Prayer for Times of Agony in the Garden . The prayer in the Garden of Gethsemane is the root of the Catholic tradition of prayer known as the holy hour. Imagine the scene – darkness, surrounded by only trees and rocks to keep one company. While praying the other night, I was reflecting on Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane, also known as His Agony in the Garden. The Compendium of the Catholic Church teaches concisely: “The prayer of Jesus during his agony in the Garden of Gethsemane and his last words on the Cross reveal the depth of his filial prayer. Agony in the Garden: Christ weeps not for himself, but for the Church. Agony is something we have all experienced at least once in our lives, but certainly, nowhere near to the degree He felt it. Luke 22:43 tells us that while praying in the garden, Christ was in agony. I find the account of Christ in the garden quite telling of His humanity. Agony in the Garden ~ Following Jesus Through His Agony March 7, 2020 March 7, 2020 Marilyn Nash 724 Views Agony in the Garden , rosaary meditation , rosary , Sorrowful Mysteries Jesus went out as usual to the Mount of Olives, and His disciples followed him. The three hours of agony in the Garden of Gethsemane Introductory Prayer: O my divine redeemer, Jesus, please take me with you, together with your three dear apostles, to assist at your agony in the Garden of Olives. The chalice refers to the words of his prayer: ‘My Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as thou wilt’ (Matthew 26: 39). Agony in the Garden, Jesus prays in the garden after the Last Supper while the disciples sleep and Judas leads the mob, by Andrea Mantegna c. 1460 In Roman Catholic tradition, the Agony in the Garden is the first Sorrowful Mystery of the Rosary and the First Station of the Scriptural Way of The Cross .