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The Eucharist begins in the usual manner, using the following Collect, Psalm, and Lessons

Almighty Father, whose dear Son, on the night before he suffered, instituted the Sacrament of his Body and Blood:  Mercifully grant that we may receive it thankfully in  remembrance of Jesus Christ our Lord, who in these holy  mysteries gives us a pledge of eternal life; and who now lives  and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever  and ever. Amen.

The Lord Jesus, after he had supped with his disciples and had washed their feet, said to them, “Do you know what I,  your Lord and Master, have done to you? I have given you an example, that you should do as I have done.”