Daily Lenten Reflections

Thursday, April 14, 2022

Holy Thursday

Reflection

From start to finish, the Gospel of Jesus calls us to communion and community: To love God we must love our neighbor; when we pray, we are to say "our Father" and "forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us." Jesus promised: "Where two or three of you are gathered in my name, there I am in the midst of you." So we pray today in the Responsorial Psalm: “My vows to the Lord I will pay in the presence of all His people.” In the Gospels, we are told that "on night before he suffered," Jesus commanded His disciples two enactments of communion: sharing His sacramental Body and Blood (Matthew, Mark, Luke) and the humble service of washing one another's feet (John): "Do this in memory of me." "As I have done so you must do." Together.

Prayer

Lord Jesus, in our times of joy, show us how to share it. In our loneliness, make us feel Your presence. In our anxieties, give us the grace of trust in God the Father of us all. And bring us together, in body and spirit, to the glory of Easter. Amen.

Fr. Richard Berube, SSE, ’61, Emeritus Professor of Religious Studies

Scripture

First Reading: Exodus 12:1-8, 11-14

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

Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 11:23-26

Gospel: John 13:1-15

Daily Scripture readings can be found online at the USCCB website

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Mission of Edmundite Campus Ministry

The Mission of Edmundite Campus Ministry at Saint Michael’s College is to share the Good News of the Gospel with the College community by facilitating encounter with Jesus Christ. We do this through the celebration of the Church’s Liturgy, in programs promoting knowledge of the Catholic faith, by developing ecumenical and interreligious relationships, and providing retreats and other opportunities for personal spiritual growth.

The Catholic and Edmundite tradition upon which the College was founded is grounded in the conviction that all women and men are created in the image and likeness of God providing a special dignity unique to each person. Such dignity requires human life to be respected in all of its stages recognizing that we are all children of God.

Therefore, in its pursuit of furthering the Reign of God, the Edmundite Campus Ministry staff seeks to interact with and support every member of the College community in their search for Truth, contributing to the “enhancement of the human person and to the advancement of human culture in light of the Catholic faith.”