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Then he says,

AY the reading of the Holy Word (or Holy Gospel) be unto us salvation and protection. Amen.

Then he reads the short chapter following:

From the Holy Gospel according | shalt never wash my feet.

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to St. John.

OW before the feast of the passover, when Jesus knew that His hour was come that He should depart out of this world unto the Father, having loved His own which were in the world, He loved them unto the end. And supper being ended, the devil having now put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, to betray Him; Jesus knowing that the Father had given all things into His hands, and that He was come from God and went to God; He riseth from supper, and laid aside His garments; and took a towel, and girded Himself. After that He poureth water into a bason, and began to wash the disciples' feet, and to wipe them with the towel wherewith He was girded. Then cometh He to Simon Peter: and Peter saith unto Him, Lord, dost Thou wash my feet? Jesus answered and said unto him, What I do thou knowest not now; but thou shalt know hereafter. Peter saith unto Him, Thou

Jesus

answered him, If I wash thee not, thou hast no part with Me. Simon Peter saith unto Him, Lord, not my feet only, but also my hands and my head. Jesus saith to him, He that is washed needeth not save to wash his feet, but is clean every whit: and ye are clean, but not all. For He knew who should betray Him; therefore said He, Ye are not all clean. So after He had washed their feet, and had taken His garments, and was set down again, He said unto them, Know ye what I have done to you? Ye call me Master and Lord and ye say well; for so I am. If I then, your Lord and Master, have washed your feet; ye also ought to wash one another's feet. For I have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to you. Verily, verily, I say unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord; neither he that is sent greater than he that sent him. If ye know these things, happy are ye if ye do them.

Then he says,

. Lord, Thou hast become gracious unto Thy land. Ry. And hast turned away the captivity of Jacob.

. The love of Christ hath gathered us together into one. R. Let us rejoice and be glad before Him.

. Let us bless and thank the Lord.

R. Because He has wrought His mercy on us.

. Let us fear and love the Lord God.

Ry. And search ourselves with a true heart.

1 St. John xiii. 1.

. O God, make us to be of one heart and mind.
Ry. And graciously preserve us from all strife and sin.

Then all kneeling, say the following Confession and Litany: ALMIGHTY Lord of heaven and earth, we confess that

we have sinned exceedingly in thought, word, and deed, through our fault, through our great and grievous fault; and we present ourselves before Thy eyes, humbly beseeching Thee not to consider the multitude of our offences, but to remember Thy infinite mercy. Give us, O Lord, a true contrition for all the sins we have committed against Thee, that being turned from all our evil ways, we may, by a sincere repentance, obtain Thy peace; for the sake of the merits of Thy blessed Son's most sacred passion, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

O God the Father of heaven, God the Son, Redeemer of the world, God the Holy Ghost,

Have mercy on us.

O Holy Trinity, three Persons and one God,
Have mercy on us.

O Lord, have mercy on us.

Christ have mercy on us, and pardon our sins.

Through Thy inflamed desire to redeem mankind,

Have mercy on us.

Through Thy humility in washing, as on this day, the feet of Thy disciples, and even those of the traitor Judas,

Have mercy on us.

Through Thy ineffable love, manifested, as on this day, in the institution of the Communion of Thy most precious body and blood,

Have mercy on us.

Through the prayer Thou didst, as on this day, thrice repeat in the garden of Olives, when in Thy most bitter agony Thou didst sweat great drops of blood falling to the ground,

Have mercy on us.

Through the blows, buffets, and opprobrious usage, which Thou the God of heaven didst endure the night before Thy crucifixion,

Spare us, we beseech Thee, and deliver us, O Lord.
From all evil, from all sin, &c.

Then continue with the usual Litany, &c. (page 47), to the end of the Thursday Morning Prayers, adding after the Lord's Prayer the following Collect:

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Collect for Maunday Thursday.

CHRIST, God over all blessed for ever, who didst endure to be treacherously betrayed by wicked Judas, who didst adjudge him the punishment of his guilt, but didst also award the penitent thief the reward of his confession; grant us, we beseech Thee, the effects of Thy mercy, that as in Thy passion Thou gavest to each different retribution according to their deserts, so Thou wouldst take from us our old errors, and grant us the grace of Thy resurrection; who livest and reignest with the Father and the Holy Ghost, world without end. Amen.

MAUNDAY THURSDAY.

EVENING PRAYER.

All standing, the head of the family (or the priest or deacon, if present) says:

. Turn Thou us, O God our Saviour.

Ry. And let Thine anger cease from us.
. O God, make speed to save us.
Ry. O Lord, make haste to help us.
. Glory be to the Father, &c.

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Ry. As it was, &c.

Then he says the following Psalm :

PSALM 120.

HEN I was in trouble I called upon the Lord and He heard me.

Deliver my soul, O Lord, from lying lips and from a deceitful tongue.

What reward shall be given or done unto thee, thou false tongue even mighty and sharp arrows, with hot burning coals.

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BELIEVE in God, &c.

Then all say,

Then he says,

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AY the reading of the Holy Word (or Holy Gospel) be unto us salvation and protection. Amen.

Then he reads the short chapter following:

From the Holy Gospel according

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to St. Mark.

ND in the evening He cometh with the twelve. And as they sat, and did eat, Jesus said, Verily I say unto you, One of you which eateth with Me shall betray Me. And they began to be sorrowful, and to say unto Him one by one, Is it I? and another said, Is it I? And He answered and said unto them, It is one of the twelve that dippeth with Me in the dish. The Son of Man indeed goeth, as it is written of Him: but wo to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed:

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good were it for that man if he had never been born. And as they did eat, Jesus took bread, and blessed, and brake it, and gave to them, and said, Take, eat: this is My body. And He took the cup, and when He had given thanks He gave it to them: and they all drank of it. And He said unto them, This is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many. Verily I say unto you, I will drink no more of the fruit of the vine, until that day that I drink it new in the king. dom of God. And when they had sung an hymn they went out into the mount of Olives.

Then he says,

. Lord, Thou hast become gracious unto Thy land. Ry. And hast turned away the captivity of Jacob. . The love of Christ hath gathered us together into one. Ry. Let us rejoice and be glad before Him.

. Let us bless and thank the Lord.

R. Because He has wrought His mercy on us.
V. Let us fear and love the Lord God.

Ry. And search ourselves with a true heart.

. O God, make us to be of one heart and mind. Ry. And graciously preserve us from all strife and sin. Then all kneeling, say the following Confession and Litany: ALMIGHTY Lord of heaven and earth, we confess that we have sinned exceedingly in thought, word, and deed, through our fault, through our great and grievous fault; and we present ourselves before Thy eyes, humbly beseeching Thee not to consider the multitude of our offences, but to remember Thy infinite mercies. Give us, O Lord, a true contrition for all the sins we have committed against Thee, that being turned from all our evil ways, we may, by a sincere repentance, obtain Thy peace; for the sake of the merits of Thy blessed Son's most sacred passion, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

O God the Father of heaven, God the Son, Redeemer of the world, God the Holy Ghost,

1 St. Mark xiv. 17.

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