I have given you a model to follow

“So when he had washed their feet and put his garments back on and reclined at table again, he said to them, “Do you realize what I have done for you? You call me ‘teacher’ and ‘master,’ and rightly so, for indeed I am. If I, therefore, the master and teacher, have washed your feet, you ought to wash one another’s feet I have given you a model to follow, so that as I have done for you, you should also do.”” (JN 13: 12-15)

Our Lord not only teaches us how to reach Heaven but also is a “model to follow.” And the only and the most important thing to Him is to “love one another,” expressed in “washing their feet.” “If I, therefore, the master and teacher, have washed your feet, you ought to wash one another’s feet.” Love will have different ways or different expressions, depending on our vocations, but will show the same message—you are important to me.

“I give you a new commandment, says the Lord: love one another as I have loved you.” (Gospel Acclamation)