Short (5-20 mins)
New Testament
Anglican
A Homily for Maundy Thursday by Sylvia Keesmaat
Theologian
Sylvia Keesmaat
Duration
13.34
Uploaded to YouTube
3 April 2026
Added to Database
8 April 2026
YouTube description
Today we observe Maundy Thursday in Holy Week.
Sylvia Keesmaat imagines the Last Supper from inside Jesus' mind: the food, the laughter, the argument about who will be greatest, and a quiet realization that talking isn't working. What follows is the foot-washing — including the moment Jesus kneels before Judas — told as an act of love that words could not have accomplished.
The readings:
Exodus 12:1-4, 11-14 | Psalm 116.1,10-17 | 1 Corinthians 11.23-26 | John 13.1-17, 31b-35
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