31. You went up from the font; remember the
Gospel lesson. For our Lord Jesus Christ in the Gospel washed the
feet of His disciples. When He came to Simon Peter, Peter
said: “Thou shalt never wash my feet.” S. John xiii. 8. He did not perceive the
mystery, and therefore he refused the service, for he thought that the
humility of the servant would be injured, if he patiently allowed the
Lord to minister to him. And the Lord answered him:
“If I wash not thy feet, thou wilt have no part with
Me.” Peter, hearing this, replies: “Lord, not
my feet only, but also my hands and my head.” The Lord
answered: “He that is washed needeth not save to wash his
feet but is clean every whit.” S.
John xiii. 9, 10.