Cardinal Cupich washes feet of Venezuelan refugees in Holy Thursday ritual: ‘It was divine.’

Cardinal Blase J. Cupich washes the feet of Venezuelan refugees during Holy Thursday Mass at Holy Name Cathedral on Thursday. The ritual symbolizes Jesus’ washing the feet of his 12 apostles at the last supper before his crucifixion. (Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times)

Cardinal Blase Cupich washed and dried the feet of a dozen refugees from Venezuela on Thursday in a traditional Holy Thursday ritual.

The ritual, which symbolizes humility and servitude, was performed during Mass at Holy Name Cathedral. It recalls the foot-washing Jesus performed on his 12 apostles at their last supper together before he was taken away to be crucified.