Celebrating Giovedì Santo (Holy Thursday) at the Shrine Church of the Holy Innocents in Manhattan

After Mass, the altar was stripped to remind us how Our Lord was insulted and stripped of his garments when he fell into the hands of the Jews

Solemn Mass of the Lord's Supper and Adoration at the Altar of Repose until Midnight at the Shrine Church of the Holy Innocents in New York City.

After Mass, the Eucharist is processed to the Altar of Repose,
which symbolizes the sepulcher or tomb of Our Lord Jesus Christ