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បី នៅឯពិធីអាហារល្ងាចរបស់លោកយេស៊ូលោកបានសុំ ឲ្យ យើងយកតម្រាប់លោក។ នៅពេលដែលទ្រង់យកនំប៉័ងហើយកាច់វា។ ម្តងនៅពេលដែលគាត់បានយកការប្រកួត; ហើយចុងក្រោយនៅពេលទ្រង់លាងជើងរបស់ពួកសាវក៖

បើខ្ញុំជាគ្រូនិងជាគ្រូបានលាងជើងអោយអ្នករាល់គ្នាហើយអ្នករាល់គ្នាក៏ត្រូវលាងជើងអោយគ្នាទៅវិញទៅមកដែរ។ ខ្ញុំបានអោយគំរូដល់អ្នកដើម្បីអោយអ្នកយកតំរាប់តាមខ្ញុំដូចអ្នកបានធ្វើសំរាប់អ្នកហើយអ្នកក៏ត្រូវធ្វើដូច្នោះដែរ។ (ដំណឹងល្អថ្ងៃនេះ)

អភិបូជាបរិសុទ្ធមិនពេញលេញទេបើគ្មាន អនុស្សាវរីយ៍ទីបី។ នោះគឺនៅពេលដែលអ្នកនិងខ្ញុំទទួលបានរាងកាយនិងព្រះលោហិតរបស់ព្រះយេស៊ូវអាហារបរិសុទ្ធគឺមានតែ ពេញចិត្ត នៅពេលយើងលាងជើងរបស់អ្នកដទៃ។ នៅពេលដែលអ្នកនិងខ្ញុំបានក្លាយទៅជាការបូជាដែលយើងបានបរិភោគ: នៅពេលដែលយើងបានផ្តល់ជីវិតរបស់យើងនៅក្នុងការបម្រើសម្រាប់មួយផ្សេងទៀត:

How shall I make a return to the LORD for all the good he has done for me? The cup of salvation I will take up, and I will call upon the name of the LORD. Precious in the eyes of the LORD is the death of his faithful ones. (Psalm)

The “death” of dying to self. This is what it means in the first reading when it says of the Passover:

This is how you are to eat it: with your loins girt, sandals on your feet and your staff in hand…

We do not partake of the Cup of salvation for only ourselves; we do not eat of the Bread of life for only our own souls. It is as though we drink His Blood so as to also slake the thirst of our brother; we eat His Body so as to also satiate the hunger of our sister. And so we come to Mass with loins girt, sandals on, and staff in hand because Jesus is sending us out into the wilderness to find and nurture His flock. We are to become the little shepherds of the Good Shepherd.

But see how Jesus feeds and teaches us—around the supper table! That is, let the washing of feet begin at home. It is sometimes more difficult to wash one’s parents’ feet, one’s spouse’s feet, one’s children’s feet etc. than to wash my “neighbour’s.” But here it must begin, for home is the school of holiness. Home is where the Eucharist is practiced, one could say.

May this Holy Thursday forever change the way we come to Mass—not as fulfilling a duty, not as feeling good about ourselves, not even as a kind of spiritual self-fulfillment. But rather as អ្នកចូលរួម with Jesus in the salvation of the world, for truly, when we eat His Body and drink His Blood, we become one with his Body. How can we be one with Him, and yet, not follow His model?