🕯️ Wednesday, April 1, 2026 The Chief Priests Paid Judas 30 Pieces of Silver to Betray Jesus Photo created by James Dacey, Jr. using Co-Pilot. Spy Wednesday • Wednesday of Holy Week • Year A • Beads of Joy Blog II ✝️ Today's Mass Readings First Reading: Isaiah 50:4-9a Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 69:8-10, 21-22, 31, 33-34 Gospel: Matthew 26:14-25 📖 The Gospel Judas goes to the chief priests and asks, what are you willing to give me if I hand Him over to you? They pay him thirty pieces of silver. From that moment, he looks for an opportunity to hand Him over. Meanwhile, Jesus says to His disciples, go into the city, prepare the Passover for us. 🙏 Reflection Spy Wednesday. The day everything goes quietly before the storm. Judas is counting his silver on one side of the city. Jesus is preparing the Passover on the other hand. Two completely different kinds of preparation are happening simultaneously, one for betrayal, one for the greatest gift ever given. Isaiah describes ...