2. The Scourging at the Pillar
The chief priests held a council. They bound Jesus, led him away, and handed him over to Pilate. Pilate, wishing to satisfy the crowd, had Jesus scourged and handed him over tobe crucified. (Mk 15:1-16) ...
  1. Jesus is taken before the High Priest where He is falsely accused and insulted.
  2. The Jewish leaders take Jesus before Pilate, to impose the death penalty.
  3. The robber, Barabbas, is preferred to Jesus.
  4. Pilate: " I find no cause in Him", yet to appease the Jews, he orders Jesus to be scourged.
  5. The scourge is made of leather thongs to which are attached small sharp bones.
  6. Jesus is bound to a pillar and scourged until His whole body is covered with deep wounds.
  7. The Lamb of God offers His suffering for the sins of mankind.
  8. Jesus suffers so much in His sacred flesh to satisfy, especially, for sins of the flesh.
  9. The prophesy of Isiah is fulfilled: "He was wounded for our iniquities and our sins."
  10. Father, by the merits of Jesus in this painful scourging, have mercy on us.