A movie actor in the southern Indian state of Kerala observed Holy Thursday by washing the feet of his wife and five children at home.
A video posted on April 7 on YouTube shows Sijoy Varghese kneeling before his wife and children seated on chairs. He washes their feet with water, wipes them with a towel and kisses them while a hymn is played in the backdrop.
The actor starts with his wife and goes to each child, from the eldest to the youngest. At last he washes the feet of the fifth child seated on his wife’s lap.
Varghese’s gesture symbolizes Christ washing the feet of his 12 disciples during the Last Supper. The Church commemorates it on Maundy Thursday or Holy Thursday that fell on April 6 this year.
Varghese has been involved in advertising and cinema for 20 years. He acts mostly in Malayalam films. He has acted in Malayalam, Tamil, and Telugu movies.
A devout Catholic and pro-life promoter, Varghese was born on March 6, 1971, in Edappally, a suburb of Kochi, Kerala.
He studied at the Sacred Heart College, Thevara, Kochi, before starting his career. He married Tessy Raphel in 1999. The couple’s children are Varkey, Maria, Anna, Anthony and Zarah.
