Holy Thursday - Mass of the Lord's Supper 4.6.23

 








   

Holy Thursday              

4-6-23


Gathering Song:



Greeting

Penitential Act: Confiteor

I confess to almighty God and to you,
my brothers and sisters,
that I have greatly sinned
in my thoughts and in my words,
in what I have done
and in what I have failed to do,

through my fault, through my fault,
through my most grievous fault;

Therefore I ask blessed Mary ever-Virgin,
all the Angels and Saints;
and you, my brothers and sisters,
to pray for me to the Lord our God.


-AND/OR-


Lord have Mercy,

Christ have Mercy,

Lord have Mercy



GLORIA

Glory to God in the highest,

and on earth peace to people of good will.

We praise you, we bless you,
we adore you, we glorify you,

We give you thanks
for your great glory, Lord God,
heavenly King, O God, almighty Father.

Lord, Jesus Christ,
Only Begotten Son, Lord God,
Lamb of God, Son of the Father,

You take away the sins of the world,
have mercy on us;
you take away the sins of the world, 
receive our prayer;
you are seated at the right hand of the Father,
have mercy on us.

For you alone are the Holy One, 

you alone are the Lord,
you alone are the Most High, 
Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit,
in the glory of God the Father, Amen.

Glory to God in the highest,
and on earth peace to people of good will.


Liturgy of the Word

     1st Reading Ex 12:1-8, 11-14






















The LORD said to Moses and Aaron

in the land of Egypt, 

This month shall stand at the

head of your calendar; 

you shall reckon it the

first month of the year.

Tell the whole community of Israel: 

On the tenth of this month

every one of your families

must procure for itself a lamb,

one apiece for each household.

If a family is too small for a whole lamb, 

it shall join the nearest

household in procuring one 

and shall share in the lamb 

in proportion to the number of persons

who partake of it.

The lamb must be a year-old

male and without blemish.

You may take it from either

the sheep or the goats.

You shall keep it until

the fourteenth day of this month, 

and then, with the whole assembly

of Israel present, 

it shall be slaughtered

during the evening twilight.

They shall take some of its blood 

and apply it to the

two doorposts and the lintel 

of every house in which

they partake of the lamb.

That same night they

shall eat its roasted flesh 

with unleavened bread and bitter herbs.


This is how you are to eat it: 

with your loins girt,

sandals on your feet

and your staff in hand,

you shall eat like

those who are in flight.

It is the Passover of the LORD.

For on this same night

I will go through Egypt, 

striking down every firstborn of the land,

both man and beast,

and executing judgment

on all the gods of Egypt—I, the LORD!

But the blood will mark

the houses where you are.

Seeing the blood,

I will pass over you; 

thus, when I strike

the land of Egypt, 

no destructive blow

will come upon you.


This day shall be a

memorial feast for you, 

which all your generations

shall celebrate 

with pilgrimage to the LORD,

as a perpetual institution.


The Word of the Lord,

          ~Thanks be to God




Responsorial Psalm 116:12-13, 15-16bc, 17-18














R. Our blessing-cup is a communion

with the Blood of Christ.

How shall I make a return to the LORD

    for all the good he has done for me?

The cup of salvation I will take up,

    and I will call upon the name of the LORD.

R. Our blessing-cup is a communion

with the Blood of Christ.

Precious in the eyes of the LORD

    is the death of his faithful ones.

I am your servant, the son of your handmaid;

    you have loosed my bonds.

R. Our blessing-cup is a communion

with the Blood of Christ.

To you will I offer sacrifice of thanksgiving,

    and I will call upon the name of the LORD.

My vows to the LORD I will pay

    in the presence of all his people.

R. Our blessing-cup is a communion

with the Blood of Christ.




2nd Reading 1 Cor 11:23-26

Brothers and sisters:

I received from the Lord what

I also handed on to you, 

that the Lord Jesus,

on the night he was handed over, 

took bread, and,

after he had given thanks,

broke it and said,

“This is my body that is for you.

Do this in remembrance of me.”

In the same way also 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.”

For as often as you eat this bread

and drink the cup, 

you proclaim the death

of the Lord until he comes.


The Word of the Lord,

        ~Thanks be to God













Gospel Acclamation  Jn 13:34

R. Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ,

King of endless glory!

I give you a new commandment, says the Lord:

love one another as I have loved you.

R. Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ,
King of endless glory!



Gospel Jn 13:1-15









Before the feast of Passover,

Jesus knew that his hour had come

to pass from this world to the Father.

He loved his own in the world

and he loved them to the end.

The devil had already induced Judas,

son of Simon the Iscariot,

to hand him over.

So, during supper, 

fully aware that the Father had put

everything into his power 

and that he had come from God

and was returning to God, 

he rose from supper and

took off his outer garments.

He took a towel

and tied it around his waist.

Then he poured water into a basin 

and began to wash the disciples’ feet 

and dry them with the towel

around his waist.

He came to Simon Peter,

who said to him, 

“Master, are you going to wash my feet?”

