Holy Thursday: Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper

Paschal Triduum

In the evening the Church remembers the Last Supper, when Jesus instituted the Eucharist and the priesthood and washed his disciples’ feet. The Paschal Triduum begins.

This year the Annunciation of the Lord is transferred to Monday, April 5, because today falls during Holy Week.

Readings of the day

Luminous Mysteries

Fifth Mystery: The Institution of the Eucharist

This mystery is featured for Holy Thursday.

“This is my body which is given for you. Do this in memory of me.”Luke 22:19

At the Last Supper, on the night before He suffered, Jesus takes bread and wine and gives His Body and Blood to the apostles as food and drink, the new covenant in His Blood.

Fruit of the mystery: Adoration

Adoro Te Devote

Godhead here in hiding, whom I do adore, masked by these bare shadows, shape and nothing more, see, Lord, at thy service low lies here a heart lost, all lost in wonder at the God thou art.

St. Thomas Aquinas; tr. Gerard Manley Hopkins (d. 1889)

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This day’s five mysteries (Luminous Mysteries)

The Baptism of the Lord
The Wedding at Cana
The Proclamation of the Kingdom
The Transfiguration
The Institution of the Eucharist

Coming up

Friday of the Passion of the LordFri, Mar 26
Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the LordSun, Mar 28 · Solemnity
Second Sunday of Easter or Sunday of Divine MercySun, Apr 4 · Sunday
The Annunciation of the LordMon, Apr 5 · Solemnity
Saints Philip and James, ApostlesMon, May 3 · Feast

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Liturgical calendar for the dioceses of the USA (General Roman Calendar and U.S. proper), checked against the USCCB liturgical calendar. Readings: citations from the U.S. Lectionary for Mass, text from the Douay-Rheims Bible (public domain).

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