Cardinal Re at Vatican Mass: ‘Holy Thursday reminds us how much we have been loved’

CNA Staff, Apr 1, 2021 / 11:30 am (CNA).- Holy Thursday evening reminds us how much God loves us, a Vatican cardinal said at the Mass of the Lord’s Supper at St. Peter’s Basilica.

Preaching at the Mass on April 1, Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re noted that the Holy Thursday liturgy recalls the night when Jesus instituted the Eucharist and priesthood, giving his disciples a new commandment to love one another.