Holy Thursday Mass Length. Answer 1 of 28. In church the foot washing ceremony is an important call for all people that they too should be willing to serve others.
Pope Benedict XVI March 21 2007. The Holy Thursday Mass formally known as the Mass of the Lords Supper is the first event in the Easter Triduum which includes the Easter Vigil on Saturday and culminates on Easter Sunday. At that Mass we celebrate the beginnings of the Eucharist and the Sacrament of Priesthood that makes the Eucharist possible for us.
This Mass is a time for Catholics to remember the Last Supper where Jesus and his apostles gathered to celebrate Passover.
At the Last Supper Jesus took a basin. Find a Catholic Mass or service. In the Catholic Church this is called the Holy Thursday Mandatum and the rite takes place after the homily. The Ceremonial of Bishops sets the context in no.