Maundy Thursday
Being the Thursday before Easter.
Matins
The Psalms Appointed
116
The Antiphon for the Benedictus
Now he that betrayed him gave them a sign, saying, * Whomsoever
I shall kiss, that same is he: hold him fast.
Holy Communion
The Collect.
ALMIGHTY Father, whose dear Son, on the night before he suffered,
did institute the Sacrament of his Body and Blood; Mercifully grant that we may
thankfully receive the same in remembrance of him, who in these holy mysteries
giveth us a pledge of life eternal; the same thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord, who
now liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit ever, one God, world
without end. Amen.
The Epistle. 1 Cor. xi. 17.
IN this that I declare unto you I praise you not, that ye come
together not for the better, but for the worse. For first of all, when ye come
together in the church, I hear that there be divisions among you; and I partly
believe it. For there must be also heresies among you, that they which are
approved may be made manifest among you. When ye come together therefore into
one place, this is not to eat the Lord's supper. For in eating every one taketh
before other his own supper: and one is hungry, and another is drunken. What?
have ye not houses to eat and to drink in? or despise ye the church of God, and
shame them that have not? What shall I say to you? shall I praise you in this?
I praise you not. For [I have received of
the Lord that which also I delivered unto you, That the Lord Jesus the same
night in which he was betrayed took bread: and when he had given thanks, he
brake it, and said, Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken for you: this
do in remembrance of me After the same manner also he took the cup, when he had
supped, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood: this do ye, as oft
as ye drink it, in remembrance of me. For as often as ye eat this bread, and
drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord's death till he come.] Wherefore whosoever shall eat this bread, and drink this cup of
the Lord, unworthily, shall be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord. But
let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread, and drink of that
cup. For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh damnation
to himself, not discerning the Lord's body. For this cause many are weak and
sickly among you, and many sleep. For if we would judge ourselves, we should
not be judged. But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we
should not be condemned with the world. Wherefore, my brethren, when ye come
together to eat, tarry one for another. And if any man hunger, let him eat at
home; that ye come not together unto condemnation. And the rest will I set in
order when I come.
The Tract Ps 22:22-26
22
I will declare thy Name unto my brethren; / in the midst of the congregation
will I praise thee.
23 O praise the Lord, ye that fear him: / magnify him, all ye of the seed of
Jacob, and stand in awe of him, all ye seed of Israel;
24 For he hath not despised, nor abhorred the low estate of the poor; / he hath
not hid his face from him; but when he called unto him he heard him.
25 Of thee cometh my praise in the great congregation; / my vows will I
perform in the sight of them that fear him.
26 The poor shall eat and be satisfied; they that seek after the Lord shall
praise him; / may your heart shall live for ever.
The Gospel. St. Luke xxiii. 1.
THE whole multitude of them arose, and led him unto Pilate. And
they began to accuse him, saying, We found this fellow perverting the nation,
and forbidding to give tribute to Cæsar, saying that he himself is Christ a
King. And Pilate asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he
answered him and said, Thou sayest it. Then said Pilate to the chief priests
and to the people, I find no fault in this man. And they were the more fierce,
saying, He stirreth up the people, teaching through-out all Jewry, beginning
from Galilee to this place. When Pilate heard of Galilee, he asked whether the
man were a Galilean. And as soon as he knew that he belonged unto Herod's
jurisdiction, he sent him to Herod, who himself also was at Jerusalem at that
time. And when Herod saw Jesus, he was exceeding glad: for he was desirous to
see him of a long season, because he had heard many things of him; and he hoped
to have seen some miracle done by him. Then he questioned with him in many
words; but he answered him nothing. And the chief priests and scribes stood and
vehemently accused him. And Herod with his men of war set him at nought, and
mocked him, and arrayed him in a gorgeous robe, and sent him again to Pilate.
