Music Video: How Beautiful Are The Feet
St. Paul's choir member Amy Schaffer and organist Sara Edwards prepared "How Beautiful are the Feet" by G. F. Handel for Maundy Thursday. This piece is part of the Messiah.
About Maundy Thursday
Maundy Thursday is part of the "Triduum" - the three holy days before Easter. It comes from the Latin mandatum novum, "new commandment," from John 13:34 - "Love one another as I have loved you." The ceremony of washing feet was also referred to as "the Maundy."
Maundy Thursday celebrations also commemorate the institution of the eucharist by Jesus "on the night he was betrayed." The Prayer Book liturgy for Maundy Thursday provides for celebration of the Eucharist and a ceremony of the washing of feet, which follows the gospel and homily.
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