From The Sadness of Christ:
‘O Judas, dost thou betray the son of man with a
kiss?’
Here called he him by his name as he was wont to do, to the intent upon remembrance of old
amity, the traitor’s heart might have relented and fallen to repentance. His treason also openly laid he to
his charge, that while he might perceive it was not unknown, he should never be ashamed to confess his
fault. Over this the traitor’s shameful hypocrisy did he bitterly touch, in these words: ‘Dost thou betray
the son of man with a kiss?
When he was a great man in England, Saint Thomas had many vying for his favor. When the King turned against him, almost all these men knew him not.
