38 Then he said to them, “My soul is overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death. . This would not be His normal time of prayer, but an intense time of baring Himself before the Father. Then, ‘after singing praises, they go out to the Mount of Olives.’ They head eastward to a garden called Gethsemane, where Jesus is accustomed to goingOnce they arrive at this pleasant spot among the olive trees, Jesus leaves eight of the apostles behind. 37 And He took with Him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be grieved and distressed.. 38 Then He said to them, My soul is deeply grieved, to the point of death; remain here and keep watch with Me." Let see what we can learn from Jesus’ agony in Gethsemane. With Jesus in Gethsemane by Fr. Third, the meaning of Gethsemane is “oil press”, which is highly significant and symbolic of the atonement of Jesus Christ. Surprisingly, the name of the famous garden of Gethsemane is mentioned only twice in the Bible, and in one context. On Monday of Holy week Christians traditionally read and contemplate on Jesus praying in Gethsemane.

Luke concentrates on Jesus’ prayer and not on the failings of the disciples. All three Synoptic Gospels (Matthew, Mark, and Luke) give us a detailed account of Christ's agony in the Garden of Olives, known in Hebrew as "Gethsemane", which means "the garden of the oil press". In response to Jesus’ prayer, a voice from heaven said, “I have glorified it, and will glorify it again.” Spending a last few minutes with His disciples on the night of His arrest, Jesus prayed an extended prayer known today as His “high priestly prayer” (John 17) on behalf of His own, those given to Him by the Father (verse 6).
07/10/2020 by lifeafterministry. (RNS) In Gethsemane, Jesus experiences the full range of human emotions, and he shares them with his friends in a fully human way. Olive oil, in my opinion, is the best material symbol to represent the atoning blood of Jesus Christ. Jesus finishes praying with his faithful apostles. Here Jesus prays the greatest prayer in the world. 36 Then Jesus came with them to a place called Gethsemane, and said to His disciples, Sit here while I go over there and pray.". Later he states The anguish that well-nigh overcame Him was conquered'' (p. 270). What hung in the balance was the glory of God’s grace and the salvation of the world. The Garden of Gethsemane is where olives were pressed into oil.
Nephi’s Garden Prayer, and Jesus’ Gethsemane Prayer Compared. Now Jesus and the eleven have gone to the garden of Gethsemane (John 18:1; Mark 14:32). Amen as a Closing to Prayer. In every instance, it is the root for the Hebrew, ‘amen’, and is simply translated to give us a better meaning of what Jesus is saying and why. The success of Jesus’s mission to earth depended on Jesus’s prayer and the answer given. Let’s see if there are any blessings hidden in the story. John A. Hardon, S.J. As they enter Gethsemane, Jesus tells the disciples to sit there while He would go farther into the garden to pray.

The word pray here ( proseuvcomai / proseuchomai) is in its intense form.