So off they went. Jesus headed, as usual, for the Mount of Olives, and his disciples followed him. When he came to the place, he said to them, ‘Pray that you won’t come into the trial.’

He then withdrew from them about a stone’s throw, and knelt down to pray. ‘Father,’ he said, ‘if you wish it – please take this cup away from me! But it must be your will, not mine.’ An angel appeared to him from heaven, strengthening him. By now he was in agony, and he prayed very fervently. And his sweat became like clots of blood, falling on the ground.

Then he got up from praying, and came to the disciples and found them asleep because of sorrow. ‘Why are you sleeping?’ he said to them. ‘Get up and pray, so that you won’t come into the trial.’

While he was still speaking, a crowd appeared. The man named Judas, one of the Twelve, was leading them. He came towards Jesus to kiss him, but Jesus said to him, ‘Judas! Are you going to betray the son of man with a kiss?’

Jesus’ followers saw what was about to happen.

‘Master!’ they said. ‘Shall we go in with the swords?’ And one of them struck the high priest’s servant, and cut off his right ear. ‘Enough of that!’ said Jesus, and healed the ear with a touch.

Then Jesus spoke to the chief priests, the Temple guardsmen, and the elders who had come after him. ‘Anyone would think I was a brigand,’ he said, ‘for you to come out with swords and clubs! Every day I’ve been in the Temple with you and you never laid hands on me. But your moment has come at last, and so has the power of darkness.’

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Teach us, good Lord,
to serve thee as thou deservest;
to give and not to count the cost;
to fight and not to heed the wounds;
to toil and not to seek for rest;
to labour and not to ask for any reward,
save that of knowing that we do thy will,
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen

St Ignatius