First Station: Jesus is Condemned to Death

Christ Before Pilate

Nicholas Maes Dutch Painter

1632-1693

The Opening Prayer

We adore you, O Christ, and we bless you:

Because by your holy cross you have redeemed the world.

The following May be added

Hail Mary

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you. Blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death. Amen

Glory Be

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen

Scripture:

As soon as it was morning, the chief priests, with the elders and scribes, and the whole council, held a consultations; and they bound Jesus and led him away and delivered him to Pilate.  And they all condemned him and said, "He deserves to die." When Pilate heard these words, he brought Jesus out and sat down on the judgment seat at a place called the Pavement, but in the Hebrew, Gabbatha.  Then he handed Jesus over to them to be crucified. 

Meditation:

V. God did not spare his own Son:

R. Delivered him up for us all.

Pause for silent reflection:

Almighty God, whose most dear son went not up to joy but first he suffered pain, and entered not into glory before he was crucified: Mercifully grant that we, walking in the way of the cross, may find it none other than the way of life and peace, through Jesus Christ your son our Lord. Amen.

Holy God,

Holy and Mighty,

Holy Immortal One,

Have mercy upon us.

Or these lines from the Stabat Mater

By thy Cross sad vigil keeping,

Stood the Mother, doleful weeping,

Where her son extended hung.

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