Jesus answered and said to him,

“What I am doing,

you do not understand now,

but you will understand later.”

Peter said to him,

“You will never wash my feet.”

Jesus answered him, 

“Unless I wash you,

you will have no inheritance with me.”

Simon Peter said to him, 

“Master, then not only my feet,

but my hands and head as well.”

Jesus said to him, 

“Whoever has bathed has no need

except to have his feet washed,

     for he is clean all over; 

so you are clean, but not all.”

For he knew who would betray him;

for this reason, he said,

“Not all of you are clean.”


So when he had washed their feet 

and put his garments back on

and reclined at table again, 

he said to them,

“Do you realize what

I have done for you?

You call me ‘teacher’ and ‘master,’ 

and rightly so, for indeed I am.

If I, therefore,

the master and teacher,

have washed your feet, 

you ought to wash

one another’s feet.

I have given you

a model to follow, 

so that as I have done for you,

you should also do.”


 The Gospel of the Lord,

                   ~ Praise to you Lord Jesus Christ


Homily

                 










The Washing of the Feet 
As I Have Done For You




























Profession of Faith:
I believe in one God, the Father almighty,
maker of heaven and earth,
of all things visible and invisible.
I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ,
the Only Begotten Son of God,
born of the Father before all ages.
God from God, Light from Light,
true God from true God, begotten,
not made, consubstantial with the Father;

through Him all things were made.

For us men and for our salvation
He came down from heaven,
and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate
of the Virgin Mary, and became man. 
For our sake
He was crucified under Pontius Pilate,
He suffered death and was buried,
and rose again on the third day
in accordance with the Scriptures.
He ascended into heaven
and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again in glory
to judge the living and the dead
and His kingdom will have no end. 

I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord,
the giver of life,
who proceeds from the
Father and the Son,
who with the Father and the Son
is adored and glorified,
who has spoken through the prophets. 
I believe in one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church.
I confess one Baptism for the forgiveness of sins
and I look forward to the resurrection of the dead
and the life of the world to come. Amen.


Universal Prayer: Prayers of Petition         
~ Merciful God, hear our prayer
Offertory Song:

Liturgy of the Eucharist

Eucharistic Acclamations:

R: Blessed be God forever 


R: Blessed be God forever


~*~*~*~*~*~*~


R: May the Lord accept the sacrifice

at your hands for the

praise and glory of his name,

for our good

and the good of all His holy Church


~*~*~*~*~*~*~

R: And with your spirit

R: We lift them up to the Lord


R: It is right and just.


~*~*~*~*~*~*~

Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of hosts.
Heaven and earth are full, full of your glory.
Hosanna, hosanna in the highest.
Blessed is he who comes
in the name of the Lord.
Hosanna, Hosanna in the highest.  
Hosanna, Hosanna in the highest.

 ~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Save us, Savior of the world,

for by your Cross and Resurrection
you have set us free

 ~*~*~*~*~*~*~

 Amen, Amen, Amen, Amen, Amen


 ~*~*~*~*~*~*~

The Lord’s Prayer

Our Father, Who art in heaven, 

Hallowed be Thy Name. 

Thy Kingdom come. 

Thy Will be done, 

on earth as it is in Heaven.


Give us this day our daily bread. 

And forgive us our trespasses, 

as we forgive those
who trespass against us. 

And lead us not into temptation, 

but deliver us from evil. Amen.

~*~*~*~*~*~*~

 For the kingdom,
the power and glory are yours
now and forever.
~Amen

 ~*~*~*~*~*~*~

    Sign of Peace 

R: And with your Spirit
   
    (to one another) :
                ~ Peace be with you!
             
~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Lamb of God,
you take away the sins of the world,
have mercy on us.
Lamb of God,
you take away the sins of the world,
have mercy on us.
Lamb of God,
you take away the sins of the world,
grant us peace.

  ~*~*~*~*~*~*~

R: Lord I am not worthy that should
enter under my roof,
but only say the word
and my soul shall be healed.



Communion Song:


Spiritual Communion:

My Jesus, I believe that you are present

in the Most Holy Sacrament.

I love you above all things,

and I desire to receive you into my soul.

Since I cannot at this moment receive You sacramentally,

Come at least spiritually into my heart.

I embrace You as if You were already there

And unite myself wholly to You.

Never permit me to be separated from You.

Amen.



The Transfer of the
Most Blessed Sacrament

 
  


Vocations Prayer

Lord Jesus, You said to your disciples,

"I am the way the truth and the life."

Give young people the gift of discernment, 

to find their way and embrace their true vocation,

 the life for which you have created them.


In all that lies before them, help them discern a life 

that is pleasing to you,

whether to Christian marriage,

to priesthood, 

or the consecrated religious life.


Send your Holy Spirit to inspire them.

Grant them the grace to embrace 

a life of joyful service.

Fulfill their desires to make a

generous gift of themselves to others,

after your example.

Give them the loving support of family and friends

 as they prayerfully discern their vocation in this life.


We ask this through Christ our Lord.

 ~ Amen