Today the Church celebrates Holy Thursday. The day is celebrated as
the beginning of the priesthood and the institution of the sacrament of
the Holy Eucharist. The assigned readings
for the Evening Mass of the Lord's Supper are Exodus 12:1-8, 11-14; 1
Corinthians 11:23-26; and John 13:1-15. The Responsorial Psalm is Psalm
116 (Psalm 116:12-13, 15-18).
For one version of the Responsorial Psalm set to music, please visit:
YouTube: Responsorial Psalm: Holy Thursday (The Lord's Supper) "Psalm 116"
The Gospel reading is as follows:
Before
the feast of Passover, Jesus knew that his hour had come to pass from
this world to the Father. He loved his own in the world and he loved
them to the end. The devil had already induced Judas, son of Simon the
Iscariot, to hand him over. So, during supper, fully aware that the
Father had put everything into his power and that he had come from God
and was returning to God, he rose from supper and took off his outer
garments. He took a towel and tied it around his waist. Then he poured
water into a basin and began to wash the disciples' feet and dry them
with the towel around his waist.
He came to Simon
Peter, who said to him, "Master, are you going to wash my feet?" Jesus
answered and said to him, "What I am doing, you do not understand now,
but you will understand later."
Peter said to him, "You
will never wash my feet."
Jesus answered him, "Unless I wash you, you
will have no inheritance with me."
Simon Peter said to him, "Master,
then not only my feet, but my hands and head as well."
Jesus
said to him, "Whoever has bathed has no need except to have his feet
washed, for he is clean all over; so you are clean, but not all." For
he knew who would betray him; for this reason, he said, "Not all of you
are clean."
So when he had washed their feet and put
his garments back on and reclined at table again, he said to them, "Do
you realize what I have done for you? You call me 'teacher' and
'master,' and rightly so, for indeed I am. If I, therefore, the master
and teacher, have washed your feet, you ought to wash one another's
feet. I have given you a model to follow, so that as I have done for
you, you should also do."
Reflections related to this celebration:
Community in Mission: Passiontide Chronology: Holy Thursday (17 APR 19)
Community in Mission: The Seating Plan at the Last Supper (4 APR 12)
Crossroads Initiative: Holy Thursday - Eucharist, The Body of Christ
National Catholic Register: Holy Thursday and Divine Mercy (18 APR 19)
01 April 2021
Holy Thursday
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