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I love the traditional crucifix of the crucified Christ because it takes me to a place I need to be in regards to seeing His suffering for me. Just wondering what others think.
I love your response. I have also always felt an “aversion” to the risen Christ and was never really sure why. You gave me the reason why without even me realizing it! Thank you!!I have a real aversion to a “crucifix” with a “risen” Christ. It is not what happened (the Faith is grounded in history, remember), and it bespeaks a theology that underplays His work of, and our need for, redemption.
Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen observed:
Keep your eyes on the crucifix, for Jesus without the cross is a man without a mission, and the cross without Jesus is a burden without a reliever.
Just so, Your Grace, just so.
Blessings,
Gerry
**I Totally agree! I don’t like the risen christ on the cross thing. It doesn’t make any sense. They should put a ban on those. The risin Christ is best in an icon or statue. **I have a real aversion to a “crucifix” with a “risen” Christ. It is not what happened (the Faith is grounded in history, remember), and it bespeaks a theology that underplays His work of, and our need for, redemption.
Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen observed:
Keep your eyes on the crucifix, for Jesus without the cross is a man without a mission, and the cross without Jesus is a burden without a reliever.
Just so, Your Grace, just so.
Blessings,
Gerry
I collect crucifixes and crosses. I have a great devotion to the image of the Crucified Christ and I became interested in the ways in which different cultures and artists portrayed this Ulitimate Reality. I have over sixty displayed en masse on one wall, from all over the world. Friends bring them back to me from trips they take. There are crosses mixed in with them, as well, like Ethiopian processional crosses in nickel (several of those), Eastern Orthodox crosses (beautifully carved), and others. There is nothing wrong with displaying a cross without a Corpus on it, by the way. The Cross is a glorious symbol, and the Church used to have a feast (may still be on the calendar as an optional, not sure) called the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. The rule is that there must be a Crucifix (Cross with Corpus) displayed prominiently in the sanctuary during the offering of Mass. It cannot be a Risen Christ, it must specifically be a Corpus. The Church, however, doesn’t forbid the empty Cross to be displayed.I have a real aversion to a “crucifix” with a “risen” Christ. It is not what happened (the Faith is grounded in history, remember), and it bespeaks a theology that underplays His work of, and our need for, redemption.
Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen observed:
Keep your eyes on the crucifix, for Jesus without the cross is a man without a mission, and the cross without Jesus is a burden without a reliever.
Just so, Your Grace, just so.
Blessings,
Gerry
September 14 – It is ranked as a Feast of the Lord.The Cross is a glorious symbol, and the Church used to have a feast (may still be on the calendar as an optional, not sure) called the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross.