Maundy Thursday: The Last Supper

Recalling Christ's Passion
with Francis & Clare of Assisi

from The Word:
"During the meal, Jesus took and blessed the bread, broke it and gave it to his disciples: 'Take, eat. This is my body.' Taking the cup and thanking God he gave it to them: 'Drink this, all of you. This is my blood, God's new covenant poured out for many people for the forgiveness of sins. I'll not be drinking wine from this cup again until that new day when I'll drink with you in the kingdom of my Father."
--Matthew 26:29, The Message

Francis:
"Behold, each day he humbles himself as when he came from the royal throne into the into the Virgin's womb; each day he himself comes to us, appearing humbly...As he revealed himself to the holy apostles in true flesh, so he reveals himself to us now in the sacred bread...In this way the Lord is always with his faithful, as he himself says: Behold I am with you until the end of the age."
--Admonitions 1

Clare:
"Place your mind before the mirror of eternity!
Place your soul in the brilliance of glory!
Place your heart in the figure of the divine substance!
...So that you too may feel what his friends feel as they taste the hidden sweetness that God himself has reserved from the beginning for those who love him."
--Letter III to St. Agnes of Prague


From an offering of Scripture accompanied by words from St. Francis (1182-1226) & St. Clare (1194-1253) of Assisi modelled on the traditional Stations of the Cross. To see the complete series, go to the website of the Poor Clare Colettine Community of Hawarden Wales, .