An evening to remember

Readings: Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper: Exodus 12:1-8, 11-14; 1 Corinthians 11:23-26; John 13:1-15 (39)

I have given you a model to follow, so that as I have done for you, you should also do.

Holy Thursday is surely one of the most beautiful and eventful days of the liturgical year. Early in the day the bishop will bless the holy oils each parish will use during the coming year. The evening Mass commemorates four central events in Jesus’ life: his washing of the disciples’ feet, the institution of the Sacrament of the Holy Eucharist at the Last Supper, his agony in the garden, and his betrayal by Judas. The Holy Thursday liturgy expresses the most important tenets of the faith in microcosm. You can’t help but be inspired. Make an effort to attend Mass today.