Stations of the Cross

Stations of the Cross

Via Crucis

I

Station I of XIV

Jesus Is Condemned to Death

Station 1: Jesus is condemned to death - Rembrandt etching of Christ before Pilate
Christ Before Pilate: the large plate by Rembrandt van Rijn, 1636. Etching. Metropolitan Museum of Art (Public Domain / CC0)

Matthew 27:22-26; Mark 15:12-15; Luke 23:20-25; John 19:13-16

V.We adore You, O Christ, and we bless You.

R.Because by Your holy Cross You have redeemed the world.

Consider

Consider how Jesus, after having been scourged and crowned with thorns, was unjustly condemned by Pilate to die on the Cross.

Prayer

My Jesus, it was not Pilate, no, it was my sins that condemned You to die. I beg You, by the merits of this sorrowful journey, to assist my soul in its journey toward eternity. I love You, my beloved Jesus; I love You more than myself; I repent with my whole heart for having offended You. Never permit me to separate myself from You again. Grant that I may love You always; and then do with me what You will.

Our Father. Hail Mary. Glory be to the Father.

Stabat Mater

Stabat Mater dolorosa Iuxta crucem lacrimosa, Dum pendebat Filius.

At the Cross her station keeping, Stood the mournful Mother weeping, Close to Jesus to the last.

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