Solemn Mass of the Lord's Supper - April 1, 2021

[Music] [Applause] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] of jesus christ [Music] is is [Music] us [Music] oh r lord jesus is [Music] is [Music] i [Music] jesus [Music] is [Music] is [Music] jesus is in the name of the father and of the son and of the holy spirit peace be with you my brothers and sisters let us acknowledge our sins and so prepare ourselves to celebrate the sacred mysteries 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 may almighty god have mercy on us forgive us our sins and bring us to everlasting life [Music] is [Music] [Music] glory is oh is is is oh is is foreign is let us pray o god who have called us to participate in this most sacred supper in which your only begotten son when about to hand himself over to death and trust it to the church a sacrifice new for all eternity the banquet of his love grant we pray that we may draw from so great a mystery the fullness of charity and of life through our lord jesus christ your son who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the holy spirit one god for ever and ever a reading from the book of exodus 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 10th 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 gert 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 [Music] is [Music] is how can i repay the lord for his goodness to me [Music] blessing up [Music] [Laughter] in the is of thy lord of his faith [Music] i [Music] is the thanksgiving sacrifice i make i will call on the lord's name [Music] is [Music] is a reading from the first letter of saint paul to the corinthians 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 jesus christ [Music] is [Music] give you [Music] yes [Music] grace to your lord jesus christ a reading from the holy gospel according to john 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'll 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 rightfully so for so 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 we are happy to be together tonight to be together to be with the lord to begin this important time of the passion the suffering and the death and the resurrection of jesus so i invite you not only you who are present in this church but all of us who are following this celebration all over the world to become aware that we are with him and we will accompany him we heard in the gospel today a few observations made by jesus to his disciples to peter and the others do you understand i will explain you but please try to understand we know that we do not always understand our own life what's going on in our world but maybe we do not even understand why the lord is calling us to live with him in our concrete situations and to accompany him we know that he will give us the understanding we need if we listen so before the feast of passover jesus knew that his hour had come to pass from this world to the father he loved his own and in the world and he loved them to the end now these the words of the gospel has to have to be understood and listened to he loved them to the end although judas and others plotted to kill him you know that it is not just the ideal situations immediately we are situated in the real world he loved them to the end and yet judas a disciple and others plotted to kill him is that not an image of our world and jesus knowing their intentions still loved them to the end still in spite of that on this evening we remember the gifts of his love the priesthood the holy eucharist which he instituted at the last supper of the eucharist sacrifice we remember a few words from saint john paul ii i quote the sacrifice this sacrifice is so decisive for the salvation of the human race that jesus christ offered it and returned to the father only only after he had left us a means of sharing in it as if we had been present there at times you know we forget about the eucharist we don't pay attention to it what could jesus have done for us more truly in the eucharist he shows us a love which goes to the end a love which knows no measure the lord desires to give himself to his people that they may share in his life this is what the eucharist is all about what motivated christ to do this love the eucharist is rightly called the sacraments of charity no one has ever decided anything more than god desires to share his life with us it was god's love for us that inspired his plan to save us through the birth the death and the resurrection of his son it was god's love that motivated the sending of the holy spirit to sanctify us we were created so that god could share his life with us we share his in his life in and through the priesthood of christ christ instituted the priesthood on the same night that he instituted the eucharist commanding his disciples to do this in memory of me he not only gave his apostles the command but he also left them a precious example of priestly service he loved his own to the in the world and he loved them to the end let's repeat this beautiful sentence he washed the feet of his disciples knowing their weakness and knowing that judas would betray him imagine jesus washed the feet of judas jesus washed their feet first offering them an example of how they were to act and then teaching them more specifically what they were to do he gave them an example of both humility and charity in washing their feet and encouraged them by his teaching if then i being your lord and master have washed your feet you also ought to wash one other's feet for i have given you an example that i have done you to you so that you also should do this very these are very straightforward words they don't need any explanation this is what we're supposed to do for the rest of our life why does jesus wash his disciples feet one obvious answer is that he wants to teach them that they are to serve their brothers and sisters but there is more to this act than a simple teaching he wants to give them the example of humility he who was their lord and god stripped himself of glory and washed their feet becoming a slave for them this is the meaning of the whole life and the passion of jesus he bends down to our to our dirty feet the dirt of humanity and washed us clean in his greater love historically the slave would wash his master's feet so that the master would be suitable prepared to sit at the table for a meal with his guests jesus christ prepares us for god's presence and for one another's company so that we can together partake of his body and blood and he does this for us who can scarcely stand one another at times look at the reality of our families of our communities of our country of our world for us who are unfit to be with god for us who are so weak