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Praise
to you, o Lord, King of eternal glory
This
is the Gospel of the Poor;
Liberation for the Imprisoned;
Sight for the Blind;
Freedom for the Oppressed.
Praise
to you, o Lord, King of eternal glory
John 13, 1-15
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Before the festival of the Passover, Jesus, knowing that his hour had come to pass from this world to the Father, having loved those who were his in the world, loved them to the end.
They were at supper, and the devil had already put it into the mind of Judas Iscariot son of Simon, to betray him.
Jesus knew that the Father had put everything into his hands, and that he had come from God and was returning to God,
and he got up from table, removed his outer garments and, taking a towel, wrapped it round his waist;
he then poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples' feet and to wipe them with the towel he was wearing.
He came to Simon Peter, who said to him, 'Lord, are you going to wash my feet?'
Jesus answered, 'At the moment you do not know what I am doing, but later you will understand.'
'Never!' said Peter. 'You shall never wash my feet.' Jesus replied, 'If I do not wash you, you can have no share with me.' Simon Peter said,
'Well then, Lord, not only my feet, but my hands and my head as well!'
Jesus said, 'No one who has had a bath needs washing, such a person is clean all over. You too are clean, though not all of you are.'
He knew who was going to betray him, and that was why he said, 'though not all of you are'.
When he had washed their feet and put on his outer garments again he went back to the table. 'Do you understand', he said, 'what I have done to you?
You call me Master and Lord, and rightly; so I am.
If I, then, the Lord and Master, have washed your feet, you must wash each other's feet.
I have given you an example so that you may copy what I have done to you.
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Praise
to you, o Lord, King of eternal glory
The
Son of man has come to serve
He who wishes to be great, must be
the servant of all.
Praise
to you, o Lord, King of eternal glory
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