The washing of feet on Holy
Thursday to recall Jesus's washing of his disciples feet at the
Last Supper is "not folklore" and reminds us how much God gives
us, Pope Francis said as he was set to wash the feet of 12
inmates of Paliano jail south of Rome.
"Once the disciples were quarrelling amongst themselves on
who was the greatest, the most important, and Jesus said 'the
one who wants to be the greatest must become small and a
servant'," Francis told the inmates.
"That's what God does with us, all of us who are poor
wretches, but he is great, he is good, he loves us, let't hink
of this ceremony, which is not a folkloric ceremony, it is a
gesture to recall what Jesus did, after this he took the bread
and he took the wine and he gave us the love of God, let's thin,
think about the love of God today".
The pope said he would become a servant just as Jesus did.
"The pope is the figure of Jesus, and I would like to do the
same as he did." said Francis.
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