Holy Thursday Mass Rituals. The central observance of Holy Thursday is the ritual reenactment of the Last Supper at Mass. Here are some of the things the gospels record for this day including events that happened after midnight.
Pope Francis has celebrated a Mass to mark Holy Thursday hours before he travels to an Italian prison to perform a. VATICAN CITY AP Pope Francis has celebrated Mass in St. Pope Francis has washed the feet of a dozen inmates at a prison near Rome in a Holy Thursday ritual.
The simple and general title for Thursday of the Triduum is Holy Thursday but there are many common names of Holy Thursday around the world.
Weiser SJ The Easter Book. Earlier during a Holy Thursday Mass in St. During the mass the Pontiff blessed a token amount of oil. He also establishes the special priesthood for his disciples which is distinct from the priesthood of all believers.