Holy Thursday

Holy Thursday:

The story of the Last Supper between Jesus and his disciples is told very differently in John's Gospel and in the other three Gospels. Whereas the other Gospels pay great attention to the Eucharistic words of Jesus "Take and eat, this is my body,... Take and drink, this is my blood,... Do this in memory of me," John's gospel focuses rather on the symbolic action of Jesus washing the feet of his disciples. In our Holy Thursday celebration we recall the two events: Jesus washing the feet of his disciples and Jesus instituting the Eucharist. We also celebrate the institution of the priesthood because by commissioning his apostles to do this in memory of him, Jesus grants them the power to celebrate the Eucharist.

Old Testament people gathered in the temple and they sing and dance around the Arc of the Covenant, for they experience the presence of God in the Arc of the Covenant. Feast of tent was instituted with the symbolic sense of residing with God.  In the New Testament Jesus instituting Holy Eucharist that which is kept in the centre of the parish church we experience the presence of God. People living around the church in our own houses/tents mean living in tents around the Holy Eucharist, around the holy presence of Jesus. Christian life is a living together with Jesus.

Christian life is a humble life living in servicing others. Servicing others means servicing God.  Let us live a Eucharistic life, by being always with Him.