Holy Week: Holy Thursday, Sacred Season in the Sanctuary

an ancient olive tree in the garden of Gethsemane

VIGIL

And when they had sung an hymn,
they went out into the mount of Olives.

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Sit here, while I pray

Never the less, not my will but Thine be done

My soul is sorrowful unto death
And are you sleeping?

And he went forward a little,
and fell on the ground,
and prayed that, if it were possible,
the hour might pass from him.

Father,
all things are possible unto thee;
take away this cup from me

By thine agony and bloody sweat..
Good Lord, Deliver Us

And again he went away, and prayed, and spake the same words.

I hate this
to read of you
pleading for company,
asking for support,
and there
not being any.

And he cometh the third time, and saith unto them, Sleep on now

.
maybe they didn't know what to say or do ?
i know i wouldn't have.
maybe they were full,
what with the meal,
your prayers,
all that had happened.

your night isn't over yet, and neither was theirs.
So much of it must have been waiting.
So much of this is about
friendship
betrayal by a kiss
wasn't all of it, was it ?
How often am I too busy crying,
Help me !
To hear another's cry.
There's the bit in a song I've heard often

Well I know that you would love to go to heaven
but you know that you're just too afraid
to die.
And I know that you would love to know the answers,
but to you the truth is just another lie.

they, anwered we, simply so afraid,
that they and we couldn't
simply be withyou ?

Judas kisses Jesus Icon copyright St. Isaac's Skete

And as soon as he was come,
he goeth straightway to him,
and saith, Master, Master; and kissed him.

And they laid their hands on him, and took him.

And they all forsook him, and fled.