Holy Thursday In Guatemala together with the Catholic people there are different activities that remind Jesus in their last hours of life. A day when seven tabernacles are visited and there are activities related to Jesus’ Last Supper.
But where these traditions come from. Jesus and his disciples celebrated Easter, in which Pedro and Juan were responsible for making the preparations of that night, as described by the book of Lucas.
“… Upon entering the city, a man who carries a water pitcher will get to meet. Follow him to the house where And tell the owner of the house: “The teacher asks: Where is the room where I am going to eat Easter with my disciples?” He will show you a wide and furnished room on the top. Prepare dinner there, “Jesus told them,” according to Lucas’s book 22.: “, Says the text of the Bible.
By continuing with the story, he also describes that at that time Jesus took the cup, he thanks and said: “Take this and replace it among you. I tell you that I will not drink from the fruit of the vine until the kingdom of God comes. He also took bread and, after giving thanks, left it, gave it to them and said: This is my body, delivered by you; Do this in memory of me “, one of the most prominent moments in the life of the Messiah where the Eucharist was instituted.
In the book of Juan It is also described that that night, Jesus washed his disciples’ feet in a sign of humility. In the Holy Scriptures, Jesus’ arrival in Gethsemaní is also reported, where he was arrested after praying and where he lived the betrayal of Judas.
The Pascual Triduum
When Holy Thursday arrives the beginning of the Easter Triduum. Luis René Sandoval, Communication Director of the Archbishopric of Santiago de Guatemala explains that this day the Lord’s Last Supper is celebrated and represents part of the mystery of salvation. “At the Lord’s dinner there are two main parts: the first is the institution of the commandment of love in with the sink of the feet. And the second part is the institution of the priesthood and the Eucharist,” he explains.
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There is a chrismal mass on this day, although in the Archdiocese of Guatemala it was held on Holy Tuesday to allow the participation of a greater amount of priests. In this ceremony the promises are renewed and the participants with oil are anointed.
The priest, Rodolfo Rodríguez also shares that the first urtorized to celebrate Eucharist were the apostles.
ACI PRESS He adds that on this day seven churches are also toured. This symbolizes the intention of accompanying Jesus on the path traveled from the night of his capture to his crucifixion.