Please use the comment section to record your thoughts and impression for us to talk about when we gather together again on Wednesday next week.
Click here for Video Link: Holy Thursday
The video reflection (link below) should spark some similarities and differences to how we celebrate the Mass of the Lord's Supper tonight. I invite you to view and listen to this reflection before and after tonight's celebration
Please use the comment section to record your thoughts and impression for us to talk about when we gather together again on Wednesday next week. Click here for Video Link: Holy Thursday
6 Comments
Patti
4/1/2013 09:26:21 am
One thing that especially caught my attention on Holy Thursday was the sorrow that was felt, especially through some of the music. I can't remember the exact words now to the one song I'm thinking of specifically, but the whole congregation sounded sad during. It was really powerful.
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Jay
4/2/2013 10:06:55 am
We did not have a footwashing this year. We did not have one last year either. But we have had them in the past. I can talk about this in more detail at our next meeting.
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Patti
4/1/2013 09:39:08 am
I'm also still confused about what was going on in the Chapel afterwards.
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Jay
4/2/2013 10:10:31 am
In general, the procession to the chapel models itself on what the apostles did with Jesus after the Last Supper. Scripture says they followed Jesus off to the garden of Gethsemane to pray, singing songs along the way. In the garden, Jesus prayed earnestly that there be some other way, but eventually resolved himself to do the will of his Father. At times he came to check on the apostles asking them to stay awake with him, but eventually they all fell asleep. And eventually awoke only to witness the arrest of Jesus.
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Ray
4/3/2013 03:13:34 am
The moving to the other room was very touching. What does the insense represent?
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Jay
4/3/2013 03:21:33 am
In general, the use of incense is similar to its use in other religions. The rising smoke symbolizes prayers rising to the heavens. The fragrance also denotes sending up what is pleasing to God. Incense is used at particular times in the Catholic liturgy to denote the presence of something sacred or to mark a sacred moment that connects heaven above with the earth below. Some other examples are: incensing the altar as part of the consecration of the bread and wine, incensing a casket during a funeral mass, incensing people to bless them with the smoke (just as we can be blessed by water).
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