The Jews of Jesus’ day peering into the future knew that tough times were coming. Maundy Thursday is full of religious significance and tradition. Now before the festival of the Passover, Jesus knew that his hour had come to depart from this world and go to the Father. March 24, 2016 . Maundy Thursday Reflection 9th April 2020 by admin General This is a Greek Orthodox icon of ‘Jesus Christ the High Priest’. March 28, 2013 By Diana. They looked for a Messiah who would act as a new Moses to deliver them from bondage to the Romans as the first Moses had delivered them, bewildered, bleeding, and despairing from bondage to the Egyptians across the Red Sea. John 13:1. Yet from this small grouping would go out the seed of faith to the entire world; these people would literally take the Body and Blood of Christ to all nations. Antony Kadavil reflects and comments on the readings at Mass for the Maundy Thursday. One night, as Thomas Jefferson was sitting at his desk at the White House, he took a straight razor and cut out all the portions of the New Testament that he didn’t like - the miracles, the Resurrection, anything that indicated Jesus’ divinity. Reflections for Maundy Thursday. In 1787 at the age of 84, John Wesley wrote a tract called “The Duty of Constant Communion,” a reissuing of something he had written 55 years earlier and believed even more than ever. The bread and wine strengthen the body and these tokens of the body and blood of Christ strengthen the soul. And visit the Spudcaster page for more podcasts. I would like to invite each person listening in, wherever and whomever he may be, to contemplate for a moment the events of the past few hours and to give thanks in his own individual way.’, “For me, this meant taking Communion. An ideal format for a Maundy Thursday Service which begins with the sharing of the Passover meal and then proceeds to a time of worship. Fr. Reflections for Maundy Thursday. Today we celebrated Maundy Thursday. Upload Date: Apr 09, 2020. christianity. by Dr. Alyce M. McKenzie on Monday, March 22, 2021. On this occasion Jesus we also believe he instituted the Sacrament of Holy Orders, that is, he commissioned his apostles to go out and be his apostles among the nations. It was interesting to think that the very first liquid ever poured on the moon, and the first food eaten there, were consecrated elements. The Holy Week tradition that is the most meaningful for me is the stripping of the altar and sanctuary of the church at the end of the liturgy on Maundy* Thursday. MAUNDY THURSDAY RCL: Exodus 12: 1-4, (5-10) 11-14, 1 Corinthians 11:23-26, John 13:1-17, 31b-35 RoCa: Exodus 12:1-8, 11-14, 1 Corinthians 11:23-26, John 13:1-15. We know that we are weak people. John uses the washing of the feet on two levels, first as a normal part of hospitality. Maundy Thursday is a holy day as it is the day that we remember Jesus celebrating his final Passover with his disciples, otherwise known as the last supper. In this Sacrament we receive Jesus Himself under the forms of bread and wine. Category: Religion Christianity. Maundy Thursday Reflections… stockingfordparish Uncategorized April 9, 2020 April 17, 2020 10 Minutes (Image by hudsoncrafted from Pixabay) For those unable to join our Maundy Thursday Virtual Agape Meal, you might find these readings and reflections helpful to read at home… Bible Reading: John 15:9-17 (NLT) 9 “I have loved you even as the Father has loved me. Text: Mark: 14:17-20, 22-24. The word ‘Maundy’ comes from the Latin for ‘command’ or ‘commandment’ and it is in THIS story, on Thursday night before his arrest and crucifixion, that Jesus says, “A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another.” (v.34) That’s the ‘Maundy’ part – that you love one another. Maundy is from the Latin mandatum (which means commandment) based on the fact that Jesus commanded us to love one another (John 13:34) and to continue the practice of the Lord’s Supper in Mark, Luke, and Matthew. Every Maundy Thursday, I am reminded of a particular event that occurred during my time at Seattle Pacific University. The… Like them, we are a pretty motely bunch. Having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end. Maundy Thursday Reflection. Maundy Thursday Reflections Maundy Thursday/Holy Thursday is the day we are reminded of the call to service by God. One by one, the water of his love washes over the feet of each disciple. In the one-sixth gravity of the moon, the wine curled slowly and gracefully up the cup. So, I unstowed the elements in their flight packets. I put them and the Scripture reading on the little table in front of the abort guidance-system computer. On the actual day of the moon landing, Buzz Aldrin wrote these word: “We awoke at 5:30 a.m., Houston time. This word maundy means commandment. The story told on Maundy Thursday is not a feel-good tale. Patricia Raube. By Lauren Sanderlin | Publish Date March 31, 2021. “And he took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, “This is my body given for you; do this in remembrance of me.” In the blackout I opened the little plastic