Spy Wednesday

The disciples were indignant, asking why the oil was not instead sold and the money given to the poor.[5] But Judas Iscariot wanted to keep the money for himself.[6][7]Then Judas went to the Sanhedrin and offered to deliver Jesus to them in exchange for money. From this moment on, Judas sought an opportunity to betray Jesus.[8]In reference to Judas Iscariot’s intent to betray Jesus, formed on Holy Wednesday, the day is sometimes called “Spy Wednesday”.[9][10][11] (The word spy, as used in the term, means “ambush, ambuscade, snare”.[12] Wikipedia

Lord God, whose blessed Son our Savior gave his body to be whipped and his face to be spit upon: Give us grace to accept joyfully the sufferings of the present time, confident of the glory that shall be revealed; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

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