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I Jesus Is Condemned To Death

Blood shed by Jesus:

Blood on the ground. Walking to Pilate, then Herod, then back to Pilate.
Annas‘s attendant hand, “one of the attendants who was standing by struck Jesus a blow.” (Jn 18:22)
A rope, “And Annas sent him bound (WITH A ROPE) to Caiphas, the high priest.” (Jn 18:24)
The High Priest’s sandals as he walked forward to read Pilate the charges against Jesus.
The washbowl boy‘s footwear as he comes forward to wash Pilate’s hands.
The jug of water used to wash Pilate’s hand.
Pilate, himself “washed his hands in the sight of the crowd, saying, “I am innocent of the blood of this just
man”. Mt 27:24
“Pilate…sat down on the judgment-seat at a place called Lithostrotos.” (Jn19:13)

Praetorium floor, on which Pilate address Jesus. (Jn19:9)
And all the people’s footwear who answered and said, “His blood be on us and on our children.” Mt 27:25
Jesus’ blood on the ground from condemnation till taking up the cross.

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II Jesus Takes Up His Cross

Blood shed by Jesus:

Blood on the ground. Walking to Pilate, then Herod, then back to Pilate.
The soldier’s hands who lifts and hand over the cross to Jesus.
The new rope is administered around Jesus’ waist to control his cross carrying.
The guard’s hands who tugs on the rope to move Jesus to His cross.
The guard’s sandals as he is walking next to Jesus who had been scourged.
Jesus’ blood that falls on the cobble stone pavement of Jerusalem.
Jesus’ blood touches the cross with his right hand.

Jesus’ blood on the ground from taking up the cross till when Jesus fell the first time.

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III Jesus Falls The First Time

Blood shed by Jesus:

Jesus trips on a stone. (a tradition)
The crowd’s footwear as they close in on Jesus, to see why He fell.
Another soldier’s sandals as he comes forward to check on Jesus’ condition.
A club is used to arouse bloody Jesus to move along.

Jesus’ blood on the ground from first fall till meeting His Mother.

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IV Jesus Meets His Sorrowful Mother

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The blood of Jesus that Mary’s eyes sees. {One of Mary’s 5 senses}
The blood of Jesus that Mary’s hand touches.
The blood of Jesus that Mary smells.
The blood of Jesus that Mary hears dropping.
The blood of Jesus that Mary tastes.
The blood of Jesus that is on the Jesus’ tunic that Mary had sew for Him.
The blood on Mary’s scandals.
The blood of Mary’s dress.
Jesus’ blood on the sword holding Jesus back from His Mother.
Jesus’ blood on the soldier who removed Mary from near Jesus.
St John escorting Mary, get blood on his sandals

Jesus’ blood on the ground from his meeting with Mother Mary to getting Simon’s help.

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V Simon Helps Jesus Carry His Cross

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The officer’s sandals, who grabbed Simon out of the crowd.
The officer’s uniform who shoved Simon next to Jesus.
The soldier’s sandals as he was assigned to show Simon what to do.
Simon’s right hand touches the blood on the cross. (Mk 15:21) “takes up his cross”
Simon’s left hand touches the blood on the cross. (Mk 15:21)
Simon’s sandals.
Simon’s clothes.
Simon’s backpack since he was traveling a long distance to pick up needed supplies.
Simon’s family’s hands. When Simon returned back home.
Jesus’ blood on the ground from meeting with Simon and encounter with Veronica.

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VI Veronica Wipes The Face Of Jesus

Blood shed by Jesus:

Jesus’ blood on the ground from meeting with Simon and encounter with Veronica.
Veronica’s sandals get blood on them.
Veronica’s cloth touches Jesus’ bloody face. (it is like a sponge, full of Jesus’ blood and sweat)
The soldier’s sword that Jesus grabs to protect Veronica, as soldier tries to divide Veronica from Jesus.
When the soldier puts his bloody sword back in its sheath.
Veronica’s dress comes in contact with Jesus’ blood.
Veronica’s lips come in contact with Jesus’ blood as she kisses her cloth that Jesus touched.
Veronica’s family and friends’ hands. When Veronica returned back home.

