On Wednesday of Holy Week, Jesus is again preparing us, through the roles that Judas and Saint Mary Magdalene play in this great drama, for what is to come in the next few days. Judas we are told, goes out, on this day, to begin plotting how he would hand over Jesus to the Jewish authorities after revealing to them his location with the apostles while asking for monetary recompense. This is why today is also known as Spy Wednesday. Judas becomes a spy for the Sanhedrin, the Jewish governing body which had the power to adjudicate Jesus’ trial, and which will ultimately sentence him to death, for which they would seek the assistance of the Romans. At some point throughout their judicial history it became unlawful for them to execute their own countrymen.