A sad moment in the Gospel: a double betrayal. First, that of Judas. Judas is no outsider but one of the inner circle of the Twelve. Jesus announces solemnly: "One of you is going to hand me over." The statement comes like a bombshell. For all their weaknesses, they cannot imagine any one of them planning such a thing. Jesus hands over the morsel to Judas, a symbol of sharing. This is an act of friendship which makes the coming betrayal doubly treacherous. The bitterness of the morsel is also significant. As soon as he has left, it is no wonder that the evangelist comments:"Night had fallen." Yes indeed. It was a moment of utter darkness. Now Peter, well-meaning but weak, swears that he will go all the way with Jesus, even to death. It is the second betrayal. Worse in some ways. At least Judas made no wild promises. What will save Peter will be the depth of his repentance and later conversion. We too have betrayed Jesus and those around us so many times. We have broken bread with Jesus in the Eucharist and then turned our back on him by the way we treat those around us. We have promised at confession with his help never to sin again and then gone and done what we have just confessed. Let us pray that we, like Peter, may weep bitterly for all the wrongs we have done and all the good left undone.