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A Reflection on Holy Thursday by Fr. Joseph Jablonski, MSC
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“…You should also do.”A Reflection on Holy Thursday
By. Fr. Joseph Jablonski, MSC
The Missionaries of the Sacred Heart USA Province305 S. Lake Street, PO Box 270 Aurora, IL 60507 (630) 892-2371 [email protected]
It is so easy to ritualize the Lord’s command and stop there with solemn Church ceremonies.
However that isnot what we are
called to do.
We wash feet during the Liturgy of the Last Supper
and remember it was the beginning of his passion…
…“as I have done for you, you should also do”
Jesus’ washing of his disciple’s feet was not a simple
gesture of affection or of
ritual purification to be repeated in
ceremony;
it was to ordain his apostles and in a
way all of us into a life of loving
service to all of humanity
and done in such a way that it becomes
contagious.
The words of the Liturgy: “do this
in memory of me” are not
simply inviting us to ritual
celebration either.
“This ismy body…given upfor you…
DO this inMemoryof me.”
The command is to give our lives in love as we have received.
“This is the chalice of my
blood… poured out for
you and for many for the FORGIVENESS
of sins… DO this in memory of
me.”
The command is to forgive as we have been forgiven.
The Liturgy sends us forth to live what we have celebrated.
The procession with the Blessed
Sacrament reminds us that the Lord walks
with us and wants us to walk
into the world with him.
The altar of repose and adoration
invite us into ever deeper union
with him so that we may follow him through
death
to new life not only in ceremony, but in reality.
We hope you enjoyed this reflection.
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The Missionaries of the Sacred Heart USA Province305 S. Lake Street, PO Box 270 Aurora, IL 60507 (630) 892-2371 [email protected]
Photo Credits• Slide 1: Photo © Ron Hohenhaus via www.istockphoto.com• Slide 2: Photo by Jiri Hoda via PublicDomainPictures.net • Slide 3: Photo © MShep2 via PublicDomainPictures.net • Slide 4: Photo from www.cruzblanca.org/hermanoleon• Slide 5: Photos from www.cruzblanca.org/hermanoleon• Slide 6: Photo © Dennis Hoyne via www.istockphoto.com• Slide 7: Photo from www.cruzblanca.org/hermanoleon• Slide 8: Photo © Dean Mitchell, via www.istockphoto.com• Slide 9: Photo © clearstockconcepts, via www.istockphoto.com• Slide 10: Photo by Daniel Wagner, nephew of Br. Joseph Tesar, MSC
(taken in Papua New Guinea)• Slides 11-12: Photos from www.cruzblanca.org/hermanoleon
Photos are for illustration only.
Photo Credits• Slide 13: Upper left photo (see slide 8). Other photos are of
members of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart (All Rights Reserved): – Upper right: Fr. Richard Kennedy, MSC teaching English to Grade 12 students
in Papua New Guinea– Lower left: Frank Natale, MSC and Br. Jim Miller, MSC, help organize books to
be donated– Lower right: Fr. Joseph Jablonski, MSC distributes emergency food supplies to
families in Colombia affected by the heavy flooding (January 2012)
• Slide 14: Photo from www.cruzblanca.org/hermanoleon• Slide 15: Photo © Lisa Thornberg via www.istockphoto.com• Slide 16: Fr. John Fahnestock, MSC stands with the brand new
mobile doctor’s office that he helped build. (All Rights Reserved)
Photos are for illustration only.
Photo Credits• Slide 17: Photo from www.cruzblanca.org/hermanoleon• Slide 18: Photo from www.cruzblanca.org/hermanoleon• Slide 19: Photo © Joshua Hodge Photography via
www.istockphoto.com• Slides 21-23: Background by Petr Kratochvil, via
www.PublicDomainPictures.net
Please note that any photos depicting people are of models, with the exception of three photos on slides 3 and the photo on slide 16, which depict members of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart USA Province.
