❤️Good Morning!❤️ Holy Tuesday or Great and Holy Tuesday (Ancient Greek: Μεγάλη Τρίτη, Megali
Triti) (lit. 'Great Third (Day)', i.e., Great Tuesday), also known as Fig Tuesday, is a day of Holy Week, which precedes Easter.
Holy Tuesday follows Christ's return to Jerusalem from Bethany, not to be confused with his triumphant return to Jerusalem on Palm Sunday after being tested in the desert. After Palm Sunday Jesus goes to Bethany, and on Tuesday he returns to Jerusalem, to go onwards to the Mount of Olives.
The Bible designates that on this day Judas Iscariot agreed with the Sanhedrin, the rabbinical court of ancient Israel, to betray Jesus (Matthew 26:14-16). The Bible account of Holy Tuesday and the Olivet Discourse is found in Matthew 21:23; 24:51, Mark 11:20; 13:37, Luke 20:1; 21:36, and John 12:20-38.
According to Mark's Gospel, Jesus cursed the fig tree on Monday and the disciples saw it wither on Tuesday. The cursing happened on their way to Jerusalem, and the disciples noticed the tree's withering the following morning.
Dear Almighty ever-living God, grant us so to celebrate the mysteries of the Lord's Passion that we may merit to receive your pardon. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Amen 🙏
As we reflect on this Holy Tuesday, may we remember the humility and love of Jesus during His final days.
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