Christians speak of "the agony of Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane." What does this phrase mean and it is its deeper significance?
R / "[...] In Gethsemane, Christ experiences a moment of great anguish, faced with the will of the Father, against which the weakness of the flesh would be tempted to rebel. At that time, Christ stands in place of all the temptations of humanity against all the sins of humanity to the Father say: 'That this is not my will be done, but yours! " "(John Paul II, Apostolic Letter Rosarium Virginis Mariae, 22).
"By being fully God but also fully man, Jesus certainly knew the human fear, but as Son, He was dedicated to the Father's will in everything. This does not mean that there was a contradiction between the human will of Jesus and the divine. His will, in fact, was totally subservient to the Father. Christ was aware that he was taking upon himself "all the sins of the world" (past, present and future), and it caused him such anguish and such spiritual pain that He sweated blood. (See Luke 22, 44). "(Catholic Passion Outreach , Leader's Manual ).
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