Pope Leo wears a beautiful bejeweled chasuble with the dalmatic underneath. The miter matches the chasuble and is bejeweled as well. It’s all very sparkly! The liturgy is beautiful as is the washing of the feet of 12 priests (vir) 11 of whom Pope Leo ordained to the all male priesthood. The procession with the Most Holy Eucharist to the altar of repose is simple but beautiful and the chapel of repose is spectacularly beautiful as is the chanting of the Pange Lingua, especially the first verse!
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I recognize the legitimacy of Pope Francis (requiescat in pace) having celebrated In Coena Domini outside the Basilica of Saint John Lateran.
For that matter, I recognize the legitimacy of Pope Leo XIV having celebrated Mass outside churches/sacred spaces designed for liturgy.
But I appreciate greatly holy Pope Leo XIV's decision to offer Mass today within the Basilica of Saint John Lateran — a sacred space that, if you will, enhances liturgy.
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In regard to the washing of feet:
From: AI Overview:
"Pope Saint Paul VI significantly impacted the Maundy Thursday Mandatum (foot-washing) rite by washing the feet of laypeople, shifting away from the traditional practice of washing only priests' feet."
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During the first two years of his pontificate, Pope Benedict XVI reversed a 20-year Vatican tradition of washing the feet of priests during the Holy Thursday evening Mass.
In 2006 A.D and 2007 A.D., Pope Benedict XVI washed the feet of 12 laymen from the Diocese of Rome during the evening Mass.
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During the first six years of his pontificate, Pope Saint John Paul continued Pope Saint Paul VI's practice of washing the feet of laypeople.
From 1985 to 2001, Pope Saint John Paul II washed the feet of 12 priests each year during the Holy Thursday Mass.
Beginning in 2002, because of his weakened physical condition and his inability to walk, Pope Saint John PauI had cardinals perform the foot-washing ritual, but always washing the feet of 12 priests.
Pax.
Mark Thomas
Quote of the day:
"Gone is the grotesque virtue-signaling of Francis in the liturgy: everything old is new again!"
MT Suit must be seething that Catholicism is recovering under Pope Leo. His Golden Calf was busy destroying the Catholic Faith. Even France is recovering now that that poseur is gone:
https://gatewayhispanic.com/2026/04/france-breaks-historical-record-more-than-13000-adults/
" I recognize the legitimacy of Pope Francis (requiescat in pace) having celebrated In Coena Domini outside the Basilica of Saint John Lateran."
How he must rest in peace knowing your recognition.
lol! Pope MT Suit has spoken!
Holy Pope Leo XIV yesterday confirmed the legitimacy of Pope Francis' (requiescat in pace) manner in which Pope Francis had implemented the foot-washing ritual.
Pope Leo XIV explained that the "washing of the feet is a gesture that encapsulates the revelation of God: an exemplary sign of the Word made flesh, his unmistakable memorial."
"By taking on the condition of a servant, the Son reveals the Father’s glory, overturning the worldly standards that so often distort our conscience."
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Pope Leo XIV then called attention to Pope Francis' foot-washing ceremony that had been performed on March 28, 2013 A.D. at a youth detention center.
-- Pope Francis Washes Feet of Young Inmates, Including Two Young Women
Included was a Moslem.
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Pope Leo XIV then noted in regard to Pope Francis' March 28, 2013 A.D. foot-washing ritual:
"As Pope Francis once remarked: this “is a duty which comes from my heart: I love it. I love this and I love to do it because that is what the Lord has taught me to do” (Homily at Mass of the Lord’s Supper, 28 March 2013)."
Pope Leo XIV: "He (Pope Francis) was not speaking of an abstract imperative, nor of a formal and empty command, but expressing his heartfelt obedience to the charity of Christ, which is both the source and the model of our own charity."
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Pope Leo XIV shattered the criticisms of those who denounced the manner in which Pope Francis had implemented the Holy Thursday foot-washing ritual.
Pope Leo XIV noted beautifully that on Pope Francis, on March 28, 2013 A.D., acted in "heartfelt obedience to the charity of Christ."
Pax.
Mark Thomas
Thanks for pointing out how charitable Pope Leo XIV is and how that charity for previous popes, including Pope Francis, will help to heal the polarization that Pope Francis created in the last 12 years. Praise Pope Francis and go forward with reversing him. Pope Leo has that skill and does it very well as His Holiness repairs the barque of Peter, Sucessor that caused it to list.
Pope MT Suit doesn't get it. Never will. Boring too!
I said..."I recognize the legitimacy of Pope Francis (requiescat in pace) having celebrated In Coena Domini outside the Basilica of Saint John Lateran
Father Evans said..."How he must rest in peace knowing your recognition."
:-)
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Father Evans, although I am a nobody, I thank you for your holy priestly service to God/God's True Church.
Father Evans, peace be with you.
Pax.
Mark Thomas
Father McDonald, I am blessed to call attention to our holy Pope Leo XIV's immense charity. Our great Pope's incredible charity reflects honor and glory upon God.
Pax.
Mark Thomas
With Father McDonald's permission:
Speaking of holy Pope Leo's immense amount of charity:
Homily from Holy Thursday - Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper:
Pope Leo XIV:
"As humanity is brought to its knees by so many acts of brutality, let us too kneel down as brothers and sisters alongside the oppressed."
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I think of the many ways in which we may experience oppression: Oppressed by addictions...addiction to sin...oppressed financially...oppressed by war...whatever.
We may accompany the oppressed in person. Or, although at a physical distance, we may be "present" via prayer. Either way, Pope Leo XIV has encouraged us to kneel alongside the oppressed.
Pope Leo XIV is a holy man who reflects God's unfathomable charity.
Pax.
Mark Thomas
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