A Latin spiritual journey with discerning hearts, from ashes to glory.

Day 44. Love poured out.

A reading from the Holy Gospel according to John, chapter 13, verses 1 through 15.

It was before the festival of the Passover, and Jesus knew that the hour had come for him to pass from this world to the Father.

He had always loved those who were his in the world,

but now he showed how perfect his love was.

They were at supper, and the devil had already put it into the mind of Judas Iscariot's son of Simon to betray him.

Jesus knew that the Father had put everything into his hands, and that he had come from God and was returning to God, and he got up from table,

removed his outer garment, and taking a towel, wrapped it around his waist. He then poured water

into a basin and began to wash the

disciples' feet and to wipe them with the towel he was wearing. He came to Simon Peter, who said

to him, Lord, are you going to wash my feet? Jesus answered, At the moment you do not know what I am doing, but later you will understand.

Never, said Peter, you shall never wash my feet.

Jesus replied, If I do not wash you, you can have nothing in common with me.

Then Lord, said Simon Peter, not only my feet, but my hands and my head as well.

Jesus said, No one who has taken a bath needs washing. He is clean all over. You too are

clean, though not all of you are. He knew who was going to betray him. That was why he said, though not all of you are. When he had

washed their feet and put on his clothes again, he went back to the table. Do you understand, he said,

what I have done to you? You call me master and lord, and rightly, so I am. If I then, the Lord and Master,

have washed your feet, you should wash each other's feet. I have given you an example so that

you may copy what I have done to you.

This is the night of love poured out.

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