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Then
cometh Jesus with them unto a place called Gethsemane, and saith
unto the disciples, Sit ye here, while I go and pray yonder.
And he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and
began to be sorrowful and very heavy. Then saith he unto them:
"My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death: tarry
ye here, and watch with me". And he went a little farther,
and fell on his face, and prayed, saying: "O my Father,
if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not
as I will, but as thou wilt". (Mat 26,36-39). And being
in an agony he prayed more earnestly: and his sweat was as it
were great drops of blood falling down to the ground. (Luk 22,44)
In the forsaking prayer to the Father, Jesus found strength,
trust, and an angel was sent to comfort Him. So Jesus will be
our comforting angel. It's as He said to us: " Why do you
worry in your difficulties? Be strong in me; look to your God
in your most troubled hour, and you will be triumphant."
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The
First Sorrowful Mystery,
The Agony in the Garden.