Lk 22, 1-6 Then Satan entered into Judas Iscariot

Luke 22

(Lk 22, 1-6) Then Satan entered into Judas Iscariot

[1] Now the feast of Unleavened Bread, called the Passover, was drawing near, [2] and the chief priests and the scribes were seeking a way to put him to death, for they were afraid of the people. [3] Then Satan entered into Judas, the one surnamed Iscariot, who was counted among the Twelve, [4] and he went to the chief priests and temple guards to discuss a plan for handing him over to them. [5] They were pleased and agreed to pay him money. [6] He accepted their offer and sought a favorable opportunity to hand him over to them in the absence of a crowd.

(CCC 1851) It is precisely in the Passion, when the mercy of Christ is about to vanquish it, that sin most clearly manifests its violence and its many forms: unbelief, murderous hatred, shunning and mockery by the leaders and the people, Pilate's cowardice and the cruelty of the soldiers, Judas' betrayal - so bitter to Jesus, Peter's denial and the disciples' flight. However, at the very hour of darkness, the hour of the prince of this world (Cf. Jn 14:30), the sacrifice of Christ secretly becomes the source from which the forgiveness of our sins will pour forth inexhaustibly.