Praying the Communion Antiphon Series: Tuesday of Holy Week.

 Praying the Communion Antiphon Series

Praying the Communion Antiphon

A Time Set Apart:  Tuesday of Holy Week

Handed Over for Us All

Communion Antiphon (Romans 8:32)
God did not spare his own Son,
but handed him over for us all.

 

Thinking About the Words

“God did not spare his own Son…”

This is one of the most piercing lines in all of Scripture.

There is no holding back.
No protecting.
No shielding.

God gives what is most precious.

“But handed him over…”

This phrase echoes strongly through today’s Gospel (Gospel of John 13:21–33, 36–38):

• Judas will hand Jesus over
• Peter will deny Him
• the disciples will scatter

But beneath all of this, there is a deeper truth:

God Himself hands over the Son.

Not as abandonment…
but as gift.

“For us all.”

This is the heart.

Not for the perfect.
Not for the faithful only.

But for:

• Judas
• Peter
• the scattered disciples
• and us

 

A Deeper Insight

Today’s Gospel is heavy:

• betrayal is named
• denial is foretold
• confusion fills the room

And into that moment, the antiphon speaks:

This is not chaos.
This is part of the saving plan.

What looks like loss
is actually self-giving love unfolding.

 

Holding Both Together

The Gospel shows:

• human weakness
• fear
• betrayal

The antiphon reveals:

• divine purpose
• love
• surrender

So we begin to see:

The Passion is not just something done to Jesus…
it is something given by God.

 

At Communion

At Communion, this becomes very personal.

We receive the One who has been:

not spared…
but given…
for us.

 

Reflection

• Do I truly believe that Christ was given “for me”?
• Where do I struggle to accept the depth of God’s love?
• How do I respond to a love that holds nothing back?
• Can I remain with Jesus even in moments of confusion or weakness?

Prayer

Lord,
you did not spare your own Son,
but gave him for us all.
Help me to receive this love
and to remain with you.

 

Praying the Communion Antiphon.