Jesus’ blood on the ground from encounter with Veronica till Jesus falling a second time

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VII Jesus Falls The Second Time

Blood shed by Jesus:

Knees of Jesus touch the ground as He falls again.
Simon of Cyrene, because of Jesus’ fall, his hands take on more blood.
The Good Thief’s sandals pick up some of Jesus’ blood.
Simon’s clothes get more blood on them, as Jesus falls.
Soldier’s hands as he is pulling Jesus up, so Jesus can again embrace the cross.
Little children’s footwear as they running to see why Jesus falls again.

Jesus’ blood on the ground from His second fall till He meet with the Women of Jerusalem.

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VIII Jesus Speaks To The Weeping Women

Blood shed by Jesus:

The Jewish children's sandals step on Jesus’ blood.
The weeping Jewish mother’s sandals.
The weeping Jewish mothers’ clothes as they knee as Jesus stops to address them.
The blanket surrounding their infant.
One soldier’s hand which is placed on the cross, as he peek over it to see who is near Jesus.
The soldier’s uses a whip to break up conversation between Jesus and the Jewish women.
The whipping soldier’s sandals as he steps on some of Jesus’ blood on the ground.

Jesus’ blood on the ground from His meeting with Jerusalem women and falling a third time.

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IX Jesus Falls The Third Time

Blood shed by Jesus:

The cross falls on Christ, as Jesus let go of the cross during his third fall.
Falling again, Jesus stumbled in the ditch next to the road, dropping blood on road weeds.
A soldier step on Jesus with his sandals to hurry Jesus along after His third fall.
Jewish officials are wagging their plague with Jesus’ charges at Jesus, while he is on the ground.
A soldier poking at Jesus with their sword to arouse Jesus.
Other soldiers’ sandals, as extra soldiers are called in to help get Jesus up off the ground.
Other soldiers’ hands.
Simon’s hat off falls and get blood on it, when Jesus falls a third time.

Jesus’ blood on the ground from His third fall and He being stripped of His clothes.

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X Jesus Is Stripped Of His Garments

Blood shed by Jesus:

The bloody rope is taken off of Jesus’ waist.
The first soldier got Jesus’ blood on the dice. (Jn19:24)
Other soldiers’ hands touch the bloody dice. “they divided his garment, casting lots.” (Mt 27:35) (Jn 19:24)
The other soldiers’ sandals.
Jesus’ tunic, “Now the tunic was without seam, woven in one piece from the top.” (Jn 19:23) The tunic,

Mother Mary sewed for Jesus.
The sword uses to divide Jesus’ garment four ways, one part for each soldier.
Soldier #1. Soldier #1 part of Jesus’ garment. “ The soldiers, therefore, when they had him crucified, took
his garments and of them four parts, to each soldier a part.” (Jn 19:23)
Soldier #2 another part of Jesus’ garment.
Soldier #3 another part of Jesus’ garment.
4th Soldier another part of Jesus’ garment.

Jesus’ blood on the ground from His stripping and His nailing on the cross.

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XI Jesus Is Nailed To The Cross

Blood shed by Jesus:

The executioner’s hammer.
Jesus’ blood is driven into the fibers of the cross in 3 different places.
Jesus’ right hand nail gets bloody as it is driven in.
Jesus’ left hand nail gets bloody as it is driven in.
Jesus’ feet nail gets bloody as it is driven in.
The plague (Mk 15:22) that bears “And the inscription bearing the charge against him was, THE KING OF
THE JEWS.” (Mt 27:37,Jn 19:19)
The executioner’s tool bag, filled with hammer, nails, pliers, etc.
The executioner’s sandals.
The executioner’s clothes.
The soldiers’ hands who were ordered to hold down Jesus as the nails are driven in.
One of the soldier holds Jesus’ hand down with his sword.
The soldiers’ clothes who were ordered to hold down Jesus.

