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	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Washing of Feet and Hands
		Owing to the general use of sandals in Eastern countries the washing of the feet was almost everywhere recognized from the earliest times as a duty of courtesy to be shown to guests (Genesis 18:4, 19:2; Luke 7:44, etc.).
		canon xlviii directs that the feet of those about to be baptized are not to be washed by priests but presumably by clerics or at least lay persons.
		Hence the washing of the feet was in many places assigned to another day than that on which the baptism took place.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/15557b.htm (662 words)

	tScholars.com \| Feet washing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Feet washing or foot washing is a religious rite observed as an ordinance by several Christian denominations.
		The rite of feet washing appears to have been practiced in the early centuries of Christianity, though the evidence is scant.
		Feet washing was often "rediscovered" or "restored" in revivals of religion in which the participants tried to recreate the faith and practice of the apostolic era.
	www.tscholars.com /encyclopedia/Feet_washing (1674 words)

	Feet washing Summary
		Feet washing is a religious rite observed as an ordinance by several Christian denominations.
		The rite of feet washing appears to have been practiced in the early centuries of Christianity, though the evidence is scant.
		Feet washing was often "rediscovered" or "restored" in revivals of religion in which the participants tried to recreate the faith and practice of the apostolic era.
	www.bookrags.com /Feet_washing (2286 words)

	JewishEncyclopedia.com - FEET, WASHING OF. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		There mention is made of brazen vessels, placed between the Tabernacle and the altar of burnt offering, in which the priests had to wash their hands and feet on entering the Tabernacle or before approaching the altar of burnt offerings: hence at all their priestly functions.
		The priests were not permitted to minister unless they had performed their ablutions, among which the washing of the feet is especially mentioned (Zeb.
		i., the priests were accustomed to rub and wash their hands and feet in the basin twice, to insure the proper degree of cleanliness.
	www.jewishencyclopedia.com /view.jsp?artid=77&letter=F (384 words)

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		So if ‘the feet’ are conjoined to ‘the head’ [in the sentence] then we are allowed to read ‘the feet’ In the accusative case, as it is conjoined to the position of the head [which is in the accusative case in the sentence].
		Washing [the feet] includes the wiping whereas the opposite is not the case.
		As for his saying that he washing includes the wiping, this is a clear mistake, rather, they are two [separate] entities linguistically, according to custom and the shari’a.118 It is necessary to note that washing the feet cannot take the place of wiping them.
	www.dartabligh.org /praying/THEWIPINGORWASHINGOFTHEFEET.doc (6135 words)

	The Well, Feasterville, PA » Blog Archive » The Sacrament of Washing Feet
		The washing of the feet, not the bread and the wine, is the center of Johnâs gospel.
		The Washing of the Feet as a Sacrament
		The washing of the disciples’ feet was a sacramental act which is only understandable in light of what Jesus accomplished on the cross, in which he became the slave on behalf of the world so that we might wash one another’s feet freely out of obedience to God.
	www.thewellpa.com /church/events/the-sacrament-of-washing-feet (2281 words)

	Feet Washing (John 13)
		Menno Simons writes: "Wash the feet of your beloved brethren and sisters who are come to you from a distance, tired.
		In other words, feet washing is not a ceremony to symbolize that one is more humble than other Christians-if that would be the case, it would come closer to symbolizing a Pharisaical pride-but to symbolize spiritual equality and love in the brotherhood.
		Feet washing is a pledge to do all in one's power all through the year for the welfare and happiness of one's fellow believers.
	www.bibleviews.com /feetwash.html (1270 words)

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		The washing of feet was not practiced as a religious rite by the primitive Christians.
		He who washes the feet of a saint, when those feet do not need washing, is as if he gave a cup of cold water to a disciple who is not thirsty.
		And he who washes the feet of a saint merely as a religious rite, without considering or caring whether the act which he performs is necessary and useful, is just as far as the other from obeying or imitating the Redeemer.
	www.founders.org /library/dagg_vol2/ch6.html (1695 words)

	John Winebrenner's The Ordinance of Feet Washing: Part VI.
		We admit that the washing of feet, like the washing of the face and hands, was in vogue among them; but then, the custom was for each one to wash his own hands, face and feet, as it is among us.
		Feet washing is as much a memorial of the humility and love of Christ, as baptism is of the burial and resurrection of Christ, or as the Lord's supper is of the sufferings and death of Christ.
		We have shown: (1) That feet washing is a memorial ordinance of the New Testament.
	www.mun.ca /rels/restmov/texts/believers/wineord/ORD02F.HTM (2429 words)

