Maundy Thursday, April 2
Maundy Thursday takes its name from the Latin Mandatum, a reference to the “New Commandment” Jesus gave us to “Love one another.” On Maundy Thursday, Christians remember Jesus putting on the garment of a servant and washing the feet of his friends. Maundy Thursday also recalls the institution of the Sacrament of Holy Communion in the Upper Room at the Last Supper.
All Night Vigil
The Scriptures tell us that Jesus was troubled when supper was over. He and the disciples went to a garden to pray. The disciples slept as Jesus struggled in prayer. We come to the Chapel at St. Martin’s to sit, pray, and remember Jesus choosing the Way of the Cross.
Will you watch with Jesus? Spend some time in thoughtful prayer through the night at St. Martin’s Overnight Vigil in the Chapel at the Altar of Repose following the Maundy Thursday service on April 2. Our Maundy Thursday observance doesn’t end with the service … it continues throughout the night into Good Friday morning. For these powerful hours, we are invited to watch and wait with our Lord through his painful struggle and then stand with Him outside the gates of Pontius Pilate’s palace, again watching and waiting. In this quiet time, reflect on Jesus’ path, feel his lonely struggle to accept the will of God, the danger he faced and the terrifying events of his ultimate act of love and redemption.
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