Catholics bring ‘washing of feet’ into homes


Modest practice: Jamie washing her father Alex’s feet at their home in Bayan Lepas while her mother Joanna and sister Ashley look on.

GEORGE TOWN: Christians here observed Maundy Thursday in never-before ways – washing each other’s feet in homes.

Holy Thursday, usually the start of a marathon of church services in the run-up to Easter Sunday, commemorates the Last Supper that Christ shared with his disciples before crucifixion.

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