The following homily was given by the then – Archbishop Justin Rigali during the Mass of the Lord’s Supper on Holy Thursday April 9, 1998 in the Cathedral in St. Louis.

On Holy Thursday the Church proclaims Christ’s Institution of the Eucharist, Christ’s Institution of the Priesthood and his great example of humble and loving service. The supreme act of his service is his Paschal Mystery through which he brings about the redemption of the world.