Pope: Christ's Prayer in Garden of Gethsemane Shows God's Constant Providence Jesus shows the faithful how to pray in all circumstances, Benedict XVI said Feb. 1. (photo: Wikipedia) ...

This is the supreme and insightful text on Jesus’s submission to divine purpose. Request 1, based on personal preference, “If it is possible let this cup [of extreme suffering] pass from me.” ...

In the Garden of Gethsemane, Jesus utters his agonizing prayer, “Abba, Father, for you all things are possible; remove this cup from me; yet, not what I want, but what you want.” At this grave ...

It's only in the Garden of Gethsemane, when Judas and the Roman soldiers arrive to arrest Jesus, that the early community -- the disciples of men and women, the first church -- finally come to ...

For Jesus Christ, Gethsemane was the needed step to the right hand of God and a name with eternal supremacy over whatever is in heaven, on earth, and below the earth (Philippians 2:8-11).

In the days of His last Passover, we therefore find Jesus fully immersed in prayer. He prays dramatically in the garden of Gethsemane, as we heard, assailed by mortal anguish.

"Gethsemane is one of the most important sanctuaries in the Holy Land, because in this place the tradition remembers the confident prayer of Jesus and his betrayal and because every year millions ...