Resurrection cross used for Mass

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Is it acceptable to use a resurrection cross for Mass? This is the cross with the “floating Jesus” in front of a cross. This does not seem like a true crucifix. A crucifix must be present at Mass. Where does it state what kind of cross must be used?
 
The cross used in the televised EWTN Mass looks like a San Damiano Crucifix.
 
Resurrectifix!!!???

Learn something new every day, I guess. 🤷

Can’t wait to buy my Evangelica friend a double expresso and then use that word on him. 😃

-Tim-
 
janine7 said:
Is it acceptable to use a resurrection cross for Mass? This is the cross with the “floating Jesus” in front of a cross. This does not seem like a true crucifix. A crucifix must be present at Mass. Where does it state what kind of cross must be used?
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Likewise,onthealtarorclosetoit,
thereistobeacrossadornedwithafigureofChristcrucified.

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heres what you want, its from the girm:

Likewise, on the altar or close to it,
there is to be a cross adorned with a figure of Christ crucified
 
Hi,

Do you have a picture of it? My computer is slow because it has dial up on it, that’s a drawback of living in the country, I suppose.

God bless.
 
A parish near my own uses a crucifix with Jesus off centered, clothed, and very much alive , so I suppose there is no rule against it.

I would post a photo, but they have none on their web site.
 
The GIRM is clear that there must be a true crucifix near or on the altar for Mass. We have a large resurrectifix in my parish but the processional cross is a Crucified Christ and stays near the altar – except during the Easter Season when they switch the Crucified Christ for a Risen Christ so that during that season we have two resurrectifix during Mass.

It’s all because the youth group purchased a processional cross with a Risen Christ and when it came and everyone had the same reaction ("It’s supposed to be a ‘Crucifix’ not a Risen Christ!) they spent several hundred dollars more to get a true Crucifix for it. Now at some points the person who was involved in the purchase makes sure that the Risen Christ one is used, GIRM notwithstanding. “I don’t care what the GIRM says!” is the reaction we get if we say anything.
 
janine7 said:
Is it acceptable to use a resurrection cross for Mass? This is the cross with the “floating Jesus” in front of a cross. This does not seem like a true crucifix. A crucifix must be present at Mass. Where does it state what kind of cross must be used?
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as long as there is a proper crucifix displayed prominently somewhere in the church, the processional cross can be of this type.
 
Phemie said:
The GIRM is clear that there must be a true crucifix near or on the altar for Mass. We have a large resurrectifix in my parish but the processional cross is a Crucified Christ and stays near the altar – except during the Easter Season when they switch the Crucified Christ for a Risen Christ so that during that season we have two resurrectifix during Mass.

It’s all because the youth group purchased a processional cross with a Risen Christ and when it came and everyone had the same reaction ("It’s supposed to be a ‘Crucifix’ not a Risen Christ!) they spent several hundred dollars more to get a true Crucifix for it. Now at some points the person who was involved in the purchase makes sure that the Risen Christ one is used, GIRM notwithstanding. “I don’t care what the GIRM says!” is the reaction we get if we say anything.
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sigh And my parish doesn’t even have a crucifix in it.We use and processional cross, which is the only cross in the entire church.
 
My parish has a resurrection cross right on the center behind the altar. Although I somewhat disapprove of this, at the very least the processional cross is an actual crucified, suffering Christ. Still, I don’t know… I think a resurrection cross is still nice to have because it shows the symbol of suffering with the symbol of life. (the cross and the resurrection)
 
Here’s a question:

The GIRM states the need for a cross with a Corpus Christi crucified on it. It does not, however, specify that this needs to be a “physical” crucifix…

So what about stained glass? Does a cross and crucified Jesus in stained glass on a window… say… directly above the altar satisfy the requirement for a crucifix?
 
My parish struck what I think is a nice balance. We have a very large crucifix on the wall behind the altar and our processional cross is a crucifix as well. At the back of the church is a statue of the risen christ (without a cross so it doesn’t look like he’s floating).

When they put the new statue in our pastor wrote a note in the bulletin to explain the placement. Something along the lines of: the crucifix is placed at the front of the church and behind the altar so that we’re reminded of the sacrificial nature of the mass. The risen Christ is at the back of the church so that as we leave mass we are reminded of the life of the risen Christ that He shares with us in the Eucharist.

It’s also near the holy water fonts, so I suppose there’s a nice connection to baptism (sharing in Christ’s death and resurrection) as well.
 
solayan said:
My parish struck what I think is a nice balance. We have a very large crucifix on the wall behind the altar and our processional cross is a crucifix as well. At the back of the church is a statue of the risen christ (without a cross so it doesn’t look like he’s floating).

When they put the new statue in our pastor wrote a note in the bulletin to explain the placement. Something along the lines of: the crucifix is placed at the front of the church and behind the altar so that we’re reminded of the sacrificial nature of the mass. The risen Christ is at the back of the church so that as we leave mass we are reminded of the life of the risen Christ that He shares with us in the Eucharist.

It’s also near the holy water fonts, so I suppose there’s a nice connection to baptism (sharing in Christ’s death and resurrection) as well.
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That arrangement makes sense. A Risen Christ on a cross makes no sense. Either He’s hanging on the cross or He’s risen and away from the cross.

I’ve started ‘campaigning’ for a Crucifix for our church but I don’t know if I’ll get very far. Most people see nothing wrong with the Resurrectifix.
 
There is a parish near me that has one of these crucifixes that they use during the Easter season. I personally hate it, it has Jesus in a rainbow colored robe and shorter hair, like he got a haircut during the resurrection. They do replace it with the traditional crucifix the rest of the year.
 
Phemie said:
That arrangement makes sense. A Risen Christ on a cross makes no sense. Either He’s hanging on the cross or He’s risen and away from the cross.

I’ve started ‘campaigning’ for a Crucifix for our church but I don’t know if I’ll get very far. Most people see nothing wrong with the Resurrectifix.
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Why does it make no sense? In the Byzantine Rite we sing during Pascha, “Christ has risen from the dead, conquering death by death…”

So his death on the cross conquered death (sin). The original “ressurefix” comes from the Byzantine tradition, as I have earlier noted. I’m pretty sure its theologically sound 👍
 
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