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Maundy Thursday 2012: Holy Thursday observed around the world Foot washings, public acts of penance and traditional ceremonies mark the holy day.
April 5, 2012
Pope Benedict XVI (R) washes feet of priests during the Mass of the Lord's Supper on Holy Thursday at the basilica of Saint John Lateran in Rome. The Paschal Triduum (Easter Triduum) starts with the Mass of the Lord's Supper. In the Gospel of John, Jesus washes the feet of his disciples on Holy Thursday, the day before he was crucified.
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April 5, 2012
Hooded penitents with sharpened bamboo sticks strapped to their bodies walk through the streets in a ritual to atone for their sins in observance of Holy Week in Mandaluyong city, east of Manila.
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A hooded penitent, with a tattoo of the late Pope John Paul II, flagellates himself in a ritual to atone for his sins in observance of Holy Week at Mandaluyong city, east of Manila.
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Catholic clergy attend the Washing of the Feet ceremony inside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, traditionally believed to be the burial site of Jesus, in Jerusalem's Old City.
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April 5, 2012
Catholic clergy hold candles during a Holy Thursday procession inside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.
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April 5, 2012
A Christian pilgrim prays inside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, traditionally believed to be the burial site of Jesus, in Jerusalem's Old City.
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April 5, 2012
Members of the Spanish Legion, an elite unit of the Spanish Army, hold up the El Cristo de la Buena Muerte, or Christ of the Good Death, during a ceremony ahead of the procession in Malaga, Southern Spain. Hundreds of processions take place throughout Spain during the Easter Holy Week.
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April 5, 2012
Central center row from left, Archbishop of York John Sentamu, Britain's Queen Elizabeth, Prince Philip and her grand daughter Princess Beatrice of York attend the Royal Maundy Service at York Minster, in northern England where the queen handed out specially minted silver coins to recognize the work of elderly church and community volunteers, in a long-standing Holy Week tradition. The tradition of the monarch handing out money to subjects dates to the 13th century. "Maundy" comes from the word "mandatum," Christ's commandment to love one another. The tradition of royalty washing the feet of the poor ended in the 17th century, but the queen has given out "Maundy money" most years of her reign.
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April 5, 2012
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II hands out the traditional Royal Maundy money at York Minster, in northern England. Specially minted silver coins were handed to 86 women and 86 men - one for each of the queen's 86 years - in recognition of their services to the church and their communities.
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April 5, 2012
Men carry away fish after shopping at the Villa Maria del Triunfo fish market in Lima, Peru. Most Peruvians are Catholic and consume fish rather than meat during Easter week, a time when vendors increase as much as double their prices, according to a shopper at the market.
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April 5, 2012
Kawases in traditional Ottoman outfits lead a procession of Roman Catholic clergymen along Jerusalem's Old City streets during Holy Thursday.
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April 5, 2012
Roman Catholic clergymen walk along Jerusalem' Old City streets during a Holy Thursday Easter procession.
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