First
Station
Jesus is condemned to death
We adore you, O Christ, and we bless you:
Because by your holy cross you have redeemed the world.
As soon as it was morning, the chief priests, with the elders and scribes, and the whole council, held a consultation; 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.
V. God did not spare his own Son:
R. But delivered him up for us all.
Let us pray.
(Silence)
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.
| Victor
Challenor, Challwood Studio, New York JESUS IS CONDEMNED TO DEATH Silk applique 17" wide by 24" long 1998 |
| "So
when Pilate saw that he could do nothing, but rather that a riot
was beginning, he took some water and washed his hands before
the crowd, saying, 'I am innocent of this man's blood; see to
it yourselves.'" Matthew 27:24. In this First Station, Jesus stands in isolation at the left, "at a place called the Pavement," silhouetted by the first red light of dawn above the temple walls. On the right, water spills from a ewer, across his hands into a gold basin as Pilate, fearing the mob, in his infamous act of hand washing, acknowledges his injustice and guilt even as he succumbs to political expediency. |
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Noyes
Capehart | John
Moody | Barbara
Desrosiers |
