Day 13 of 21
John 13
At the Last Supper Jesus washes his disciples' feet, foretells Judas's betrayal and Peter's denial, and gives the new commandment to love one another.
The farewell section begins on the night before the crucifixion, as Jesus prepares his own for his departure.
“Our Lord being about to depart out of this life, shows His great care for His disciples: Now before the feast of the Passover, when Jesus knew that His hour was come that He should depart out of this world to the Father, having loved His own which were in the world, He loved them to the end.”
“The Jews had many feasts, but the principal one was the passover; and therefore it is particularly said, Before the feast of the passover.”
Catena Aurea · St. Thomas Aquinas, tr. J. H. Newman · public domain
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