Wednesday, 17th April

Matthew 26:14–25

Then one of the twelve, who was called
Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests and said, "What will you give me
if I betray him to you?" They paid him thirty pieces of silver. And from
that moment he began to look for an opportunity to betray him. On the first day
of Unleavened Bread the disciples came to Jesus, saying, "Where do you
want us to make the preparations for you to eat the Passover?" He said,
"Go into the city to a certain man, and say to him, 'The Teacher says, My
time is near; I will keep the Passover at your house with my disciples.'"
So the disciples did as Jesus had directed them, and they prepared the Passover
meal. When it was evening, he took his place with the twelve; and while they
were eating, he said, "Truly I tell you, one of you will betray me."
And they became greatly distressed and began to say to him one after another,
"Surely not I, Lord?" He answered, "The one who has dipped his
hand into the bowl with me will betray me. The Son of Man goes as it is written
of him, but woe to that one by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would have
been better for that one not to have been born." Judas, who betrayed him,
said, "Surely not I, Rabbi?" He replied, "You have said
so."

Reflection

Can I walk closely with Jesus during the
Holy Week?

What do I learn from the heart of Jesus
during the Holy Week?