The Mass of the Lord's Supper

Including the Procession to the Altar of Repose and the Stripping of the Altar

Thursday, April 17, 2025
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Maundy Thursday

Maundy Thursday

Almighty Father, whose dear Son, on the night before he suffered, instituted the Sacrament of his Body and Blood: Mercifully grant that we may thankfully receive the same in remembrance of him who in these holy mysteries giveth us a pledge of life eternal, the same thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord; who now liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit ever, one God, world without end. Amen.


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My Jesus,
I believe that you are present in the Most Holy Sacrament.
I love you above all things,
and I desire to receive you into my soul.
Since I cannot at this moment
receive you sacramentally,
come at least spiritually into my heart.
I embrace you as if you were already there and unite myself wholly to you.
Never permit me to be separated from you.
Amen.


CelebrantFr. Turner
PreacherThe Very Rev. McGowan, Dean and President, Berkeley Divinity School at Yale
DeaconFr. Moretz
SubdeaconMo. Turner
Sung byThe Saint Thomas Choir of Men and Boys
The Ordinary of the MassMissa Simile est regnum caelorum, by Tomás Luis de Victoria (1548-1611)
PreludeMaundy Thursday from Holy Week for Two organs (2007), by Gerre Hancock (1934-2012)
The Liturgy of the Word
Hymn445 – Praise to the Holiest in the height – GERONTIUS
The LessonExodus 12:1-14
Psalm116:1-2, 11-16, Dilexi, Quoniam (Buck)
The Epistle1 Corinthians 11:23-26
SequenceSion, praise thy Saviour, singing – LAUDA SION SALVATOREM
The Holy GospelJohn 13:1-17, 31b-35
The Washing of Feet
MotetIn Monte Oliveti, by Orlandus Lassus (1532-1594)
Mandatumby Douglas Major (b. 1953)
The Liturgy of the Eucharist
Motet at the OffertorySive vigilem, by William Mundy (c. 1529-1590)
Hymn337 – And now, O Father, mindful of the love – UNDE ET MEMORES
Organ ReflectionLe banquet céleste, by Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992)
Hymn314 – Humbly I adore thee, Verity unseen – ADORO DEVOTE
Procession of the Blessed Sacrament to the Altar of Repose
Hymn329 – Now, my tongue, the mystery telling – PANGE LINGUA
Tantum ErgoTantum ergo, by Déodat de Séverac (1872-1921)
The Stripping of the Altar
Psalm 22Plainsong (Tone II1)

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