessing from Cardinal Dolan.

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Holy Thursday around the world (New York Post)

A Filipino Catholic penitent carries a cross from a church on Holy Thursday during Holy Week in Bulakan, Bulacan province, Philippines on April 14, 2022.

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Pope Francis Washes Prisoners' Feet at Mass on Holy Thursday 2022 (National Catholic Register)

'The Lord judges and forgives,' he said, urging those present to follow the Lord's example with 'the will to serve and forgive each other.'

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Pope Francis washes feet of prisoners in Italian jail on Holy Thursday (Wanted in Rome)

Pope Francis visited an Italian prison near Rome for Holy Thursday Mass during which he washed and kissed the feet of 12 prisoners in a ritual of humility.

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