VIA CRUCIS – 1. Station: “Jesus is condemned to death”

  1. Adoramus te Christe et benedicimus tibi (We adore Thee, O Christ, and we bless Thee)
  2. Quia per Crucem tuam redemisti mundum (For by Thy holy cross Thou hast redeemed the world.)

Jesus, the innocent One, stands before Pilate.

An earthly judge, the representative of Rome, is to judge the Son of God.

The leaders of His own people are His accusers. Those who were to lead the chosen people and prepare them for the coming of the Messiah did not recognise Him because they did not know the Father (Jn 8:19). This is what Jesus said to them.

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