Members of the Church believe that the act is also symbolic of selflessness and compassion, commemorating the Last Supper.

Observations of the Great and Holy Wednesday by Greek Orthodox Christians during the Great Lent and the different traditional ...

Christian worshipers pray at the Stone of Anointing at the Catholic Washing of the Feet ceremony during Easter Holy Week, at ...

On April 16 this year, the Orthodox Church marks Holy Wednesday, a day that recalls the betrayal of Jesus Christ by Judas Iscariot and the anointing of Christ with precious ointment by a repentant ...

The oil anointing ceremony for the Sinhala and Tamil New Year was held on April 16 at the historic Rajamaha Viharaya in Kolonnawa, with the participation of Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya.