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MAUNDY THURSDAY

                                               Introduction before the Mass

We are in the Holy Week. The week during which Our Lord Jesus Christ carried out his most momentous deeds to save us. Today we begin the Sacred Tridum. Thursday, Friday and Saturday are the three sacred days of this week and from ancient times they have been called “The Holy Three Days.” Today is Holy Thursday and this day is set apart to remember what Jesus did and taught during his last meal on earth. It was no ordinary meal; it was the meal of Passover which was sacred to the Jews. Jesus gave it a new and fuller meaning and in doing so gave us three important Christian mysteries. We call this meal the Last Supper of Jesus during which he instituted the Holy Eucharist for all of us so that each time we celebrate the Eucharist we remember Jesus’ great love and sacrifice for us. With the institution of the Holy Eucharist he also instituted the ministerial priesthood for the service of the people. It was during this meal that Jesus performed that great act of love and service by washing his disciple’s feet and thus inviting us to do the same. Holy Thursday has therefore been rightly called the Day of Love because it manifests to us Jesus’ command “to love one another”.

[kzhLr esa I;kjs HkkbZ;ksa vkSj cguksa vkt ge mu rhu egku ?kVukvksa dh ;knxkj eukus ds fy, ,d= gq, gS ftUgsa ;slq us viuh e`R;q dh iwoZla?;k ij vafre C;kjh esa laié fd;kA

igyk% ,d xq# ds :i esa mUgksaus vius psyksa ds iSj /kksdj izse] lsok vkSj uezrk dh f’k{kk mnkgj.k }kjk is’k fd;kA

nwljk% jksVh vkSj nk[kjl ds :i esa mUgksus viuk ’kjhj vksSj jDr cgkdj vius izse dh vuwBh fu’kuh nhA

rhljk% psyksa dks viuh Le`fr esa ,slk djrs jgus dh vkKk nsdj mUgksaus ifo= iqjksfgrkbZ dh LFkkiuk dhAA lkFk gh ge bZ’oj ds egku~ ojnku ;w[kfjLr ds fy, d`rKrk izdV djus gsrq ijeikou laLdkj dk tqywl djrs gSa vkSj e/; jkf= rd mldh vkjk/kuk djrs gSaAA

vkt ds lekjksg dh lcls cM+h fo’ks"krk gS fd blesa vkuan vkSj nq%[k nksuksa dk feJ.k gSAA vkuan dk dkj.k gS ifo= ;w[kfjLr dh LFkkiukA ;g lc le; ds fy, gekjs chp [zkhLr dh mifLFkfr dk ek/;e gSAA nq%[k dk dkj.k gS fd ;w[kfjLr dh LFkkiuk ds lkFk gh ;slq ds Hkfo"; dk nq%[k vkSj dzwl ej.k tqM+k gqvk gSAA

vkt dh /keZfof/k ds izkjafHkd Hkkx esa vkuan dk okrkoj.k O;kIr jgrk gSA osnh Qwyksa ls lqlfTTkr gksrk gSAA iqjksfgr mtyk oL= /kkj.k fd;k gksrk gSA lanwd Hkh lQsn oL= ls <+dk gksrk gSA ijes’oj dk efgeek xku pyhlk dky esa igyh ckj gksrk gSA ?kfUV;k¡ ct mBrh gSaAA ;s lc phtsa+ vkuan ds okrkoj.k dk fuekZ.k djrh gSA ydMh dh ?kaVh dk ctk;k tkuk] osnh ds oL= gVkus dh /keZfof/k vknh ls nq%[k dk cks/k gksrk gSAA

vkt dh /keZfof/k ds fuEufyf[kr Hkkx gksrs gSA

1-     izkjfEHkd fof/k;k¡ vkSj ’kCn lekjksg

2-     iSj /kksus dh fof/k

3-     ;w[kfjLrh; lekjksg

4-     ijeikou laLdkj dk tqywl rFkk ijeikou laLdkj dh vkjk/kuk

5-     ge iq.; c`gLifrokj dk lekjksg  izkjaHk djus tk jgsa gSaA vki yksxksa ls fuosnu gS fd vius eksckby Qksu can dj nsaA

We are about to begin the Holy Thursday liturgy. Kindly switch off your mobile phone. Let us now welcome today’s Main celebrant Fr……………. with concelebrnts, 12 Apostles and Altar Servers as we stand and join the choir in singing the entrance hymn.