	USCCB - (Liturgy) - Holy Thursday Mandatum
		The Lord Jesus washed the feet of his disciples at the Last Supper as a sign of the new commandment that Christians should love one another: "Such as my love has been for you, so must your love be for each other.
		Although a host might also provide water for travelers to wash their own feet before entering the house, the host himself would not wash the feet of his guests.
		Jesus' action of washing the feet of his disciples was unusual for his gesture went beyond the required laws of hospitality (washing of hands) to what was, in appearance, a menial task.
	www.usccb.org /liturgy/q&a/general/feet.shtml (875 words)

	Catholic-Pages.com \| Discussion Forum - Feet Washing..Men Only?
		Thus, the logical sense of the rubric requires the priest, representing Christ, washing feet of a group of men taken from the assembly, symbolizing the apostles, in a clearly visible area.
		The variations described above -- of washing the feet of the entire congregation, of people washing each other's feet (or hands), or doing so in situations that are not visible to all -- tend to undermine the sense of this rite within the concrete context of the Mass of the Lord's Supper.
		FWIW: We wash the feet of both men and women in my parish; usually it's the candidates from RCIA who will be received into the church during the Easter Vigil.
	www.catholic-pages.com /forum/topic.asp?topic_id=7451 (1628 words)

	Washing the Disciples' Feet
		Washing of the Feet, Duccio di Buoninsegna, 1308-11.
		Christ Washing the Feet of the Disciples, Tintoretto, 1547.
		Washing of the Feet, John August Swanson, 1989.
	www.textweek.com /art/washing_feet.htm (171 words)

	John Winebrenner's The Ordinance of Feet Washing: Part VI.
		And as to the tradition of the elders, Christ positively repudiated [367] them, whereas feet washing He has expressly commanded to be observed.
		Thousands, it is said, have lived and died happy, and gone to heaven, who never practiced feet washing as a religious ordinance.
		If feet washing is an ordinance of God, then preach it and practice it, regardless of the smiles or frowns of the world.
	www.mun.ca /rels/restmov/texts/believers/winedps/DPS12F.HTM (2416 words)

	Mennonite Confession of Faith; Article 13
		In washing the disciples' feet, Jesus acted out a parable of his life unto death for them, and of the way his disciples are called to live in the world.
		Washing one another's feet is a way of expressing this commitment to follow Jesus in powerful, humble service.
		Congregations are encouraged to practice foot washing when it is a meaningful symbol of service and love for each other.
	www.mennolink.org /doc/cof/art.13.html (519 words)

	C. H. Forney's The Christian Ordinances [Part II: Feet-Washing, Chapter III].
		This fact gives additional force to the concluding paragraph of the preceding chapter; unless, indeed, it should become evident in some way that this reference in Timothy to the washing of the saints' feet is to a customary act of hospitality, or merely to a good a work, and not to an ordinance of religion.
		HE WASHING OF FEET IN In other words, it is claimed that the washing of feet in Timothy is not an ordinance, but a good work.
		One of the commonly recognized duties of deaconesses was to wash the feet of the saints religiously; that is, of the female saints.
	www.mun.ca /rels/restmov/texts/believers/forneytco/TCO13.HTM (1172 words)

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	How to Conduct a Foot-Washing Service
		Following the custom of the time, Jesus and the disciples would have had their feet washed by a servant when they entered the Upper Room, so it wasn’t necessary to wash them again for the purpose of comfort or cleanliness.
		Incidentally, the garment Jesus took off to wash their feet and put back on afterwards was a himation, a rectangular piece of cloth that was worn something like an Indian sari.
		When Jesus did the foot-washing, the disciples feet were already clean, because a servant would have washed them when they arrived.
	www.kencollins.com /how-06.htm (929 words)

	Washing Feet:
		I’ve been meditating on Jesus’ example of washing His disciples’ feet, trying to connect it from its original context of hospitality to my modern-day setting.
		Tom mentioned to his wife that the first order of business was to wash their feet.
		So there I was, kneeling by the side of the bathtub as one by one his guys trotted in and sat on the tub's edge, presenting their dark-soled feet for scrubbing.
	www.focusonyourchild.com /entertain/outsidebox/a0001895.html (393 words)

	Prelate disallows women in ritual - The Boston Globe
		Washing of the feet is limited to males
		It is common practice in many Boston-area Catholic churches for priests to wash the feet of men and women, and Law washed the feet of men and women at the cathedral on past Holy Thursdays.
		But, she said, others focus on the fact that the first person whose feet Jesus washed was Peter, an apostle who is considered by Catholics to have become the first pope.
	www.boston.com /news/local/massachusetts/articles/2004/04/10/prelate_disallows_women_in_ritual (843 words)

