On Holy Thursday, in a single evening, Jesus gives us everything: the Eucharist as a pledge of his abiding presence, the priesthood, and the example of love made visible in the washing of feet. This reflection draws on Paul's account of the institution of the Eucharist in First Corinthians, the foot-washing in John's Gospel, and the words of Saint Gaudentius of Brescia and Saint Peter Chrysologus to explore what it means to receive what Christ offers — and to go and do likewise. From the stripped altar to the bare tabernacle, Holy Thursday invites us to choose, like Peter, to be washed, fed, and sent.

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