This is the night Jesus gathered with His disciples in an upper room in Jerusalem for one last supper.

This is the night Jesus took a towel and washed His disciples’ feet, manifesting the life of service to which He calls His followers.

This is the night Jesus instituted the Eucharist. On this night Jesus intended for every generation of His followers, through this meal, to enter into the sacrifice He was about to make and be nourished by Him on our journey to heaven.

All these elements of the first Maundy Thursday are part of the liturgy of every Maundy Thursday. It is one of the most beautiful and deeply moving of the Church’s liturgies. During the service, our priests will wash the feet of those parishioners who wish to participate.