Commentary before the First Reading Exodus 12:1-8,11-14

fuxZeu xzaFk ls fy;k x;k vkt dk igyk ikB bZ’oj }kjk nh xbZ ml vkKk dk o.kZu djrk gS ] ftlds rgr ;gwnh yksx gj lky ikLdk ioZ ds volj ij eseuk [kkrs FksA og eseuk vkusokys bZ’oj ds eseus vFkkZr ;slq [kZhLr dk izrhd FkkA ge ifo= feLlk es dgrs gS] ^gs bZ’oj ds eseus rw lalkj ds iki gj ysrk gS]& ge ij n;k dj* bu ’kCnksa ls ge viuk ;gh fo’okl izdV djrs gS fd ikLdk dk okLrfod eseuk rks ;slq elhg gSA

Commentary before the Second Reading 1Cor.11:23-26

Today’s second reading is taken from the first letter of St. Paul to the Corinthians. In this reading St. Paul takes us back once again to the Last Supper which Jesus had with his disciples, where he instituted the Eucharist. It is a reminder once again of the great sacrifice of Jesus in order to save us. It is also a reminder for us that the Eucharist is the center of our Christian worship.

Commentary before the Gospel Reading John13:1-15

vkt dk lqlekpkj lUr ;ksgu ds rsjgos v/;k; ls fy;k x;k gSA vkt ds lqlekpkj dk eq[; fo"k; ;slq dh u;h vkKk gS% tSls eSaus rqEgsa I;kj fd;k] oSls gh rqe Hkh ,d nwljs dks I;kj djksA ikLdk Hkkst ds le; ;slq vius f’k";ksa dks blh izse vkSj lsokHkko dk mnkgj.k nsrs gSa tc os muds ikao /kksrs gSaA os bl izdkj ges Hkh vkeaf=r djrs gSa fd ge Hkh vius thou es ,slk gh djsaA

Commentary before the washing of the feet

Now we shall witness the rite of the washing of the feet. This is a rite specifically set aside for the Holy Thursday, when Jesus as we heard in the gospel, washed the feet of his disciples. Archbishop Vincent will wash the feet of the twelve appointed persons, thus re-enacting the scene from the last Supper. Jesus during his lifetime emphasized that one should always love his neighbour. With the act of washing his disciples’ feet, he brings home the same message. By doing so he poses a greater challenge to us, namely, that we need to love and serve just as he did.

vHkh iSj /kksus dh /keZfof/k laié gksxhA ;g vkt dh ,d ,slh /keZfof/k gS tks gekjs gzn;ksa dks Nw ysrh gSA ;g /keZfof/k [kzhLrh; uezrk vkSj izse dh O;ogkfjd f’k{kk gSA vius psyksa dks bldh f’k{kk nsus ds fy, ;slq us Lo;a gh ,d nkl ds leku muds iSj /kks;sA ;gwnh yksx ?kj vk;s esgeku dk iSj Hkh nkl ls gh /kqyokrs FksA ;g nkl dk dke le>k tkrk FkkA ysfdu ;slq us nkl ds leku muds iSj /kks;sA mUgh dk vuqdj.k djrs gq, gekjs iqjksfgr vkt 12 O;fä;ksa ds isj /kksrs gSA ge blls lsok] izse] vkSj uezrk dh f’k{kk xzg.k djsaA

Commentary after the Communion

Today’s Eucharistic celebration has no formal ending. It has no final blessing or dismissal. The Holy Mass concludes with the prayer after Communion. This is to commemorate Jesus’ prayer and agony in the garden of Gethsemane soon after the Last Supper. We also do likewise. After the Communion Prayer Fr.. …… will incense the Blessed Sacrament and thereafter in procession we go to the Altar of Repose to continue our Midnight Vigil with the Lord. After incensing the Blessed Sacrament at the Altar of Repose and closing the Tabernacle of Repose, Fr…………. comes back to the Main Altar and strips it in silence with utmost Respect and dignity. The Stripping symbolizes Jesus’ own stripping of His dignity in the scourging and crucifixion. From today till Saturday night we do not celebrate the Mass. This is because all that takes place from this evening till the Easter celebration is considered as part of one continuous celebration.