	Feet washing
		He had washed the feet of Judas; but He said, "You are not all clean" because Judas brought a traitor's heart to this scene.
		Christ revealed to all that He knew him to be the betrayer of his LORD, and that the washing of his feet was not an ordinance to cleanse his soul from its moral defilement.
		Washing the feet of His disciples was one way in which Jesus tried to impress upon His church that we should be ministers to others.
	www.geocities.com /nonconformist.geo/PastQueries/feet_washing_may_05.html (1464 words)

	The Doctrine of Feet Washing
		He that is washed needeth not save to wash his feet, but is clean every whit: and ye are clean, but not all.
		He did not wash strangers' feet; nor have we one single hint that previous to this time he was in the habit of washing anybody's feet.
		And thus the custom of washing feet has existed from time immemorial and is still going on in the world among saints, sinners, and heathen also, and will go on as long as there is a cleanly people on the earth.
	www.thechurchofgod.com /Feet_Washing.html (5294 words)

	Washing of Feet - International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
		The Old Testament references (Genesis 18:4; 19:2; 24:32; 43:24; Judges 19:21; 1 Samuel 25:41; 2 Samuel 11:8; Song of Solomon 5:3; Psalms 58:10) show that the washing of the feet was the first act on entering the tent or house after a journey.
		The Pope, the Czar, and the Patriarch of Constantinople wash the feet of 12 poor men on Maundy Thursday; so did the English kings till James II, and it is still practiced in the royal palaces of Madrid, Munich and Vienna.
		Before the supper is eaten all the communicants wash one another's feet; the brethren by themselves, and likewise the sisters by themselves.
	www.studylight.org /enc/isb/view.cgi?number=T9124 (1442 words)

	Splendid Sun » Symbolism and the Washing of Feet
		Baptism (1), the Sacrament (2), and the ordinance of Washing the Feet.
		The twelve assisted our presidency in washing the feet Elder Heber Kimble one of the twelve apostles attended to the washing of my feet & prophesied upon my head & pronounced me clean from the Blood of this generation this as it was with JESUS when he washed his deciples feet.
		After this washing of feet came the anointing with holy oil, which was performed by Joseph Smith Senior among the presidents, then the presidents of each quorum proceed to anoint the members thereof, in their proper time and place.
	www.splendidsun.com /wp/symbolism-feet (1765 words)

	Foot Washing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Thus if Jesus, who was classed as a teacher, were to wash the feet of another teacher, rather than washing the feet of his disciples, he would have been seen as doing a rather magnanimous, though possible, act.
		For since he, the Lord of the Universe would deign to wash the feet of "lesser" beings, he established a pattern for all who would be strong, for all who would lead, for any who would hold high their head.
		Foot washing as a tradition was an important way that Jesus communicated not just with the disciples who met him face to face but for all of us who would follow after him.
	www.panthercreekchurch.org /foot_washing.htm (606 words)

	Catholic Culture : Document Library : The Washing of Feet on Maundy Thursday
		If this is borne in mind, it becomes plain that the feet had to be washed frequently; moreover, in a hot, waterless country facilities for so necessary and so refreshing a performance were not common.
		One of the duties of the cooks and servers at table—offices from which no one was to be exempted—was to wash the feet of all the brethren at the conclusion of their week's term of service.
		Bernard says that at Cluny it was customary to wash the feet of the poor on the chief festivals of the year.
	www.catholicculture.org /docs/doc_view.cfm?recnum=2648 (2170 words)

	Dirty Feet
		So, therefore, the stooping to wash the feet of another, like stooping to untie the thong of the sandals before washing, was a task for menials, for the most humble person, a slave.
		To summarize this talk about dirty feet, and the anointing and washing of them, we have established that it was the custom in First Century Palestine for a gracious host to provide water that a guest might wash his feet, which would be dirty and uncomfortable after his journey.
		So, this matter of feet washing was a matter of intense family interest for the Beloved Disciple, and he did not like what seems to be the fact, that the twelve had sought to eliminate his family from the record.
	www.voiceofjesus.org /feet.htm (5142 words)

	The Catholic Diocese of Colorado Springs
		The church's position is a celibate priesthood, and washing the feet of married men is also confusing to the congregation.
		The feet washing ritual, however, is inseparably tied to the historical event of the Last Supper, where Jesus chose to wash the feet of His Apostles.
		The Church's wisdom in preserving the historical nature of the feet washing is entirely logical when we remember that is done strictly within the context of the Last Supper between Christ and His Apostles.
	www.diocs.org /q&a/answers.cfm?question=70feetwashing (1018 words)

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