Responsorial Psalm
How can I repay the Lord for all his goodness to me?
I will lift up the cup of salvation
and call on the name of the Lord.
It is painful to the Lord
to see the death of his faithful.
O Lord, I am your servant,
truly your servant, your handmaid's son.
You have freed me from my bonds.
I will offer you a thanksgiving sacrifice;
I will call on the name of the Lord.
I will carry out my vows to the Lord
in the presence of his people,
2nd. READING (1Cor 11,23-26)
This is the tradition of the Lord that I received and that in my turn I have handed on to
you; the Lord Jesus, on the night that he was delivered up, took bread and, after giving
thanks, broke it, saying, "This is my body which is broken for you; do this in memory
of me." In the same manner, taking the cup after the supper, he said, "This cup is the
new Covenant in my blood. Whenever you drink it, do it in memory of me." So, then,
whenever you eat of this bread and drink from this cup, you are proclaiming the death
of the Lord until he comes.
Gospel
It was before the feast of the Passover. Jesus realized that his hour had come to pass
from this world to the Father, and as he had loved those who were his own in the
world, he would love them with perfect love. They were at supper and the devil had
already put into the mind of Judas, son of Simon Iscariot, to betray. Jesus knew that
the Father had entrusted all things to him, and as he had come from God, he was going
to God. So he got up from table, removed his garment and taking a towel, wrapped 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 he was wearing. When he came to Simon Peter,
Simon said to him, "Why, Lord, you want to wash my feet!" Jesus said, "What I am
doing you cannot understand now, but afterwards you will understand it." Peter
replied, "You shall never wash my feet." Jesus answered him, "If I do not wash you,
you can have no part with me." Then Simon Peter said, "Lord, wash not only my feet,
but also my hands and my head!" Jesus replied, "Whoever has taken a bath does not
need to wash (except the feet), for he is clean all over. You are clean, though not all of
you." Jesus knew who was to betray him; because of this he said, "Not all of you are
clean." When Jesus had finished washing their feet, he put on his garment again, went
back to the table and said to them, "Do you understand what I have done to you? You
call me Master and Lord, and you are right, for so I am. If I, then, your Lord and
Master, have washed your feet, you also must wash one another's feet. I have just
given you an example that as I have done, you also may do.