 

vkt d¢ ;w£hLr dk v©ipkfjd vUr ugha g¨rk gS] bles vfUre vkf‘k“k ,oa foltZu fof/k ugha gS! ifo= feLlk cfynku ije Álkn ÁkFkZuk d¢ lkFk [kRe g¨ tkrh gS! ;g blfy;s gS D;ksafd vius vfUre Hk¨tu d¢ ckn ;slq xsRlseuh ckx esa ÁkFkZuk d¢ fy, x;s v©j blfy, ge Hkh mud¢ lkFk ÁkFkZuk djus d¢ fy, ifo= laLdkj dh vkjk/kuk djrs gS! ijeÁlkn& ÁkFkZuk d¢ ckn gekjs Qknj vfHkyk“k ifo= laLdkj d¨ y¨cku p<+k;saxs v©j ijeÁlkn d¨ mBkdj tqywl es foJke fd osnh rd tk,axs v©j ogk¡ e/; jkf= rd mudh vkjk/kuk g¨xh! Fk¨Mh nsj ckn Qknj.................... ppZ okil vkdj osnh dk vukoj.k djsaxs! osnh d¢ lkjs diMs v©j lkeku cgqr /;ku ls fudkyk tkrk gS! vkt ls ‘kfuokj jkr rd ge ;w£hLr ugha eukrs gS! ;g blfy, gS D;ksafd vkt ‘kke ls ikLdk ioZ rd dk iwjk le; ,d gh lekj¨g dk vax gS!

HOLY THURSDAY

PRAYERS OF THE FAITHFUL

Cel: On this day, in which Christ Our Lord gave himself to us in the Eucharist, let us pray for love and unity among all people.

1.     Lord bless our Holy Father and bishops, that in leading the Church they may show themselves as servants of all people and true images of Christ. Let us pray to the Lord. Lord hear our prayer.

2.     leLr lalkj ds fofHké f[kzLrh; leqnk;ksa ds fy, izkFkZuk djsaA lc f[kzLrh; ;slq dh bl izkFkZuk ij /;ku nsa & ^^ gs firk os ,d gks tk;saA**lc [kzhLrh; ,d gh pjokgs dh N=Nk;k esa ,d gh HksM+’kkyk cu tk;saA  blds fy, ge izkFkZuk djsa & gs firk gekjh izkFkZuk lquA

3.     Lord may your commandment of love become active in our lives. Give us a compassionate heart so that we may recognize the miserable, suffering and deprived people in and around us. For this let us pray to the Lord, Lord hear our prayer.

4.     vkt ge cqykgV ds fy, Hkh fo’ks"k :i ls bZ’oj ls izkFkZuk djsaA ;w[kfjLr dks tkjh j[kus ds fy, ;slq us iqjksfgrkbZ dh LFkkiuk dhA ;slq ds izse vkSj lsok Hkko ls izsfjr gksdj gekjs ?kj & ifjokj ls dbZ ;qod ;qofr vkxs c<+sa & gs firk gekjh izkFkZuk lquA

5.     Lord the greatest revelation of your love was shown when Jesus your son broke himself for us. Today we remember the first Eucharist that he celebrated for us. As we partake of this supper of Jesus Christ, transform the lives of each one of us present here, so that we may live as true followers of Christ. Let us pray to the Lord, Lord hear our prayer.

6.     gs firk] ;slq us vius f’k";ksa ds ikao /kksdj gesa ;g f’k{kk nh gS fd bl lalkj esa fdlh Hkh izdkj dk Hksn&Hkko u j[ksaA gs izHkq gesa ,slh d`ik ns fd ge ges’kk lEeku vkSj vknj ds lkFk ,d nwljs ls O;ogkj dj ldsaA blds fy, ge izkFkZuk djsa & gs firk gekjh izkFkZuk lquA

 

ge izkFkZuk djsaA : gs bZ’oj] gesa rsjh bPNkuqlkj ,d nwljs dks I;kj dj ldus dh d`ik nsA geesa ,d nwljs dks {kek iznku djus vkSj mnkj cuus dh ’kfä Hkj nsA tc tc ge ;w[kfjLr ds :i es rsjs iq= dks xzg.k djsa] rc rc geesa izse] lsok Hkko] uezrk mnkjrk dhs Hkkouk c<+kA ge rq>ls ;g fuosnu djrs gSa] rsjs iq= gekjs izHkq [kzhLr ds }kjkA vkesu