Do this in remembrance of me

Each of our liturgical readings tonight ends with a command, an exhortation, or simply a statement of fact, all of which are intended to take an historical event and make it present for future generations. About the Passover meal: this is a memorial feast for you that all generations to come shall celebrate as a perpetual institution. About the Last Supper: do this in remembrance of me. For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the death of the Lord until he comes. About the washing of the feet: If I, therefore, Master and teacher, have washed your feet, you ought to wash one another’s feet.

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