” “In the stories of the evangelists about the Last Supper and Christ’s Passion, there is, according to the Pope, "a seeming contradiction": according to John, Jesus died on the Cross "as the Easter lambs were being immolated in the temple", and this seems to mean that "He died the day before Easter and therefore He could not personally celebrate the Easter supper". According to the three Synoptic Gospels, instead, the Last Supper "was an Easter supper, in the traditional form of which He added the novelty of the gift of His body and His blood". According to the Pontiff, "a possible, convincing solution", although not "yet accepted by everyone", came from the discovery of the Qumran writings: "Jesus did shed His blood the day before Easter at the time of the immolation of the lambs. But He probably celebrated Easter with His disciples according to the Qumran calendar, i.e. at least one day earlier". During the liturgy, the Pope carried out the ceremony of the washing of the feet on twelve representatives of the lay associations of the diocese of Rome. At the time of showing the gifts, the Pontiff was also given an offering that will be destined to the medical dispensary of Baidoa, Somalia.” “
