Presentation on Holy Thursday

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PresentationonHoly Thursday

• By
• Joseph Koh, OFM

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Content

• 1. Introduction
• 2. Biblical Reference
• 3. History Tradition
• 4. Liturgy
• 5. Thoughts Reflections

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1. Introduction

• Lent
• Holy Week,
• Follows upon Lent
• Reenact, Relive, Participate in the Passion of
  Christ
• Palm Sunday, Easter Triduum i.e. Holy Thursday,
  Good Friday, Holy Saturday Easter Sunday

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Introduction

• Holy or Maundy?
• From the Latin word of Mandatum Command
• A new Command I give you Love one another (John
  13 34)

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Introduction

• True Climax The Lords Supper
• The Three principal mysteries
• The Institution of the Eucharist
• The Establishment of Christian Priesthood
• The Commandment to Love One Another

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2. Biblical Reference

• The Last Supper Mt 2620, Mk 1417, Lk 2214
• The Washing of Feet Jn 131-17
• Institution of the Eucharist Mt 2626-29, Mk
  1422-25, Lk 2215-20
• The Agony the Arrest Mt 2650-56, Mk 1446-52,
  Lk 2249-54, Jn 1810-11

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3. History Tradition

• Approximately began in 7th Century
• Celebration of 2 Masses survived
• Chrism Mass
• Evening Mass of the Lords Supper

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History Tradition

• Medieval Times
• Also known as Shere Thursday
• Men sheared (shaved) beard and cut hair
• Performed penances throughout Lent
• Baptism on Thursday

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History Tradition

• Origin of Chrism Mass
• Blessed Oil already used for Baptismal ritual in
  3rd Century
• Blessing reserved for bishops
• Baptism on Easter Vigil. Practical to consecrate
  oil on Holy Thursday
• In 13th Century, priests began to join in prayers
  of blessings with bishops

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History Tradition

• By 20th Century, became a renewal act whereby the
  priest dedicated himself to Christ and promised
  that he would carry out his priestly duties, as
  "an expression of the communion between the
  priests and their bishop." 

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Liturgy

• A. Chrism Mass
• B. Mass of the Lords Supper

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Liturgy

• The Chrism Mass

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Liturgy

• 1. The role of the bishop as the high priest of
  his flock, and source of unity for the ministers
  of the entire diocese.
• 2. The blessing of oils for liturgical use,
  namely, Baptism, Confirmation, Holy Orders and
  Anointing of the Sick.
• 3. A celebration of the institution of
  priesthood.

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Liturgy

• 4. The renewal of commitment to priestly service.
  
• 5. The priesthood of all believers.
• 6. The gathering of the diocese in the cathedral.
  

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Liturgy

• The Evening Mass
• of the Lords Supper

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Liturgy

1. Readings
2. Washing of Feet
3. Reposition of Blessed Sacrament
4. Stripping of Altar
5. Adoration of Blessed Sacrament

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Liturgy

• Readings

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Liturgy

• First Reading Ex 12 1-8, 11-14
• The establishment of the first Passover meal
• Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh repeatedly to
  allow the Israelites to leave Egypt to pray to
  their God in the desert for three days, but was
  refused
• The work of the Lord in the Passover

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Liturgy

• First Reading (Cont)
• The command of the Lord for the Israelites to
  keep this feast
• To be observed as an ordinance forever

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Liturgy

• First Reading (Cont)
• Important point to note
• A memorial feast is the type of sacrifice that is
  repeated on a regular basis. A memorial feast
  DOES NOT simply recall what was once done. It
  makes the participants in the memorial PRESENT as
  participants in the original sacrifice

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Liturgy

• Second Reading 1 Cor 11 23-26
• The Proclamation of the Lords Death
• Participation in the memorial sacrifice that
  makes the participants present at the first
  institution
• This cup is the New Covenant in my Blood
• Fulfilling the Old Covenant

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Liturgy

• Second Reading (Cont)
• By proclaiming the death of the Lord, we are
  UNITING ourselves with Him as He celebrates the
  Last Supper, is tried, and is crucified on Calvary

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Liturgy

• Gospel Jn 13 1-15
• The perfection of Love
• To serve and NOT to be served
• Jesus showed by example what love is all about,
  even to the point of dying on the cross

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Liturgy

• Washing of Feet
• It shows both the worth God ascribes to the
  humility of service, and the need for cleansing
  with water (a symbol of baptism) in the Mandatum,
  washing, in Jesus' washing the feet of His
  disciples
• The hymn Ubi Caritas is usually sung at this time

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Liturgy

• Reposition of the Blessed Sacrament
• witnesses to the Church's esteem for Christ's
  Body present in the consecrated Host
• it will remain "entombed" until the communion
  service on Good Friday
• No Mass will be celebrated in the Church until
  the Easter Vigil proclaims the Resurrection

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Liturgy

• Stripping of the Altar
• recalls the Agony in the Garden, and the arrest
  and imprisonment of Jesus
• altar bared, crosses removed or covered,
  symbolising the moment in the Passion of Christ
  when He was stripped of His garments
• is transformed from the communion table into the
  tomb slab of Good Friday

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Liturgy

• Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
• Eucharist placed in an altar of repose
• Silent adoration
• answer Christ's invitation "Could you not, then,
  watch one hour with me?" (Matt 2640)

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Summary

• Importance of Holy Thursday
• History and Traditions
• Liturgies
• Chrism Mass
• Mass of the Lords Supper
• Washing of Feet
• Stripping of Altar, Reposition and Adoration of
  the Blessed Sacrament

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Thoughts Reflections
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