jesus washes feet
Holy Thursday, 17 April
“Do you realize what I have done for you? You call me ‘teacher’ and ‘master,’ and rightly so, for indeed I am. If I, therefore, the master and teacher, have washed your feet, you ought to wash one another’s feet. I have given you a model to follow, so that as I have done for you, you should also do.” Jn 13:13-15
Holy Thursday commemorates the long tradition of washing of the feet. Jesus said to the apostles, “Not all of you are clean,” for he knew who will betray him. Interestingly, it is never said in the gospel if Jesus had skipped over Judas’ feet! He washed the feet of the one who would betray him. In other words, he had forgiven even before Judas betrayed him. Do you realize what Jesus has done for us, sinners? We are forgiven and loved… and now we should also do.
