[NYer]

This served as a model for what Jesus did on the night of the Last Supper. While, as St Peter reminds us in his first letter, we are all part of a consecrated nation, a royal priesthood, a people set apart (1 Pet 2:9; Ex 19:6), on Holy Thursday night Jesus instituted not only the sublime sacrament of the Eucharist but also the sacrament of Order.

1 Corinthians 11: 23 - 26
23	For I received from the Lord what I also delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus on the night when he was betrayed took bread,
24	and when he had given thanks, he broke it, and said, "This is my body which is for you. Do this in remembrance of me."
25	In the same way also the cup, after supper, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me."
26	For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord's death until he comes.

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[american colleen]

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[Ciexyz]

The Lord Jesus on the night when he was betrayed took bread....

These words always bring a rise of hope within my heart.