Sunday Homilies with Fr. Mike Schmitz 04/02/26 Holy Thursday: Everything is Given
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Apr 2, 2026 A Holy Thursday reflection on radical self-giving and the call to give time, fasting, and help to others. A reading of John 13 frames humility through foot washing. Stories and images show love given even when undeserved. Themes probe motives, awareness of human failure, and the meaning of giving everything.
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Lent Distills To One Command Give
- Lent's practices (prayer, fasting, almsgiving) unify under one command: give.
- Fr. Mike Schmitz connects each Lenten discipline to concrete gifts: time in prayer, sacrifice in fasting, help through almsgiving.
Jesus Gives Because He Loves To The End
- Jesus' motive for giving at the Last Supper is explicit: he loved his own to the end.
- John intentionally frames Jesus' actions (washing feet, giving Eucharist) as motivated by relentless love, not obligation.
Giving Happens After Knowing The Truth
- Jesus gives when he is fully aware of human failings, not before ignorance.
- John repeats that Jesus acted 'fully aware' to emphasize love offered despite knowing betrayal, denial, and failure.