Good News For Today

FOCUS:  We should glory in the Cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, in whom is our salvation, life and resurrection, through whom we are saved and delivered.

First Reading: Exodus 12:1-8, 11-14 (39ABC)

The Lord instructed Moses and Aaron reagarding the Passover meal. They were to eat roasted lamb, unleavened bread, and bitter herbs and to sprinkle the blood of the lamb on the doorpost as a sign that those inside obeyed God’s command.

Second Reading: 1Corinthians 11:23-26

Paul recounted the tradition of the Lord’s supper: Jesus said, “This is my body that is for you…. This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this… in remembrance of me.”

Gospel: John 13:1-15

Jesus called his disciples together for the Passover Supper. During the meal, Jesus rose, tied a towel around himself and washed the disciples’ feeet. He said, “if I, therefore, the master and teacher, have washed your feet, you ought to wash one another’s feet.”