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Gospel Reading - Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane

³⁶Then Jesus brought them to a garden grove, Gethsemane, and told them to sit down and wait while he went on ahead to pray. ³⁷He took Peter with him and Zebedee’s two sons James and John, and began to be filled with anguish and despair.

³⁸Then he told them, “My soul is crushed with horror and sadness to the point of death . . . stay here . . . stay awake with me.”

³⁹He went forward a little, and fell face downward on the ground, and prayed, “My Father! If it is possible, let this cup be taken away from me. But I want your will, not mine.”

⁴⁰Then he returned to the three disciples and found them asleep. “Peter,” he called, “couldn’t you even stay awake with me one hour? ⁴¹Keep alert and pray. Otherwise temptation will overpower you. For the spirit indeed is willing, but how weak the body is!”

Gospel Reading - Jesus, Betrayed by Judas, is Arrested

⁴³And immediately, while he was still speaking, Judas (one of his disciples) arrived with a mob equipped with swords and clubs, sent out by the chief priests and other Jewish leaders.

⁴⁴Judas had told them, “You will know which one to arrest when I go over and greet^a him. Then you can take him easily.” ⁴⁵So as soon as they arrived he walked up to Jesus. “Master!” he exclaimed, and embraced him with a great show of friendliness. ⁴⁶Then the mob arrested Jesus and held him fast.

1. Literally, “kiss,” the usual oriental greeting, even to this day.