Léctio sancti Evangélii secúndum Ioánnem (13,1-15)
Ante diem festum Paschæ, sciens Iésus quia venit eíus hora, ut tránseat ex hoc mundo ad Patrem, cum dilexísset suos, qui erant in mundo, in finem diléxit eos. Et in cena, cum Diábolus iam misísset in corde, ut tráderet eum Iúdas Simónis Iscariótis, sciens quia ómnia dedit ei Pater in manus, et quia a Deo exívit et ad Deum vadit, surgit a cena et ponit vestiménta sua et, cum accepísset línteum, præcínxit se. Deínde mittit aquam in pelvem et cœpit laváre pedes discipulórum et extérgere línteo, quo erat præcínctus. Venit ergo ad Simónem Petrum. Dicit ei: " Dómine, tu mihi lavas pedes? ". Respóndit Iésus et dixit ei: " Quod ego fácio, tu nescis modo, scies autem póstea ". Dicit ei Petrus: " Non lavábis mihi pedes in ætérnum! ". Respóndit Iésus ei: " Si non lávero te, non habes partem mecum ". Dicit ei Simon Petrus: " Dómine, non tantum pedes meos sed et manus et caput! ". Dicit ei Iésus: " Qui lotus est, non índiget nisi ut pedes lavet, sed est mundus totus; et vos mundi estis sed non omnes ". Sciébat enim quisnam esset, qui tráderet eum; proptérea dixit: " Non estis mundi omnes ". Postquam ergo lavit pedes eórum et accépit vestiménta sua, cum recubuísset íterum, dixit eis: " Scitis quid fécerim vobis? Vos vocátis me: "Magíster" et: "Dómine", et bene dícitis; sum étenim. Si ergo ego lavi vestros pedes, Dóminus et Magíster, et vos debétis alter altérius laváre pedes. Exémplum enim dedi vobis, ut, quemádmodum ego feci vobis, et vos faciátis.
Before the festival day of Pasch, Jesus knowing that his hour was come that he should pass out of this world to his Father: whereas he had loved his that were in the world, unto the end he loved them. And when supper was done, whereas the devil now had put into the heart of Judas Iscariote the son of Simon, to betray him: knowing that the Father gave him all things into his hands, & that he came from God, and goeth to God: he riseth from supper, and layeth aside his garments, and having taken a towel, girded himself. After that, he put water into a basin, and began to wash the feet of the Disciples, and to wipe them with the towel where with he was girded. He cometh therefore to Simon Peter. And Peter saith to him; Lord: doest thou wash my feet? Jesus answered and said to him: That which I do, thou knowest not now, hereafter thou shalt know. Peter saith to him: Thou shalt not wash my feet for ever. Jesus answered him: If I wash thee not, thou shalt not have part with me. Simon Peter saith to him: Lord, not only my feet, but also hands, and head. Jesus saith to him: He that is washed, needeth not but to wash his feet, but is clean wholly. And you are clean, but not all. For he knew who he was that would betray him. therefore he said: You are not clean all. Therefore, after he had washed their feet, and taken his garments, being set down, again he said to them: Know you what I have done to you? You call me, Master, and Lord: and you say well, for I am so. If then I have washed your feet, Lord and Master; you also ought to wash one another's feet. For I have given you an example, that as I have done to you, so you do also.
