“Then Jesus went with them to a place called Gethsemane, and he said to his disciples, ‘Sit here, while I go yonder and pray.’ And taking with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, he began to be sorrowful and troubled. Then he said to them, ‘My soul is very sorrowful, even to death; remain here, and watch with me.’” (Matthew 26:36–38)
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Pange lingua, gloriosi
Corporis mysterium,
Sanguinisque pretiosi,
Quem in mundi pretium
Fructus ventris generosi
Rex effudit gentium.
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“Come, eat my bread and drink the wine, which I have prepared you.” (Tract of Maundy Thursday, Proverbs 9:5)
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“In the same way, after supper he took the cup, saying, This cup is the new covenant in my blood; do this, whenever you drink it, in remembrance of me. For whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes. (Epistle of Maundy Thursday, 1 Corinthians 11:26)
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“For I received from the Lord what I also delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus on the night when he was betrayed took bread. And when he had given thanks, he broke it, and said, This is my body which is for you. Do this in remembrance of me.” (Epistle of Maundy Thursday, 1 Cor. 11:23–24)
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“From the rising of the sun to its setting, my name is great among the nations. And in every place, a sacrifice is offered to my name, a pure offering, for my name is great among the nations.” (Tract of Maundy Thursday, Malachi 1:11)
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Behold, O good and sweetest Jesus,
I cast myself upon my knees in thy sight,
and with the most fervent desire of my soul
I pray and beseech thee
to impress upon my heart
lively sentiments of faith,
hope and charity,
with true repentance for my sins
and a most firm desire of amendment.
Whilst with deep affection and grief of soul
I consider within myself
and mentally contemplate
thy five most precious wounds,
having before mine eyes that which David,
the prophet, long ago spoke concerning thee,
‘They have pierced my hands and my feet,
they have numbered all my bones.’
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The ceremonies of Holy Week take a lot of practice. Here is the rehearsal with the servers for the Palm Sunday procession.
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