Christ’s Fear and Anguish Christ’s anguish, the Pope said, is articulated in his words to the three disciples: “My soul is sorrowful even to death. Stay here and watch.” ...

JESUS CHRIST was crucified on Good Friday after being betrayed by one of his 12 disciples, Judas Iscariot, but did the biblical figure, who has become synonymous with treachery, actually exist?

Reflecting on these themes, we can contemplate on the story of Jesus praying at the Garden of Gethsemane (Mark 14:32-42). Gethsemane is the garden where Jesus and his disciples went after having ...

That being said, when Christians think of Gethsemane, we usually reflect on the Thursday night of Jesus’ anguish-filled prayers and ultimately his betrayal kiss by Judas Iscariot (Matt. 26:49).

The other disciples were very angry according to the Gospel of Matthew (19:27-30). Jesus must have found it very difficult to mediate the many factions inside the apostles.