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ePaper created 2015-02-27, 18:37:22 | version 1.33.01
Since the Eucharist is a mystery of kenosis (a Greek word that means lowering, humiliation, self-emptying), in which Jesus shows us his profound humility even to the point of concealing himself under the humble appearances of the consecrated Bread and Wine, to live the Eucharist means to try and imitate the humility and unassuming nature of Christ. “The washing of the feet, a manifestation of perfect love, is the distinctive sign of the disciples: ‘I have given you an example that you should do as I have done to you’ (Jn 13,15). Jesus, the Lord and Master, gets up from his place at the table and takes the place of a servant. He turns the roles upside down and shows the radical newness of the Christian life. He shows in a humble way that to love with words and deeds consists first of all, in serving one’s brothers and sisters. By washing the feet of the disciples, Jesus anticipates the humiliation of his Death on the Cross by which he will be a servant to the world in an absolute way. Whoever eats the Body of Christ will also find the strength to do a similar fraternal gesture. There is a bond of closeness and unity between Christ and his disciple that transforms a person in his or her very depths and makes them willing to serve” (Pope John Paul II).250