On the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the disciples came
to Jesus and asked, “Where do you want us to make preparations for you
to eat the Passover?” He replied, “Go into the city to a certain man
and tell him, ‘The Teacher says: My appointed time is near. I am going
to celebrate the Passover with my disciples at your house.’ “ So the
disciples did as Jesus had directed them and prepared the Passover.
When evening came, Jesus was reclining at the
table with the Twelve. And while they were eating, he said, “I tell
you the truth, one of you will betray me.”
They were very sad and
began to say to him one after the other, “Surely not I, Lord?” Jesus
replied, “The one who has dipped his hand into the bowl with me will
betray me. The Son of Man will go just as it is written about him.
But woe to that man who betrays the Son of Man! It would be better for
him if he had not been born.” Then Judas, the one who would betray
him, said, “Surely not I, Rabbi?” Jesus answered, “Yes, it is you.”
While
they were eating, Jesus took bread, gave
thanks and broke it, and gave it to his disciples, saying, “Take and
eat; this is my body.” Then he took the cup, gave thanks and offered
it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you. This is my blood of
the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.
I tell you, I will not drink of this fruit of the vine from now on
until that day when I drink it anew with you in my Father’s kingdom.”
When they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.
The above painting is one of my favorites of The Last Supper. It was painted in the year 1562 by a Spanish artist by the name of Juan de Juanes. This painting is said to have been inspired by The Last Supper painting of Leonardo de Vinci, in a style similar to the another famous painter Raphael.
If you look closely at the above painting you will see that all of the Apostles have halos, except Judas Iscariot, the one who betrayed Jesus. His beard and hair are red and, in keeping with tradition, he wears yellow - the color that symbolizes envy. The faces of the other Apostles seem to radiate adoration as they look at Jesus.
It is so comforting to have the promise given to us over two thousand years ago on this Holy Thursday. It is a day to prepare ourselves to celebrate the glorious Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ on Easter Sunday.
Blessings to you during this Holy season wherever you may be.
Beautiful post, Pat ... best wishes to you and your family for a wonderful Easter celebration.
ReplyDeleteHello Janie,
ReplyDeleteI do so appreciate you taking the time to stop by and to comment on this special Holy Thursday.
Yes, and Happy Easter to you and your adorable family.
Pat
Hello and thank you for stopping by for a visit to Sweet Southern Days.
ReplyDeleteI have an eagle-eye proof reader who has not reported any misspelled words on any posts. Would you kindly be specific as to what words you are referring to, just in case he too missed a misspelled word.
Again, thank you for visiting.
Blessings,
Pat
I'm so glad you like the blog Sweet Southern Days.
ReplyDeleteIf you wish to start a blog I would encourage you to do so. It is a lot of fun and very easy once you get started. For me a friend recommended "Blogger" which is completely free. You go to www.blogger.com and follow the prompts. In my case I still asked a local computer person to help me because I wanted to add photos and did not know how...he helped me a lot.
I am not a real writer so I don't know how good my advice would be, but I think if you WANT to write that you will be good at it. My daddy always told me if you know what you are talking about it is easy to say it....so possibly that might help a little.
Wishing you good luck.
Thank you for the kind words.
Blessings,
Pat