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April 18, 2019 Speaker: The Rev. Brian K. McGreevy Series: Holy Week

Topic: Maundy Thursday

Maundy Thursday

April 18 – Brian McGreevy, preacher

 

Collect, Traditional (BCP p. 169)

Almighty Father, whose dear Son, on the night before he suffered, instituted the Sacrament of his Body and Blood: Mercifully grant that we may thankfully receive the same in remembrance of him who in these holy mysteries giveth us a pledge of life eternal, the same thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord; who now liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit ever, one God, world without end.  Amen.

                                                            

The Lesson: 1 Corinthians 11:23-26

23 I received from the Lord what I also delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus on the night when he was betrayed took bread, 24 and when he had given thanks, he broke it, and said, “This is my body, which is for you. Do this in remembrance of me.” 25 In the same way also he took the cup, after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me.” 26 For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes.

     

The Gospel: John 13:1-17, 31b-35

Now before the Feast of the Passover, when Jesus knew that his hour had come to depart out of this world to the Father, having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end. During supper, when the devil had already put it into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, to betray him, Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he had come from God and was going back to God, rose from supper. He laid aside his outer garments, and taking a towel, tied it around his waist. Then he poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples' feet and to wipe them with the towel that was wrapped around him. He came to Simon Peter, who said to him, “Lord, do you wash my feet?” Jesus answered him, “What I am doing you do not understand now, but afterward you will understand.” Peter said to him, “You shall never wash my feet.” Jesus answered him, “If I do not wash you, you have no share with me.” Simon Peter said to him, “Lord, not my feet only but also my hands and my head!” 10 Jesus said to him, “The one who has bathed does not need to wash, except for his feet, but is completely clean. And you are clean, but not every one of you.” 11 For he knew who was to betray him; that was why he said, “Not all of you are clean.” 12 When he had washed their feet and put on his outer garments and resumed his place, he said to them, “Do you understand what I have done to you? 13 You call me Teacher and Lord, and you are right, for so I am. 14 If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another's feet. 15 For I have given you an example, that you also should do just as I have done to you. 16 Truly, truly, I say to you, a servant is not greater than his master, nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him. 17 If you know these things, blessed are you if you do them. 31 Now is the Son of Man glorified, and God is glorified in him. 32 If God is glorified in him, God will also glorify him in himself, and glorify him at once.33 Little children, yet a little while I am with you. You will seek me, and just as I said to the Jews, so now I also say to you, ‘Where I am going you cannot come.’ 34 A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. 35 By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”

 

Psalm 116:1, 10-17 (not in service)

Dilexi, quoniam

1 I love the Lord, because he has heard the voice of my supplication, *     because he has inclined his ear to me whenever I called upon him.

10 How shall I repay the Lord *       for all the good things he has done for me?

11 I will lift up the cup of salvation *       and call upon the Name of the Lord.

12 I will fulfill my vows to the Lord *        in the presence of all his people.

13 Precious in the sight of the Lord *        is the death of his servants.

14 O Lord, I am your servant; *       I am your servant and the child of your handmaid;        you have freed me from my bonds.

15 I will offer you the sacrifice of thanksgiving *        and call upon the Name of the Lord.

16 I will fulfill my vows to the Lord *        in the presence of all his people,

17 In the courts of the Lord’s house, *        in the midst of you, O Jerusalem.        Hallelujah!

 

 

     

                                                                      

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