Homily
Holy Thursday Mass of the Lord's Supper
28 March 2013
St. Lawrence Catholic Campus Center at the University of Kansas
Daily Readings
Audio
Jesus is the worst at taking no for an answer. From the first no in the garden, to the latest no from you or me, Jesus is ready to move wherever he has to move, so that each no which is initially a step away from him, can eventually be a step toward him. Instead of accepting no, he moves to be ready to accept the next yes. And when he moves, he moves dramatically.
From the first no of the garden, Jesus was ready to move through the yes of Mary. The distance between Jesus' home in the Trinity to Mary's womb is greater than the span of the entire universe, but not too far for a man who is bad at taking no for an answer.
Yet the yes of the Incarnation gave way to the no of Calvary. No matter to Jesus. Even from the no of the cross Jesus could see the eventual yes of St. John and St. Peter, and through their yes could see the yes of men like Fr. Steve and Fr. Curtis and me. Jesus is ready to move not only through the yes of Mary, but through the words of sinful men who are his chosen priests, moving from the sure fiat of Mary into the liturgy of a Church that cannot know what she is doing. From the no of many who would not recognize him in the flesh, he could see the faith of each one of you, gathered here tonight to say yes to his real presence hidden under the species of bread and wine.
And still, we are not done. Or better said, he is not done. Having traveled farther than the span of the universe in response to Mary's yes, and having traveled even farther, in an incomparable condescension, to be present in the Eucharist, still the greatest distance remains. This final distance is the distance between the tabernacle and your heart. It is Jesus' descent into his mystical body, the Church, his riding into the evil that manifested itself on Calvary but that exists more intensely in the depths of my heart, that is Jesus' greatest distance to travel.
You're probably not ready, and I am sure I am not, but more importantly, Jesus is ready, and he is here tonight, to travel this final distance. It is not enough to arrive at objective faith in the Eucharist on the altar - we can't stop there, and Jesus doesn't want to stop there. The greatest distance still remains. It is not enough to adore him from afar - but we must take him under our very roofs, into those places where we still say no to him, where we still hide from him, where we still echo the words of Peter - Lord, come no closer, do no more for me - you will never wash my feet.
The Eucharist must become completely and absolutely for us the physical sign of the spiritual reality spoken of by the psalmist - Where can I go from your love? If I climb the heavens, you are there. If I go down to hell, you are there. If I take the wings of the dawn, and fly to the world's farthest end, still you are there. Not that I can improve on the psalmist - but I would add this - even if I hide from you in the depths of my heart, still I want you to be there.
The mandatum given by Jesus to us his disciples, to wash each other's feet, is the precise fruit of allowing Jesus to travel this greatest distance. this final distance, the distance out of love for each one of us personally he so desperately wants to travel - from the tabernacle to the last 'no' remaining in my heart. Right now, on the gift that is this most holy night, Jesus eagerly desires to celebrate this intimate and perfect passover with you.
Holy Thursday Mass of the Lord's Supper
28 March 2013
St. Lawrence Catholic Campus Center at the University of Kansas
Daily Readings
Audio
Jesus is the worst at taking no for an answer. From the first no in the garden, to the latest no from you or me, Jesus is ready to move wherever he has to move, so that each no which is initially a step away from him, can eventually be a step toward him. Instead of accepting no, he moves to be ready to accept the next yes. And when he moves, he moves dramatically.
From the first no of the garden, Jesus was ready to move through the yes of Mary. The distance between Jesus' home in the Trinity to Mary's womb is greater than the span of the entire universe, but not too far for a man who is bad at taking no for an answer.
Yet the yes of the Incarnation gave way to the no of Calvary. No matter to Jesus. Even from the no of the cross Jesus could see the eventual yes of St. John and St. Peter, and through their yes could see the yes of men like Fr. Steve and Fr. Curtis and me. Jesus is ready to move not only through the yes of Mary, but through the words of sinful men who are his chosen priests, moving from the sure fiat of Mary into the liturgy of a Church that cannot know what she is doing. From the no of many who would not recognize him in the flesh, he could see the faith of each one of you, gathered here tonight to say yes to his real presence hidden under the species of bread and wine.And still, we are not done. Or better said, he is not done. Having traveled farther than the span of the universe in response to Mary's yes, and having traveled even farther, in an incomparable condescension, to be present in the Eucharist, still the greatest distance remains. This final distance is the distance between the tabernacle and your heart. It is Jesus' descent into his mystical body, the Church, his riding into the evil that manifested itself on Calvary but that exists more intensely in the depths of my heart, that is Jesus' greatest distance to travel.
You're probably not ready, and I am sure I am not, but more importantly, Jesus is ready, and he is here tonight, to travel this final distance. It is not enough to arrive at objective faith in the Eucharist on the altar - we can't stop there, and Jesus doesn't want to stop there. The greatest distance still remains. It is not enough to adore him from afar - but we must take him under our very roofs, into those places where we still say no to him, where we still hide from him, where we still echo the words of Peter - Lord, come no closer, do no more for me - you will never wash my feet.
The Eucharist must become completely and absolutely for us the physical sign of the spiritual reality spoken of by the psalmist - Where can I go from your love? If I climb the heavens, you are there. If I go down to hell, you are there. If I take the wings of the dawn, and fly to the world's farthest end, still you are there. Not that I can improve on the psalmist - but I would add this - even if I hide from you in the depths of my heart, still I want you to be there.
The mandatum given by Jesus to us his disciples, to wash each other's feet, is the precise fruit of allowing Jesus to travel this greatest distance. this final distance, the distance out of love for each one of us personally he so desperately wants to travel - from the tabernacle to the last 'no' remaining in my heart. Right now, on the gift that is this most holy night, Jesus eagerly desires to celebrate this intimate and perfect passover with you. 
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