in our faith through his service we are prepared to be with god this is a kind of reconciliation so simple so powerful we are able to have access to god if we are willing to yield to god's love do you love me do you love me he who was their master and teacher washed their feet in the savior we see what the ministers of christ should do and we are all ministers of christ here we understand that one uses authority for service whatever kind of authority we have in the church in the family in the city in the government it's for service in judas we learn that there are those who profess christ with their lips who partake of his precious food who allow him to wash their feet but who interiorly conspire against him loving the world more than christ it's a dramatic moment isn't it but the drama is not just on the day of the last supper the drama we live it ourselves every day at every moment in the other apostles we see those who although fragile and weak like ourselves present their their affections to christ to be washed and purified desiring truly to have a portion of his life they begin to understand you will understand take your time but you will they would stumble they will fall like ourselves but they already truly loved him do you love me christ offers an example not only to the clergy of course to us the priest but to all of us for he got up from the table took off his outer garments before tying your towel around his waist to wash his disciples feet we too must rise and take off our outer garments that is the old man or the old woman those lifestyles marked by sinfulness and put on the new transformed by the grace of conversion we rise for from mere knowledge of christ teaching to action from meal to labor from letter to spirit those impediments to virtue must be put aside in favor of the white garment symbolic of a life of integrity so that we may be witnesses to christ's love as his disciples each of us here is a disciple that's a vocation disciple because we accept god's love we are loved so much by him that he willingly allowed himself to be handed over for us this evening we are invited to respond to his love to commit ourselves to deepening our friendship with the lord jesus and with all those whom he loves indeed we as catholics called to share in the divine life are called also to model this sacrificial love with gratitude for the love the lord has shown us we offer ourselves in love for others the gift of the holy eucharist which we receive came at a price he gave he gave up his body and blood for us the eucharist is a living reminder that christ lived and lives for others and has this his disciples we should do the same i conclude with a few words which i find very beautiful from a cardinal rainer cantalamesa you know this you know him he's the preacher of the pope during the time of lent every week he invited the holy father and his collaborator to listen his sermons and you can find it very easily on the social media they are beautiful so it's just a little bit it's a about the eucharist our sanctification with the washing of the food feed it's as if jesus where summarizing the meaning of his life to impress it on the disciples minds so that when the time came for them to understand they would do so it's interesting when the time comes to understand then they will understand at times we take it takes time but we need to be patient like jesus placed as the conclusion of the gospels this action tells us that the whole of the life of jesus from beginning to end was a washing of feet and that is to say a service to humanity it was a pre-existence or a life lived for others inspired by the wondrous love of the redeemer may we be granted the grace to live our life for others amen uh our lord fulfilled the new commandment of love by laying down his life for our salvation confident in his goodness we now offer our needs and those of the whole world for our holy father pope francis all bishops and priests that through the grace of their ordination they will be encouraged in faithful service to god's people let us pray to the lord [Music] that leaders of nations will work toward true and lasting peace and make every effort to ensure freedom of religion and a greater respect for the sanctity of all human life let us pray to the lord [Music] for our military personnel serving overseas for law enforcement officers and fire and rescue workers may god bless those who serve and protect our nation let us pray to the lord for all those affected by the coronavirus for their families and those who care for them may the holy spirit the consoler strengthen and comfort them in their suffering let us pray to the lord [Music] that those who struggle with doubts and temptations may come to know the real presence of christ in the eucharist and be strengthened in their faith let us pray to the lord r lord hear amen that the church will be blessed with many vocations to the priesthood diagonate and consecrated life let us pray to the lord [Music] for our benefactors and for all the intentions enrolled in the national shrine's lenten remembrance let us pray to the lord r lord hear our prayer for our deceased loved ones that they be welcomed to the eternal banquet in heaven let us pray to the lord r lord hear our prayer eternal father hear the prayers of your church and grant us a deeper sharing in the mystery of your love which we celebrate in this holy sacrament through christ our lord we invite you to join in support of the ministry of the basilica of the national shrine during the unprecedented days where our ministry has been greatly limited your contributions are all the more appreciated contributions to the basilica can be made at collection points located at the doors of the basilica as you exit following mass thank you for being as generous as your means allows [Music] oh [Music] for me [Music] [Music] r [Music] [Music] me [Music] [Music] is [Music] r [Music] see [Music] is oh [Music] [Music] [Music] that my sacrifice and yours may be acceptable to god the almighty father may the lord accept the sacrifice of your hands for the praise and glory of his name for our goodness holy church grant us o lord we pray that we may participate worthily in these mysteries for whenever the memorial of this sacrifice is celebrated the work of our redemption is accomplished through christ our lord the lord be with you lift up your hearts let us give thanks to the lord our god it is holy right and just our duty and our salvation always and everywhere to give you thanks lord holy father almighty and eternal god through christ our lord for he is the true and eternal priest who instituted the pattern of our everlasting sacrifice and was the first to offer himself