packages, which contained bread and wine. So, we know that we are always welcome at his table. Maundy Thursday is, scripturally and liturgically speaking, the busiest day of the church year. Tonight marks the last meal of Jesus’ earthly life before his trial and crucifixion. One of the passages he excised with his straight razor was from Luke 2 when Jesus was 6 weeks old and his parents brought him to the Temple to dedicate him to God. 34). It is usually a time when we come together to share deep convictions. No one is left out. Trautwein March 28, 2013 Exodus 12:1-4, 11-14; Psalm 116:1-4, 12-17; I Corinthians 11:23-26; John 13:1-17, 31b-35 This is a strange day, in the midst of a strange week, in the midst of a very strange story. This is a question that plagues many faithful Christians, particularly those in Evangelical circles. To Jefferson, God was like a rich Aunt in Australia, benevolent but not very involved. One by one, Jesus kneels on the floor in front of each disciple. Fr. Some of you might just be old enough to remember when Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong landed on the moon in July of 1968. As Christians we affirm that Jesus, the Son of God, the host of this Maundy Thursday meal delivers us from bondage to sin and death, bewilderment, hopelessness, and apathy. Let us fortify ourselves with this holy meal as we head into a challenging time. At what point, Peter, did it dawn on you that this wasn’t Passover as usual? Support us! Meditation for Maundy Thursday Diana R.G. Turner. Neil and I separated from Mike Collins in the command module. When it came time, over the blessing of the third cup of wine, he was supposed to say, “This is the cup of redemption from bondage in Egypt,” he makes another substitution and says, “This is my blood of the new covenant poured out so that you may be freed from your bondage to sin. Opening Comments: Elements of a New Reformation. Why would we neglect to partake of this meal that brings forgiveness of sins, and spiritual refreshment? There Jesus, a day before he died for us on the cross, instituted the Sacrament of the Holy Eucharist. 1 person will be notified when a comment is added. ‘Houston, this is Eagle. Tonight, we can also re-enact the Last Supper in a very deeply spiritual way. Christine Coram. Perhaps because of our current lock down and isolation, we might think about Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong in their isolation in space. But note that this is a mandate, this is a requirement, this is not optional. I wonder how clearly they’ll remember it as their leader is betrayed, abused, and strung up on a cross? The word “maundy” comes from a Latin word: mandatum. Is the Institution of the Lord’s Supper the instituting of a new religion? Then, on Maundy Thursday, Jesus celebrated the Passover with his disciples. There follow the texts of four meditations, three by witnesses to the events of the Last Supper (Peter, Judas, Mary), and then Jesus' own thoughts in the Prayer at Gethsemane. April 8, 2020 Uncategorized A Reflection for Maundy Thursday A Reflection for Maundy Thursday. The Spirit guided the old man into the Temple that day, and when he saw the baby Jesus, he took him in his arms and praised God, saying, “Master, now you are dismissing me in peace, for my eyes have seen your salvation!”, Years later, on Tuesday, July 4, 1826, the 50th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, at age 83, Thomas Jefferson lay on his death bed at Monticello. For all of us aspiring theologians, this was the rite of passage. That Jesus, your server for the evening, was making substitutions in the menu?”, The Passover script tells the host to break the unleavened bread in half and say “this is the bread of affliction our fathers ate in the wilderness.” Instead, Jesus breaks it and says, “This is my body.”. John says that Jesus actually washes the disciples’ feet “during supper.” Here he is alerting us to a second and deeper level of meaning, yes, foot washing can be seen as a symbolic act, but in the first-century Mediterranean world, different parts of the body were associated with various aspects of the person. John makes Jesus’ message very clear: “I have given you a model to follow, so that as I have done for you, you should do also do.” This instruction is closely tied to the only other command in John’s Gospel: “Love one another. The word “Maundy” comes from the Latin term “mandatum” meaning to command. But Jesus said that he came to call the sick and sinners not the fit and virtuous. The meal Jesus hosted for his disciples on Maundy Thursday was a Passover Meal. Peter. He didn’t have much use for the Eucharist. By Meerabelle Dey. We remember something that happened so long ago, none of us can trace our family trees back that far. The word Maundy is derived from the Latin word mandatum. A righteous old man named Simeon believed he would not see death until he had met the Messiah. On this Holy “Maundy” Thursday when we cannot be in our churches due to the Coronavirus it seems even more appropriate to read of those astronauts on the moon