First Sorrowful Mystery
“The Agony in the Garden”
“Then Jesus came with them into a country place which is called Gethsemane; and He said to His disciples: Sit you here, till I go yonder and pray... And going a little further, He fell upon His face, praying, and saying: My Father, if it be possible, let this chalice pass from me. Nevertheless, not as I will, but as Thou wilt.”—(St. Matt., XXVI, 36-39.)
Confidence in Prayer
In agony Christ prayed: “Father, all things are possible to thee; remove this chalice from me; but not what I will, but what thou wilt.” (St. Luke, XIV, 36.) Three times He sent up the self-same cry to His Eternal Father, with earnestness and in resignation to the Will of His Father.
Our Saviour, who had a right to be heard because of His reverence, was constant and humble in prayer, whilst we who have so frequently rebelled against God’s will pray with distraction and coldness.
O Mary, for whom thy Son didst work a miracle in answer to prayer, pray for us and teach us how to pray earnestly and humbly!