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In a 2014 pre-Easter ritual meant to underline his service to humanity, he washed and kissed the feet of older and disabled people in wheelchairs.

From New York Times • Jul. 28, 2022

“We’ve been through plagues before,” Anthony Fisher, the Roman Catholic archbishop of Sydney, said in a pre-Easter message.

From Reuters • Apr. 10, 2020

At St. Ambrose Catholic Church in Brunswick, Ohio, Father Bob Stec also is organizing a pre-Easter initiative, arranging for each of the parish’s 5,500 families to get a friendly call from another member.

From Washington Times • Apr. 4, 2020

In his pre-Easter address to pilgrims gathering in Rome, Pope Francis highlighted Jesus’s words as he died on the cross on the first Good Friday: “Forgive them, Father, for they know not what they do.”

From The Guardian • Apr. 20, 2019

And he twice has chosen to wash the feet of jail inmates, including women, in a pre-Easter ritual.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 26, 2015