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Catholic churches, Disciples, Father John Riccardo, Garden of Gethsemane, Jesus Christ, Jesus' betrayal, Matthew 26:36-46, OLGC, Our Lady of Good Counsel Plymouth, Plymouth Michigan churches, Roman Catholic church, sleeping disciples
In this post, I’ll not be featuring the church building itself, but the lovely prayer garden on the grounds created to memorialize the Garden of Gethsemane. Matthew 26:36-46 tells the story of Jesus prayers before His betrayal and his Disciples’ failure to keep watch and pray with (and/or for) Him, even for an hour…
The Garden of Gethsemane
36 Then Jesus came with them to a place called Gethsemane, and said to His disciples, “Sit here while I go over there and pray.” 37 And He took with Him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be grieved and distressed.38 Then He said to them, “ My soul is deeply grieved, to the point of death; remain here and keep watch with Me.”
39 And He went a little beyond them, and fell on His face and prayed, saying, “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me; yet not as I will, but as You will.” 40 And He came to the disciples and found them sleeping, and said to Peter, “So, you men could not keep watch with Me for one hour? 41 Keep watching and praying that you may not enter into temptation; the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.”
42 He went away again a second time and prayed, saying, “My Father, if this cannot pass away unless I drink it, Your will be done.” 43 Again He came and found them sleeping, for their eyes were heavy. 44 And He left them again, and went away and prayed a third time, saying the same thing once more. 45 Then He *came to the disciples and said to them, “Are you still sleeping and resting? Behold, the hour is at hand and the Son of Man is being betrayed into the hands of sinners. 46 Get up, let us be going; behold, the one who betrays Me is at hand!
I’ve thrown in the amazing crucifix which hangs in the sanctuary for good measure.