And the same day Pilate and Herod were made friends together: for before they
were at enmity between themselves. And Pilate, when he had called together the
chief priests and the rulers and the people, said unto them, Ye have brought
this man unto me, as one that perverted the people: and, behold, I, having
examined him before you, have found no fault in this man touching those things
whereof ye accuse him: no, nor yet Herod: for I sent you to him; and, lo,
nothing worthy of death is done unto him. I will therefore chastise him, and
release him. (For of necessity he must release one unto them at the feast.) And
they cried out all at once, saying, Away with this man, and release unto us
Barabbas: (who for a certain sedition made in the city, and for murder, was
cast into prison.) Pilate therefore, willing to release Jesus, spake again to
them. But they cried, saying, Crucify him, crucify him. And he said unto them
the third time, Why, what evil hath he done? I have found no cause of death in
him: I will therefore chastise him, and let him go. And they were instant with
loud voices, requiring that he might be crucified. And the voices of them and
of the chief priests prevailed. And Pilate gave sentence that it should be as
they required. And he released unto them him that for sedition and murder was
cast into prison, whom they had desired; but he delivered Jesus to their will.
And as they led him away, they laid hold upon one Simon, a Cyrenian, coming out
of the country, and on him they laid the cross, that he might bear it after
Jesus. And there followed him a great company of people, and of women, which
also bewailed and lamented him. But Jesus turning unto them said, Daughters of
Jerusalem, weep not for me, but weep for yourselves, and for your children.
For, behold, the days are coming, in the which they shall say, Blessed are the
barren, and the wombs that never bare, and the paps which never gave suck. Then
shall they begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us; and to the hills, Cover
us. For if they do these things in a green tree, what shall be done in the dry?
And there were also two other, malefactors, led with him to be put to death.
And when they were come to the place which is called Calvary, there they
crucified him, and the malefactors, one on the right hand, and the other on the
left. Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do.
And they parted his raiment, and cast lots. And the people stood beholding. And
the rulers also with them derided him, saying, He saved others; let him save
himself, if he be Christ, the chosen of God. And the soldiers also mocked him,
coming to him, and offering him vinegar, and saying, If thou be the king of the
Jews, save thyself. And a superscription also was written over him, in letters
of Greek, and Latin, and Hebrew, THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS. And one of the
malefactors which were hanged railed on him, saying, If thou be Christ, save
thyself and us. But the other answering rebuked him, saying, Dost not thou fear
God, seeing thou art in the same condemnation? And we indeed justly; for we
receive the due reward of our deeds: but this man hath done nothing amiss. And
he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom. And
Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with me in
paradise. And it was about the sixth hour, and there was a darkness over all
the earth until the ninth hour. And the sun was darkened, and the veil of the
temple was rent in the midst. And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he
said, Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit: and having said thus, he gave
up the ghost. Now when the centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying,
Certainly this was a righteous man. And all the people that came together to
that sight, beholding the things which were done, smote their breasts, and
returned. And all his acquaintance, and the women that followed him from
Galilee, stood afar off, beholding these things.
¶ Or
else this that followeth.
The Gospel. St. John xiii.
1.
NOW before the
feast of the passover, when Jesus knew that his hour was come that he should
depart out of this world unto the Father, having loved his own which were in
the world, he loved them unto the end. And supper being ended, the devil having
now put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, to betray him; Jesus
knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he was
come from God, and went to God; he riseth from supper, and laid aside his
garments; and took a towel, and girded himself. After that he poureth water
into a bason, and began to wash the disciples' feet, and to wipe them with the
towel wherewith he was girded. Then cometh he to Simon Peter: and Peter saith
unto him, Lord, dost thou wash my feet? Jesus answered and said unto him, What
I do thou knowest not now; but thou shalt know hereafter. Peter saith unto him,
Thou shalt never wash my feet. Jesus answered him, If I wash thee not, thou
hast no part with me. Simon Peter saith unto him, Lord, not my feet only, but also
my hands and my head. Jesus saith to him, He that is washed needeth not save to
wash his feet, but is clean every whit: and ye are clean, but not all. For he
knew who should betray him; therefore said he, Ye are not all clean. So after
he had washed their feet, and had taken his garments, and was set down again,
he said unto them, Know ye what I have done to you? Ye call me Master and Lord:
and ye say well; for so I am. If I then, your Lord and Master, have washed your
feet; ye also ought to wash one another's feet. For I have given you an
example, that ye should do as I have done to you.
Evensong
The Psalms Appointed
120
The Antiphon for the Magnificat
And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it,
and brake it, and gave it to the disciples, * and said, Take,
eat; this is my body.
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