Holy Wednesday

Judas Iscariot

March 27, 2024

Holy Wednesday, Spy Wednesday, Good Wednesday Great and Holy Wednesday

On Holy Wednesday, it is commemorated that Judas Iscariot went to the Sanhedrin (Jewish Supreme Court) to betray Jesus. What preceded it? In any case, the Sanhedrin was planning to get rid of Jesus before Passover (the Jewish festival of liberation from Egypt). The Passover should not be confused with the Christian Easter). The fact that Judas showed up on their doorstep in one go with a plan to extradite Jesus was a bonus. What drove Judas to his betrayal? Judas was quite angry that Mary Magdalene threw 300 pieces of silver worth of balm (nardus oil) over the feet of Jesus. Judas thought that was a waste and found it incomprehensible that Jesus approved of that. That seems to have led him to betray Jesus to the hostile Jewish high priests on the Wednesday before Passover. Not with the intention of killing him. With today's knowledge, we can conclude that his plans went wrong.

The word “apron Wednesday” is so called because the chiming of the bells is suspended until Holy Saturday. Music and bells were thus suspended or suspended; there lies the origin of the name. In Orthodox circles you can receive the Mystery of the Anointing of the Sick on the Wednesday before Easter.