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The Limits of Love

The Limits of Love

a homily for Maundy Thursday

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Apr 17, 2025
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Christ Has No Hands, No Feet But Yours

Today is Maundy Thursday, the first of the Paschal Triduum, the Three Holy Days. We call it Maundy Thursday because on this night Jesus gave his disciples a new commandment, the mandatum: “Love one another as I have loved you.”

Notice he does not say “love one another.” He says “love one another as I have loved you.…

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