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Bare feet, water, a jug, a bowl and a towel. That was all it took. Without much artifice and in a silence worthy of the ceremony, the archbishop knelt down and began to repeat the gesture. The used water means purity and the action of the washing symbolizes represents an act of submission; just as Christ was helpful and humble, humans can also copy those gestures. In the same vein, the Pope Francisco, who hours before performed the same ceremony in a juvenile prison in Rome. In an impromptu homily before the young people, the Supreme Pontiff explained that in the time of Jesus, washing feet was customary when entering a house before a banquet or a meeting, since the streets were full of dirt and dust. “But who was washing the feet? slaves, because it was slave labor. Imagine the amazement of the disciples when they saw that Jesus began to do this to a slave,” Francis said. “Today Jesus, with this celebration, wants to teach us this nobility of heart – he stressed -; he taught us to help each other and thus life is more beautiful and can be carried better”.