Does your church have a visible crucifix?

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I am just curious, does anyone else have to strain your eyesight to see the crucifix in your church? (and even then, the crucifix is off to the side). I wonder if this is a symptom of the spiritual condition of the Church? My preference would be to have an elevated, centered behind the alter, actual size depiction of Christ on the Cross.
 
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The Crucifix or the Cross is visible back of the church, it is based behind the altar in the middle.

It is about 10 to 15 ft high.

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I am just curious, does anyone else have to strain your eyesight to see the crucifix in your church?
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Nope, no eyestrain here, not even from the choir loft!

I don’t know how large the crucifix is, but given the large size of the church, the crucifix is probably even larger than it appears.
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Same here. Mounted about 6ft above the back wall, behind the Altar, approximately life size and 3-dimensional. No hiding the agony or the beauty!
 
My church has a visible marble crucifix located in the center behind the altar.

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Like Clive, CarolAnn and Saint Andrew, no eyestrain here either! Life size behind the altar, up high for everyone to see!

Cathy
 
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My preference would be to have an elevated, centered behind the alter, actual size depiction of Christ on the Cross.
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Exactly what our church has. —KCT
 
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Like Clive, CarolAnn and Saint Andrew, no eyestrain here either! Life size behind the altar, up high for everyone to see!
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Ditto for us!
 
Ours is dead centre in the sanctuary above the Tabernacle and visible to all as it is in most Catholic churches here - even those modern monstrosities. However some “radical” churches shunted them to the side or got rid of them altogether. For some idea check out my website on Australian Catholic Churches (not all churches have internal shots but I am working on it) (www.cathchurch.net)
 
The past couple of parishes I have belonged to have had very large crucifixes either over the alter or over the tabernacle. Those parishes are:

  1. *]Mary, Mother of the Redeemer - North Wales, PA
    *]Basilica of St. Ann - Scranton, PA
    *]St. Michael’s - Southfield, MI (Current)

    PF
 
Sorry - no crucifix, not even one carried in for Mass. Its just a stained glass type cross on a staff.
 
15 feet high and a beautiful depiction of the risen lord with his hands stretched out. 🙂
 
Yes, Sacred Heart in Tampa, Florida still has the brass Crucifix on the old main altar where is has been for over 100 years. Not so for many newer churches in the area which go in for the empty cross or flying Jesus. Most do carry one in, or a reasonable facsimile, at the start of Mass.
 
Hmm… kind of. I mean, since the parish is so tiny, you can see it.
It’s a smaller crucifix, but it is right above the tablernacle on the high altar, so it is basically visible. Oh, and whenever Father wears a particular white chasuble, there is a large visible image on the crucifixion on his back.
 
Well, we have one, but it’s actually a painting, not a sculpture, behind the altar. It’s quite beautiful but since I found out that Catholic churches are supposed to have a crucifix behind the altar, I’ve wondered if a painting satisfied that requirement. I would think so though, as long as it’s a representation of the crucifixtion, it’s ok, right?

sorry I hope this doesn’t count as a hijacking 😃
 
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Ours is dead centre in the sanctuary above the Tabernacle and visible to all as it is in most Catholic churches here - even those modern monstrosities. However some “radical” churches shunted them to the side or got rid of them altogether. For some idea check out my website on Australian Catholic Churches (not all churches have internal shots but I am working on it) (www.cathchurch.net)
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Many, many non-“radical” churches have their crucifixes off to the side. Most of the 21 Alta California Missions for instance still have their patron saint dead center while the large crucifix is on the adjacent wall.

While the old high altars typically used to have a small cross above the tabernacle, the large crucifix was typically elsewhere.

This is true also of EWTN’s shrine in Hanceville and their chapel in Irondale, although it breaks the rule of having more than one prominent crucifix in the worship space.
 
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15 feet high and a beautiful depiction of the risen lord with his hands stretched out. 🙂
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That would be a no crucifix then, right?
 
Not exactly, but the big stained glass window behind the high altar depicts the crucifixion, I guess that count as the crucifix.
 
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