as the saving victim commanding us to make this offering as his memorial as we eat his flesh that was sacrificed for us we are made strong and as we drink his blood that was poured out for us we are washed clean and so with angels and archangels with thrones and dominions and with all the hosts and powers of heaven we sing the hymn of your glory as we've attend we acclaim [Music] blessed is the sun to you therefore most merciful father we make humble and prayer and petition through jesus christ your son our lord that you accept and bless these gifts these offerings these holy and unblemished sacrifices which we offer you firstly for your holy catholic church be pleased to grant her peace to god unite and gathered her throughout the whole world together with your servant francis our pope my brother wilton the bishop of this church and me your unworthy servant and all those who holding to the truth hand on the catholic and apostolic faith remember lord your servants and all gathered here whose faith and devotion are known to you for them we offer you this sacrifice of praise or they offered for themselves and all who are dear to them for the redemption of their souls in hope of health and well-being and paying their homage to you the eternal god living and true celebrating the most sacred day on which our lord jesus christ was handed over for our sake and in communion with those whose memory revenerate especially the most glorious of a virgin mary mother of our lord and god jesus christ and blessed joseph her spouse your blessed apostles and martyrs peter and paul andrew james john thomas james philip bartholomew simon matthew and jude linus cletus clement sixtus cornelius cyprian lawrence crosogynist john and paul cosmas and damian and all your saints we ask that through their merits and prayers in all things we may be defended by your protecting help therefore lord we pray graciously accept the oblation of our service that of your whole family which we make to you as we observe the day on which our lord jesus christ handed on the mystery of his body and blood for his disciples to celebrate order our days in your peace and command that we may be delivered from eternal damnation and counted among the flock of those you have chosen be pleased oh god we pray to bless acknowledge and approve this offering in every respect that make it spiritual and acceptable so that it may become for us the body and blood of your most beloved son our lord jesus christ on the day before he was to suffer for our salvation and the salvation of all that is today he took bread in his holy and venerable hands and with eyes raised to heaven to your god his almighty father giving you thanks he said the blessing broke the bread and gave it to his disciples saying take this all of you and eat of it for this is my body which will be given up for you in a similar way when supper was ended he took this precious chalice in his holy and venerable hands and once more giving you thanks he said the blessing and gave the chalice to his disciples saying take this all of you and drink from it for this is the chalice of my blood the blood of the new and eternal covenant which will be poured out for you and for many for the forgiveness of sins do this in memory of me the mystery of faith [Music] therefore lord as we celebrate the memorial of the blessed passion the resurrection from the dead and the glorious ascension into heaven of christ your son our lord we your servants and your holy people offer to your glorious majesty from the gift that you have given us this pure victim this holy victim the spotless victim the holy bread of eternal life and the chalice of everlasting salvation be pleased to look upon these offerings with a serene and kindly countenance and to accept them as once you are pleased to accept the gift of your servant able to just the sacrifice of abraham our father in faith and the offering of your high priest melchizedek a holy sacrifice a spotless victim in humble prayer we ask you almighty god command that these gifts be born by the hand of your holy angel to your altar on high in the sight of your divine majesty so that all of us who through this participation at the altar receive the most holy body and blood of your son may be filled with every grace and heavenly blessing remember also lord your servants who have gone before us with a sign of faith and rest in the sleep of peace grant them o lord we pray and all who sleep in christ a place of refreshment light and peace to us also your servants who thought sinners having your abundant mercies graciously grandson share and fellowship with your holy apostles and martyrs with john the baptist stephen matajas barnabas ignacios alessander marcellinus peter felicity perpetua agatha lucci anes cecilia anastasia and all your saints admit us we visit you into their company no because our merits but grantees us your pardon for whom you continue to make all these good things o lord you sanctify them fill them with life bless them and bestowed upon us through him and with him and in him o god almighty father in the unity of the holy spirit all glory and honor is yours for ever and ever [Music] at the savior's command and formed by divine teaching we dare to say 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 deliver us lord we pray from every evil graciously grant peace in our days that by the help of your mercy we may be always free from sin and safe from all distress as we await the blessed hope and the coming of our savior jesus christ lord jesus christ who said to your apostles peace i leave you my peace i give you look not on our sins but on the faith of your church and graciously grant her peace and unity in accordance with your will who live and reign forever and ever amen the peace of the lord be with you always [Music] is [Music] is [Music] behold the lamb of god behold him who takes away the sins of the world blessed are those called to the supper of the lamb r r shall be [Music] is do this whenever you [Music] receive it [Music] is [Music] please [Music] [Music] oh [Music] is [Music] is [Music] [Music] [Music] is [Music] is [Music] is [Music] god [Music] is [Music] is [Music] is [Music] is [Music] [Music] r [Music] is [Music] oh [Music] choose [Music] [Music] [Music] is [Music] is [Music] [Music] [Music] is [Music] is you let us pray grant almighty god that just as we are renewed by the supper of your son in this pleasant age so we may enjoy his banquet for all eternity who lives and reigns forever and ever oh [Music] try [Music] [Music] oh [Music] is [Music] [Music] is [Music] is 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Length: 89min 18sec (5358 seconds)

Published: Thu Apr 01 2021