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SCRIPTURES & ART: The Gospel for Wednesday of Holy Week focuses on Judas Iscariot’s deal with the Temple authorities to betray Jesus for 30 pieces of silver.
As we have seen, the Gospels of the first three days of Holy Week set the stage for Jesus’ Passion and Death. Jesus entered Jerusalem triumphantly on Sunday. Monday’s Gospel speaks of the anointing of his feet with costly nard, which stirs up Judas’ indignation. Tuesday’s speaks of Jesus’ discreet indication of his betrayer at the Last Supper. Wednesday’s focuses on the “Pact of Judas,” his deal with the Temple authorities to betray Jesus for 30 pieces of silver.
The reading of the Gospels this week should not be taken to suggest the actual chronological flow of events. All three Gospels focus on Judas’ avarice, but today’s Gospel indicates that Judas had already conspired with the Jewish establishment before the Last Supper was even planned. The readings as arranged at Mass establish a general tenor to these days, not a strict sequential historical play-by-play.
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As we have seen, the Gospels of the first three days of Holy Week set the stage for Jesus’ Passion and Death. Jesus entered Jerusalem triumphantly on Sunday. Monday’s Gospel speaks of the anointing of his feet with costly nard, which stirs up Judas’ indignation. Tuesday’s speaks of Jesus’ discreet indication of his betrayer at the Last Supper. Wednesday’s focuses on the “Pact of Judas,” his deal with the Temple authorities to betray Jesus for 30 pieces of silver.
The reading of the Gospels this week should not be taken to suggest the actual chronological flow of events. All three Gospels focus on Judas’ avarice, but today’s Gospel indicates that Judas had already conspired with the Jewish establishment before the Last Supper was even planned. The readings as arranged at Mass establish a general tenor to these days, not a strict sequential historical play-by-play.
Continued below.
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SCRIPTURES & ART: The Gospel for Wednesday of Holy Week focuses on Judas Iscariot’s deal with the Temple authorities to betray Jesus for 30 pieces of silver.
