April 1, 2021: Maundy Thursday

In mystical language, the reading from the Gospel of St. John states that He was aware of His hour and how God had given Him everything.

He then enters into the humble gesture of washing His disciples' feet at the Last Supper.

This meal was part of celebrating Passover, when God delivered the Hebrews.

At this supper, Jesus started a New Passover by offering His Body and Blood for our full inward cleansing from sin, which we continue to proclaim when we partake of the loaf and the cup.  And by establishing a New Covenant, He gave us a new commandment to love one another in service as He did by offering Himself as total gift.