Thursday, March 24, 2016

Changes to the Foot Washing Ritual for Holy Thursday ...

Don't forget, the ceremony is optional for Roman Catlicks.



NB: And remember - if you gave up drinking for Lent, you can drink tonight.  Lent was over yesterday.

9 comments:

  1. I have never liked the foot washing ritual. I found it to be distracting and boring.

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  2. BTW - remember when we were really little and the visitation to all the churches was a huge part of devotion to the Blessed Sacrament on Holy Thursday - during the day? You went from church to church to visit the altar of repose. The devotion was palpable. Now days it is theatrical and political. Something was lost.

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    1. My Filipina friend does that on Good Friday. She goes to about 12 different churches.

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  3. Actually, Terry - we never did anything like that. I don't even remember foot washing when I was a kid. And the thought of women getting their feet washed? Creepy...

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    1. My memory may be jumbled up. LOL!

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    2. Abp. Hebda washed the feet of 4 men and 4 women. I was tipped off by the language in the liturgy guide; he was to wash the feet of the faithful.

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  4. We had the foot washing ritual last night. I belong to a parish made up mostly of old Germans and Poles. I noted that most of the folks chosen to participate looked like they were marching to their doom. Maybe they offered it up.

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  5. We had 6 people - 3 female, 3 male. I sat where I couldn't see it very well.

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