The Banquet of Immortality

Come, O faithful. Let us enjoy the Master’s hospitality:
the Banquet of Immortality!
In the upper chamber with uplifted minds,
let us receive the exalted words of the Word, Whom we magnify!

...as we enter Christ's chamber together with the glorious apostles to partake of His table, we see the impious traitor Judas indeed sitting at the table with no wedding garment. The troparion of this day says:

When the glorious disciples were enlightened at the washing of their feet

before the supper,

Then the impious Judas was darkened, ailing with avarice,

and to the lawless judges he betrays Thee, the righteous Judge.

Behold, O lover of money, this man who because of money hanged himself.

Flee from the greedy soul which dared such things against the Master.

O Lord who art good towards all men, glory to Thee!

 We realize that all of the things we have heard about and experienced this week, all the things we have been called to do and to be in order to partake worthily of the Master's table, are impossible without Christ's mercy and help.        --V. Rev. Paul Lazor and Paul Garrett