• The San Damiano Crucifix
• The Story Of The Cross
• With Clare
• With Francis
• A Way of The Passion
  • 1 The Last Supper
  • 2 The agony in the garden
  • 3 Judas betrays Jesus
  • 4 Peter denies Jesus
  • 5 Jesus is mocked, scourged and crowned with thorns
  • 6 Jesus is condemed to death
  • 7 Jesus falls beneath the cross
  • 8 Simon of Cyrene helps Jesus to carry the cross
  • 9 Jesus speaks to the women
  • Jesus is stripped and nailed to the cross
  • 11 Jesus promises paradise to a thief
  • 12 Jesus gives his mother to the Church
  • 13 Jesus dies on the cross
  • 14 Jesus rises from Death
    

Pilate went back into the palace and said to Jesus, "Where did you come from?" Jesus gave no answer.
Pilate said, 'You won't talk? Don't you know that I have the authority to pardon you, and the authority to - crucify you?
Jesus said, 'You haven't a shred of authority over me except what has been given you from heaven. That's why the one who betrayed me to you has committed a far greater fault."
At this, Pilate tried his best to pardon him, but the Jews shouted him down: If you pardon this man, you're no friend of Caesar's. Anyone setting himself up as 'king' defies Caesar.
When Pilate heard those words, he led Jesus outside. He sat down at the judgment seat in the area designated Stone Court [in Hebrew, Gabbatha]. It was preparation day for Passover. The hour was noon. Pilate said to the Jews, "Here is your king."
They shouted back, "Kill him! Kill him! Crucify him."
Pilate said, "lam to crucify your king?"
The high priests answered, "We have no king except Caesar."
Pilate caved in to their demand He turned him over to be crucified.

The proud have risen against me;
ruthless men seek my life.
To you they pay no heed.
I am reckoned as one in the tomb;
I have reached the end of my strength,
like one alone among the dead.

You are my most holy Father,
my king and my God.
Make haste and come to my help,
OLord, my God, my Saviour.

Grant me to be victorious over your enemies,
so that by the power of your grace I may overcome them.
And by your holy death deliver me from all dangers,
present and to come,
and make me worthy to share the glory of your kingdom.
Amen.