re-enacting the Last Supper. We remember something that happened so far away, most of us have never been there, and never will be. Maundy Thursday is special because of the brutal honesty of it. Homily starter anecdote: Communion on the moon: The Lord's Supper ensures that we can remember Jesus from any place. I am putting myself in the scene, this soul-weary, overweight, middle-aged black woman who needs Jesus with everything in me. As we enter into the … Judas. This foot-washing regularly took place upon a person’s arrival for a meal. Maundy Thursday gets its name from the Latin, ‘mandatum’, mandate, which is taken from one of the readings for today: “I give you a new commandment, that you love one another, as I have loved you” (John 13. Stripped Bare: A Reflection on Maundy Thursday. Jesus Loved Us to the End: My Sermon on Maundy Thursday. Maundy Thursday Meditation. Maundy Thursday This is my body This is my blood With his words he held out broken bread and the cup of wine. Reverend Nombulelo Mbewu recorded this Maundy Thursday sermon from home. The meal (be it the Seder meal or the meal of the Eucharist) is familiar, its identification with Jesus is established. There are many accounts of Jefferson’s last words, but the most inspiring among them is that, near the end, those around him saw his eyes fix on a point at the foot of his bed and heard him repeating the prayer of Simeon to the Messiah: “Master, now you are dismissing me in peace, for my eyes have seen your salvation.”. He wrote to a friend, “I have made a wee little book from the gospels which I call the ‘Philosophy of Jesus.' Prayers and reflections for Maundy Thursday from the Episcopal Deanery of Berkshire County (Diocese of Western Massachusetts) Maundy Thursday: Reflections from Rev. Maundy Thursday Reflection (1st April 2021)- prepared for us by Rev. I would like to request a few moments of silence. The collect and readings for Maundy Thursday may be found here. Today is the day before Good Friday, just over half-way from Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday. He had had his last meal. Nevertheless, we … I sensed especially strongly my unity with our church back home, and with the Church everywhere. Peter, at what point did it dawn on you that in Jesus’ last meal he was offering himself as the main course at a New Passover, proclaiming a new exodus, and a new covenant and entry into a new promised land?”. Our powered descent was right on schedule. He says that today we remember how Jesus transformed the Jewish Passover into the New Testament Passover. Let us ponder the occasion when Jesus gathered with his disciples in that Upper Room in Jerusalem. Remain in my love. Posted on April 1, 2021 by Scott under Holy Week, Last Supper. They were saddened, and one by one they said to him, "Surely not I?" Whoever remains in me and I in him, will bear much fruit; for without me you do nothing.”. As I have loved you, so you also should love one another” (13:34). With only seconds worth of fuel left, we touched down at 3:30 p.m. Now was the moment for Communion. I’d love to seek out Simon Peter tomorrow, sit him down before he betrays Jesus, and ask him, “What do you remember about last night? When evening came, Jesus arrived with the Twelve. I am present with my Jesus. Opening words We come before God on this very special day to remember the last time Jesus sat down with his disciples to enjoy fellowship and to celebrate the Passover before his betrayal, arrest, death and resurrection. “Death will be a quick turn, the winking of an eye but dying turns and twists and waits and teases.”-Walter Brueggeman, from Easter in the Very Belly of Nothingness with reflections for MAUNDY THURSDAY GOOD FRIDAY HOLY SATURDAY Compiled by Hilary Ann Golden, MDiv 2013 asacredourney.net. In the Sacrament of the Holy Eucharist we make a commitment, by the grace of God with us in Jesus, to begin a new life. Today begins part of the climax of Holy Week. Maundy Thursday Reflections. Like Jesus, the community of disciples is called upon to love on another “to the end,” and this love requires both forgiveness and humble service. Sermon for Maundy Thursday. And mandatum means “mandate” or a “commandment”. | April 9, 2020 This piece is the fifth in a series of reflections about Lent and Holy Week. May we leave this place to stand by our savior in the challenges that face him in the next few days, as he has promised to stand by us in whatever lies ahead in our lives. We can be certain of his presence amid an uncertain future. Jesus is betrayed and handed to the authorities by one of the Twelve. The eyes and the heart represented the intellect and judgment; the mouth and ears, communication; and feet, external action, and doing. Ex 12:1-8, 11-14; I Cor 11:23-26; Jn 13:1-15. I poured wine into the chalice my parish had given me. Some of you might just be old enough to remember when Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong landed on the moon in July of 1968. He gave several reasons why Christians should commune as often as possible. In my mind I am there with the disciples. Maundy