Aragon Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 A beautiful video. Especially moving at 2:05 with the two women. Just thought I'd share. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Wednesday Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 Wow this picture is huge but I don't care. LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarbTherese Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 Thank you for posting the video, Aragon. I had my feet washed at Easter Vigil this year - and I actually had it (one foot only) fully washed and dried (most often it's just a token wash) - all that was missing was soap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nihil Obstat Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 The Mandatum should be only men. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puellapaschalis Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 The Mandatum should be only men. At least when done within Mass, which I think this was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dUSt Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 The Mandatum should be only men. Who do you think you are, the pope!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Wednesday Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 I don't recall the specifics, but I read it in a book somewhere that apparently Pope St. John XXIII said something related. Some people in the Vatican around him weren't listening to him and he sighed and something like "Never mind me, I'm just the pope around here..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puellapaschalis Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 Being Pope doesn't give a man carte blanche to just change things, despite what said man (and any number of others) might think. If the ritual says viri (as opposed to homo) then it's quite clear that men, and not women, are signified. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nihil Obstat Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 The pope can do as he wishes including excusing himself from that law. But the law - and make no mistake it is a law - is clear that the Mandatum is reserved for men. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AccountDeleted Posted April 6, 2015 Share Posted April 6, 2015 Francis is a pretty amazing Pope. Thanks for sharing that video. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aragon Posted April 6, 2015 Author Share Posted April 6, 2015 Even if the current law says only men should have their feet washed I think this is a pretty amazing video. I do think the law should eventually be changed. Sure, the Mandatum is about the priesthood, but at its heart it's also about how those in authority are called to use their position to serve others in imitation of Our Lord. The Vicar of Christ kisses the feet of Christ in the imprisoned and abandoned! What a beautiful expression of the humility to which we're all called. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabriela Posted April 6, 2015 Share Posted April 6, 2015 The Mandatum should be only men. I had no idea there is actually a law. Why does this law exist? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nihil Obstat Posted April 6, 2015 Share Posted April 6, 2015 I had no idea there is actually a law. Why does this law exist? Because of the meaning of the ritual. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabriela Posted April 6, 2015 Share Posted April 6, 2015 Because of the meaning of the ritual. Which is... a "re-enactment" (I know there's a better word...) of Jesus washing his disciples' feet? Am I missing something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truthfinder Posted April 6, 2015 Share Posted April 6, 2015 Yes, the Latin is "Viri selecti", also because of the intrinsic relationship between this Mass and the institution of the priesthood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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