Welcome to the Art of Catholic Podcast. My name is Matthew Leonard. Today's podcast is a little different in that rather than an interview, it's a short spiritual reflection. It's just something a little different I thought I'd try.

So you can let me know whether or not you like it in the comments below.

Now if you're listening on YouTube or a podcast player, know that there's also a written version of this in the blog area at scienceofsainthood.com so you can

check that out if you prefer to read.

But the topic of this reflection is what we must understand about Holy Thursday.

Though we often tend to focus most of our attention on Good Friday and Holy Saturday during

Holy Week and the Holy Tritikum, Don't forget the immense power and purpose of Holy Thursday.

Today is a game changer.

It's the institution of the Eucharist, the medicine of immortality as the Church Fathers,

which both unites us to Christ and empowers us to imitate him through a Eucharistic

life.

But what exactly does that mean? What does living a Eucharistic

life like Christ actually look like? Well, Jesus gives us the answer at the last supper.

On the cusp of incredible suffering and betrayal from all sides, from Judas to Peter, Christ

demonstrates what it means to truly give of yourself to others.

During the supper, he sets aside his garments and washes the feet of his closest friends.

Friends he knows will soon flee his presence when trouble begins.

I'll try to imagine this scene.

The second person of the most holy Trinity is kneeling down in front of the very creatures

he made, fully aware they're going to abandon him a short while later.

As the water dripped from his fingers and Peter's feet into the basin and splashed onto the

floor, how could the words of David in Psalm 55 not be ringing in our Lord's ears.

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