Memoria of Jesus Praying in Garden of Gethsemane (In Horto Orantis): Red - (2025-02-13)

In the Garden of Gethsemane, Jesus prayed intensely, expressing his humanity and willingness to submit to God's will, even in the face of suffering and death, while his disciples struggled to stay awake and pray with him. 

After the Last Supper, Jesus and his disciples went to the Mount of Olives and then to a place called Gethsemane, a garden with olive trees. Jesus took Peter, James, and John with him and told them to sit there while he prayed. He then went away and prayed, saying, "My Father, if it is possible, may this cup be taken from me. Yet not as I will, but as you will". 

Later, Jesus returned to his disciples and found them asleep, and he asked them to stay awake and pray with him. He went away to pray again, and when he returned, they were still asleep. Jesus prayed a third time, expressing his anguish and asking God to take the cup of suffering from him, but ultimately submitting to God's will. 

In his anguish, Jesus' sweat became like drops of blood falling to the ground. Despite his human desire to avoid suffering, Jesus ultimately submitted to God's will, saying, "Yet not as I will, but as you will". 

Jesus' prayer in Gethsemane demonstrates his humanity, his love for God, and his willingness to obey God's will, even in the face of great suffering.