JMJ
Hi Folks,
Being we are in the season of Lent, for those who say The Rosary, we meditate on the Sorrowful Mysteries during this season in the church.
Even if you don't pray The Rosary; you can still meditate on these Sorrowful Mysteries. So, I felt inspired to write them for the next few weeks of Lent.
There are five Sorrowful Mysteries and the first Sorrowful Mystery is The Agony in the Garden (Luke 22: 39-44) The thought of our sins and His coming suffering causes the agonizing Savior to sweat blood.
The following is from the EWTN website :
It is for the love of the Father above all else that Jesus willed to undergo His Passion. Behold Jesus Christ in His agony. For three long hours weariness, grief, fear and anguish sweep in upon His soul like a torrent; the pressure of this interior agony is so immense that blood burst forth from His sacred veins.What an abyss of suffering is reached in this agony! And what does Jesus say to His Father? "Father if it be possible, let this chalice pass from Me. "Can it be possible that Jesus no longer accepts the will of The Father?Oh! certainly He does. But, this prayer is the sensitive emotions of poor human nature, crushed by ignominy and suffering. Now is Jesus truly a "Man of Sorrows."Our Savior feels the terrible weight of His agony bearing down upon His shoulders. He wants us to realize this; that is why He utters such a prayer. But listen to what He immediately adds:"Nevertheless, Father, not my will but Thine be done." Here is the triumph of love. Because He loves the Father, He places the Will of Father above everything else and accepts every possible suffering in order to redeem us.
How far will we go to do the Will of the Father? Do we put Him first or last in our lives?And, how many of us think about what He did for us? He gave His all ; that we might be saved.
I hope you enjoyed reading about the Agony in the Garden in the EWTN website; I did and I couldn't have said it any better.
God Bless us each and everyone; let us pray for one another always.
And remember: No los pierdas de vista/Don' lose sight of Him
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