The First Sorrowful Mystery of the Rosary is the Agony in the Garden. It's a meditation on Christ's last night before he died, which he spent in the Garden of Gethsemane with the apostles.
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The Agony in the Garden (Matthew 26:36-46)
On the night before his death, Christ went with the apostles to the Garden of Gethsemane to pray. Faced with the prospect of his upcoming death, Christ became “grieved and agitated.” All alone while the apostles slept, he prayed three times: “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from me; yet not … Continue reading The Agony in the Garden (Matthew 26:36-46)