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First Station; Jesus is sentenced to execution
Pilate is dismayed at Jesus' Fate; he protests by the symbolic 'washing of hands' .
For the Roman Feast of Lemuria the pater familia got up at midnight, and washed his hands with pure water. After the ablution he would repeat a prayer nine times.
It is probable that Pilate was ritually purifying his hands of the deed he was reluctantly pressurized into; and prayed that he was innocent of responsibility for Jesus' execution.
For the Roman Feast of Lemuria the pater familia got up at midnight, and washed his hands with pure water. After the ablution he would repeat a prayer nine times.
It is probable that Pilate was ritually purifying his hands of the deed he was reluctantly pressurized into; and prayed that he was innocent of responsibility for Jesus' execution.
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