Holy Thursday Mass Rituals. The evening Mass and ceremonies of Holy Thursday commemorate the institution of the Sacrament of the Holy Eucharist as well as of the holy priesthood both of which occurred during the Last Supper of Our Lord. Featured within these beautiful symbolic rites are two ceremonies that recall older Roman practices.
Peters Basilica to mark Holy Thursday hours before he was expected at an Italian prison to perform a foot-washing ritual for a dozen inmates in a gesture of humility. On Saturday for the Easter Vigil and at 10 am. Pope visits Italian prison for Holy Week foot-washing ritual.
The first and most commonly known ritual of taking communion happened towards the end.
Peters Basilica at the. Peters Basilica at the Vatican Thursday April 14 2022. The first is more common than the other. Pope Francis has travelled to a prison near Rome to wash the feet of a dozen inmates a Holy Thursday ritual that symbolises humility and highlights his papacys attention to those on societys margins.