is from the Latin mandatum (which means commandment) based on the fact that Jesus commanded us to love one another (John 13:34) and to continue the practice of the Lord’s Supper in Mark, Luke, and Matthew. It points to the command Jesus gave after washing his own disciples’ feet. With such a strong emphasis on a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, Maundy Thursday Reflection - YouTube A service of reflection for Maundy Service, 1st April 2021.This is a pre-recorded, online only service led by Rev. Now that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should … Tonight, we motley crew of 21st century folks join 12 spiritually hungry disciples - reclined around a candlelit table in an Upper Room; We have gathered to join Jesus in his last meal before he is betrayed, beaten, and crucified. Posted on April 9, 2020 November 29, 2020 by stufffromthestuff. This is a night on which we remember. Just before I partook of the elements I read the words, which I had chosen to indicate our trust that as man probes into space, we are in fact acing in Christ. Holy Thursday, known by many Christians as Maundy Thursday, is one of the most solemn days of a very solemn week. There were no others on the moon that morning except these two men. the heart of Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday. And it marks the disciples’ last really good meal before the events that will ensue later tonight and tomorrow. This is Lunar Module Pilot speaking. Beginning in chapter 26, the Gospel of Matthew describes the 24 hours between the Last Supper and Good Friday in unflinching detail. While they were reclining at the table eating, he said, "I tell you the truth, one of you will betray me - one who is eating with me. We presuppose that Mary, the Mother of God, and other faith-filled women were there also. Holy Thursday, Maundy Thursday, and I am thinking of that night so long ago. Many of us, no doubt, come to reflect this day on our own waywardness, our broken promises, our sinfulness. Then I called back to Houston. In church history, this day has been called Maundy Thursday. As they ate the meal, Jesus showed them that the meal has always pointed to him. The events of the Thursday before Jesus’ death and resurrection are recounted each year by Christians around the world in an observance known as Maundy Thursday. Maundy Thursday – a reflection on betrayal. You and I are the successors of those who gathered in the Upper Room with Jesus. Likewise, at the Last Supper there were no other Christians on the face of the earth except for Jesus and his followers. And Jesus was to him a moral example and no more. I made it by cutting the pages out of the book and arranging them on the pages of a blank book…”. However, in the Gospel set for this holy day, St John substitutes the foot washing for the words of the institution of the Holy Eucharist. So drop us an email if you would like to subscribe. I read: ‘I am the vine, you are the branches. There would be no more earthly food for him. A Night for Remembering: A Meditation for Maundy Thursday. © SMU Perkins Center for Preaching Excellence. My senior year, I took a class from this notoriously hard professor who taught one of the most difficult courses that was offered at our school. Perhaps you like many others cannot wait to be back in Church and taking your place at the table of the Lord. As you gather with family or simply on your own, I encourage you to reflect on the significance of the event as it happened then and how God is communicating his love to you even now. Right before he would embark on the journey to Calvary for his crucifixion, Jesus displayed the ultimately perfect love. Or of a new religious practice offered for the redemption of sacrificial religions? Please use the words and pictures to remind and teach you of all that God has done for … Copyright © 2019 Holy Trinity Church | Enock Design Theme by ILoveWP.com. Jesus Loves Us Down to Our Toes: A Maundy Thursday Reflection March 18, 2015 K. Mulhern Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! The meal Jesus hosted for his disciples on Maundy Thursday was a Passover Meal. He says that we remember how Jesus transformed the Jewish Passover into the New Testament Passover. Antony Kadavil reflects and comments on the readings at Mass for the Maundy Thursday. And when we talk about “Maundy Thursday” we’re talking about “mandate Thursday”. The theme is “Love beyond measure.” The Florida Methodist Church set up this podcast in response to the lockdown. The following sermon is based on John 13:1-17, 31-35. We’re talking about the night that Christ told his disciples exactly what he expected of them. With all due respect to Thomas Jefferson, my money is on John Wesley when it comes to the Eucharist we celebrate this Maundy Thursday! May the bread and wine strengthen our bodies as these tokens of the body and blood of Christ strengthen our souls. To wash another’s feet, then, carries the symbolic meaning of forgiveness, of washing away the effect of one’s actions.
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