All the blood flying in the air, then hitting the ground as the nails are being driven in.

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XII Jesus Dies On The Cross

Blood shed by Jesus:

When they dropped the cross in the hole, blood dropped on the ground under the cross.

Rocks placed to hold the cross upright.

Standing by the cross of Jesus his mother (Jn 19:25)
“and his mother’s sister” (Jn 19:25)
“Mary of Cleophas” (Jn 19:25)
Beloved John “the disciple standing by, whom he loved.” (Jn 19:26)
Mary Magdalene’s knees gets bloody under the cross. (Mt 27:56) (Jn 19:25)

The clothes of Mary, the mother of James.(Mt 27:56)

The clothes of mother of the sons of Zebedee. (Mt 27:56)
“The earth quaked” (Mt 27:51), some believe Jesus’ blood dropped to Ark of Covenant buried below Jesus’

crucifixion site.
“taking a sponge…offered it to him to drink” (Mt 27:48) It touches Jesus’ bloody lips.
“soaked a sponge in common wine, put it on a reed and offered it to him to drink” (Mk 15:36)
Wine Cup. “And they gave him wine to drink mixes with gall; but when he had tasted it, he would not
drink.” (Mt 27:34)
Bystanders’ sandals. “And some of the bystanders on hearing him said, “Behold, he is calling Elias” (Mk

15:35)
Old skulls from previous crucifixions, which were near the cross. “he (Jesus went forth to the place called
the Skull, in Hebrew, Gabbatha.” (Jn19:13)

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XIII Jesus Is Taken Down From The Cross

Blood shed by Jesus:

Longinus’ spear got bloody as “one of the soldiers opened his side.” (Jn 19:34)
Longinus’ clothes get very full Jesus’ blood.

Longinus takes off his helmet, to bow his head to Jesus and got blood on it.
The horses that were near the cross of Christ at the time of Longinus piercing Christ’s heart.

The ladder used to get down the Body of Jesus.

The throngs used to pull out the nails.
The crown of thorns is removed from Jesus’ head.
Pieta scene. Jesus is placed in Mary’s arm. More blood on Mary’s clothes.

The cloth to wrap the corpus of Jesus to help bring down off the cross.
Joseph of Arimathea’s hands as he helps take down Jesus’ body from the cross. (Jn 19:38)
Nicodemus’ hands as he helps take down Jesus‘ body from the cross. (Jn 19:38)
Joseph of Arimethea’s robe.
Nicodemus’ robe.
Container of “bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, in weight about a hundred pounds.” (Jn 19:39)
On the 13th station, I LOVE to place myself under the cross while Longinus spears Jesus’ side and I soak up
every drop of blood and water that pours out of Jesus‘ heart. I mediate about each micro-second of time.

And find myself wet from his blood.

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XIV Jesus Is Laid In The Tomb

Blood shed by Jesus:

“Joseph taking the body, wrapped it in a clean linen cloth.” (Mt27:59) {Shroud of Turin}
Jesus’ facial cloth “and the handkerchief which had been about his head, not lying with the linen cloths, but
folded in a place by itself.” (Jn 20:7)
Blood on the stone they roll over Jesus’ tomb. (Mt 27:60)
The Guards who “made the sepulcher secure, sealing the stone, and setting the guard.” (Mt 27:66)

The Guards, themselves.

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XV The Resurrection And The Ascension

Blood shed by Jesus:

Jesus ascends to the Father, and presents HIS SACRED BLOOD in a CHALICE.
And finally, let us offer the Heavenly Father, every drop of blood that His Son, Jesus dropped, that you
failed to pickup and find. May the Spirit help us next time to discover new deposits of Jesus’ blood.

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