The Upper Room is one of the most important Holy Places for Christians. It is located a few hundred metres from the Zion Gate, in the Old City of Jerusalem, and is believed to be the site of fundamental events such as the institution of the Eucharist, the washing of feet, the descent of the Spirit at Pentecost, and the residence of the first Church. On the afternoon of Holy Thursday the friars of the Custody on pilgrimage, led by Brother Francesco Patton, Custos of the Holy Land, arrive at the Cenacle. The hall becomes small for the large number of participants. For the Franciscans, the rite of the Washing of Feet at the Cenacle is already a tradition. The Custos washed the feet of the young Franciscans, again recalling the rite performed by Jesus at the Last Supper. "At the Upper Room: a commandment, an example, a nourishment". This was the theme of the homily given by Br Francesco Patton. What Jesus has given to the Church and to each one of us is a threefold gift. First of all, the gift of a commandment. It is the new commandment: "A new commandment I give you, that you love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another" (Jn 13:34). These are the words that - underlined the Custos - we sang before listening to the Gospel, and they are a key to understanding the washing of the feet and then the whole of Easter. Here in the Upper Room, Jesus did not merely give us the new commandment but also offered us an example to follow. Jesus washed the feet of Peter and the other disciples. He did not do this to offer us a further rite," continued Br Francesco Patton, "but to make us understand the meaning of his death on the cross and also to make us understand the simplest way to live the commandment of brotherly love. But here in the Upper Room Jesus has also given us nourishment that makes us capable of loving one another as he has loved us and also makes us capable of giving our lives. This is the nourishment of the Eucharist. The Eucharist - concluded the Custos - is the Lord Jesus who gives himself personally to us and for us. May the message of the new commandment and the ability to live it radiate from this holy Upper Room, bringing reconciliation and unity among the Christians of the Holy Land and of the entire world, but also among all the peoples of the earth.