Day 18 of 21
John 18
Jesus is arrested in the garden, questioned by Annas and Caiaphas, denied three times by Peter, and brought before Pilate, who finds no guilt in him.
The Passion narrative begins on Passover eve, moving from Gethsemane through Jewish and Roman hearings.
“The discourse, which our Lord had with His disciples after supper, and the prayer which followed, being now ended, the Evangelist begins the account of His Passion. When Jesus had spoken these words, He came forth with His disciples over the brook Cedron, where was a garden, into which He entered, and His disciples. But this did not take place immediately after the prayer was ended; there was an interval containing…”
“But why does not John say, When He had prayed, He entered? Because His prayer was a speaking for His disciples’ sake. It is now night time; He goes and crosses the brook, and hastens to the place which was known to the traitor; thus giving no trouble to those who were lying in wait for Him, and strewing His disciples that He went voluntarily to die.”
Catena Aurea · St. Thomas Aquinas, tr. J. H. Newman · public domain
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