Pope Francis: homily at Holy Thursday evening Mass (full text)

April 18, 2014

“We have heard what Jesus did at the Last Supper: it is a gesture of farewell,” Pope Francis preached during his extemporaneous homily during the Mass of the Lord’s Supper at a center for the disabled at Rome.

“He is God, and He makes Himself a servant, our servant,” the Pope continued. “It is like an inheritance. You also must be servants of one another.”

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Further information:

• Pope Francis: In Coena Domini homily (Vatican Radio)
• Pope celebrates Holy Thursday evening Mass at center for disabled (CWN, 4/17)