~ INTRODUCTION ~

~ THE AGONY IN THE GARDEN ~ BETRAYAL OF JUDAS ~ THE TRIAL BEFORE THE SANHEDRIN ~

~ THE DENIAL OF PETER ~ THE TRIAL BEFORE PILATE ~ THE SCOURGING AT THE PILLAR ~

 ~ THE CONDEMNATION BY PILATE ~JESUS CARRIES HIS CROSS ~ JESUS IS NAILED TO THE CROSS ~

~ JESUS DIES ON THE CROSS ~ JESUS IS TAKEN DOWN FROM THE CROSS ~ THE EMPTY TOMB ~

~ FULL VERSION ~

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From the Gospel according to Saint Luke. 22:41-44

Jesus withdrew from them about a stone’s throw, and knelt down and prayed, “Father, if you are willing, remove this cup from me; nevertheless not my will but yours be done.” And there appeared to him an angel from heaven strengthening him. And being in agony he prayed more earnestly; and his sweat became like great drops of blood falling down upon the ground.

MEDITATION

Jesus was in agony. Grief and anguish came upon him. The sin of all mankind weighed on him heavily. But the greater his pain, the more fervently did he pray.

Pain always remains a challenge to us. We feel left alone. We forget to pray, and break down. Some even take their lives. But if we turn to God, we grow spiritually strong and go out to help our fellow-beings in trouble.[1]

Jesus continues to suffer in his persecuted disciples. Pope Benedict XVI says that even in our times “the Church does not lack martyrs”.[2] Christ is in agony among us, and in our times.

We pray for those who suffer. The mystery of Christian suffering is that it has a redemptive value. May the harassments that believers undergo complete in them the sufferings of Christ that bring salvation.[3]