Jesus is condemned to death. He takes upon himself the sentence we are all subjected to. The fact that one day we will die is the only certainty we have. (…) If we remember that we too are condemned to die, perhaps we will experience each day as a precious and unique time, with the gifts and graces that the Lord gives us today. Lord, may we be grateful for this day and for each day until death.
(Timothy Radcliffe OP /*1945/, Stations of the Cross for Believers and Non-Believers, 1st Station)