Schedule
7:00 pm Mass of the Lord’s Supper Latin
Eucharistic Procession to the Altar of Repose
The Stripping of the Altars
Adoration at the Altar of Repose until midnight View details →
Garage rollup door will close at 1 am
Mass of the Lord’s Supper
The Church intends, on this day, to renew, in a most solemn manner, the mystery of the Last Supper: for our Lord himself, on this occasion of the institution of the Blessed Sacrament, said to his Apostles: Do this for a Commemoration of me.
The institution of the Holy Eucharist, both as a Sacrament and Sacrifice is followed by another — the institution of a new Priesthood.
The Mass of Maundy Thursday is one of the most solemn of the year.
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“You call me Teacher and Lord—and you are right, for that is what I am. So if I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet. For I have set you an example, that you also should do as I have done to you.” John 13:13-15
The Liturgical Year by Dom Gueranger
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..the Church would have the anniversary of the Last Supper to be celebrated with all possible splendor. The color of the vestments is white, as it is for Christmas Day and Easter Sunday; the decorations of the Altar and Sanctuary all bespeak joy: and yet, there several ceremonies during this Mass which show that the holy Spouse of Christ has not forgotten the Passion of her Jesus, and that this joy is but transient.
The Liturgical Year by Dom Gueranger
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“Then he took a loaf of bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to them, saying, ‘This is my body, which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.’” Luke 22:19
By these words, [Jesus] gives them power to change bread into his Body, and wine into his Blood; and this sublime power shall be perpetuated in the Church, by holy Ordination, even to the end of the world.
Jesus will continue to operate, by the ministry of mortal and sinful men, the Mystery of the Last Supper.
The Liturgical Year by Dom Gueranger
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The Celebrant…goes to the Altar and takes off the cloths and ornaments. This ceremony signifies the suspension of the Holy Sacrifice. The Altar should be left in this denuded state, until the daily offering can be again presented to the Divine Majesty; that is, when the Spouse of the holy Church shall arise from the Grace, the Conqueror of Death.
He is now in the Hands of his enemies, the Jews, who are about to strip him of his garments, just as we strip him the Altar.
He is to be exposed naked to the insults of the rabble: and for this reason, the Psalm selected to be recited during this mournful ceremony is the 21st, wherein the Messias speaks of the Roman Soldiers’ dividing his garments among them
Recommended reading: The Fourth Cup: Unveiling the Mystery of the Last Supper and the Cross