Canterbury@ULM will not meet today. It is Maundy Thursday, and Maundy Thursday services begin at St. Thomas' and at St. Alban's at 6 p.m. I will be at St. Alban's and need to leave campus at 5 p.m.
The Maundy Thursday service is a very special commemoration of the institution of the Lord's Supper on the eve of his crucifixion. The service incorporates foot washing, a sign of the servant ministry of Jesus the Christ. All are welcome to participate in foot washing but none are obligated.
After Holy Eucharist, the service ends with stripping the altar bare in recognition of the devastating events of Good Friday. The reserve sacrament is carried to an altar of repose elsewhere in the church, and the tabernacle doors will be left wide open, foreshadowing the empty tomb we will celebrate at the Easter Vigil Saturday night.
This is a solemn and moving moment in the life of the church. I hope you will attend a Maundy Thursday service.
The study materials about Jesus' crucifixion we would have used today will be posted on the blog tomorrow for your Good Friday meditation.
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