Holy Thursday

Fr. Stephanos, O.S.B., over at Me monk. Me meander. provides us with the First Preface of the Holy Eucharist for the Evening Mass of the Lord's Supper on Holy Thursday.

Father, all-powerful and ever living God,
we do well always and everwywhere to give you thanks
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
He is the true and eternal priest
who established this unending sacrifice.
He offered himself as a victim for our deliverance
and taught us to make this offering in his memory.
As we eat his body which he gave for us, we grow in strength.
As we drink his blood which he poured out for us,
we are washed clean. . .
Now, with angels and archangels, and the whole company of heaven,
we sing the unending hymn of your praise:
Holy, holy, holy. . .

Remember to go to Mass tonight if you can make it. Try and make attending the Triduum a priority for these next few days. You will see and experience the richness of the Catholic Faith.

Please remember to pray for all those who are preparing to enter the Church at Easter. Pray for those in your own parish, diocese, and throughout the world.

Also, please remember to pray for those who have fallen away from the practice of the Faith who may be attending Mass at Easter. Pray that they will encounter Christ in the Mass and be drawn back to Him through the Sacraments.