A time of Lexio Divina for the discerning heart.

Wednesday of Holy Week

As you begin, take Wednesday of Holy Week

As you begin, take a deep breath and exhale slowly.

For the next few moments, surrender all the cares and concerns of the stay to the Lord.

Say slowly from your heart, Jesus, I trust in you.

You take over. Become aware that he is with you,

looking upon you with love,

wanting to be heard deep within your heart.

A reading from the Holy Gospel, according to Matthew, chapter 26, verses 14 through 25 one of the 12 the man called Judas

Ascariot went to the chief priest and said what are you prepared to give me if I hand him over to you

they paid him 30 silver pieces and from that moment he looked for an opportunity to betray him.

Now on the first day of unleavened bread, the disciples came to Jesus to say,

Where do you want us to make the preparations for you to eat the Passover?

Go to so-and-so in the city, he replied, and say to him,

The master says,

My time is near.

It is at your house that I am keeping Passover with my disciples.

The disciples did what Jesus told them, and prepared the Passover.

When evening came, he was at table with the twelve disciples, and while they were eating, he said,

I tell you solemnly, one of you is about to betray me.

They were greatly distressed and started asking him in turn, not I, Lord, surely.

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