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Cardinal Cupich washes feet of Venezuelan refugees at Holy Thursday mass

Symbolic washing of the feet to mark Holy Thursday
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CHICAGO (CBS) -- It's Holy Week for those who celebrate Easter, and there was a special mass Thursday night at Holy Name Cathedral.

To mark Holy Thursday, Blase Cardinal Cupich washed the feet of Venezuelan refugees.

It is a symbolic act mirroring Jesus and his disciples at the Last Supper.

Special services last through midnight - the beginning of Good Friday. 

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