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Posted by Mary Anne
on 3/23/2006, 5:23 am
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I'm not a nun and am not wearing it as an ornament.
It's wooden and there is a multicolored miniature
representation of a group of people, Our Lady and the
rose of Saints above surrounding not Christ, as I
thought when choosing it from the vast array of the
ones available, but as the nun noticed with a
surprised sweet smile San Francis. Actually, looking
at it now I'm wondering whether the figure represented
is Christ and whether she was talking about the type
of cross - the bottom part is not staight but there
is- very difficult to describe - another short
horizontal piece cutting across the vertical one. So
why am I wearing it? However natural it feels now, for
me making this decision was a huge step. Why? Because
of the fear that has always accompanied me along my
faith journey of falling into superstition. The Saint
Blaise ceremony really tested my comfort levels...That
it is not, I felt I had the 'proof' a number of days
ago when as I rushed to work I forgot to wear it for
the first time - when I realised it, I didn't feel at
ease at all - felt that something was missing - so
fear I am wearing it out of a superstitious feel.
Immediately afterwards that fear subsided at the
memory of the colors embodying the Message- the red of
the Passion and the blue of Our Lady's mantel with
green glimpsing here and there. And along with these
another reflection came regarding the sign of the
Cross. In my tortuous journey that is something I
never forgot to do but what I forgot was why it is
done and what it means (purifying ourselves with the
memory of His scars).What made me re-discover the true
meaning and importance of such a frequently repeated
gesture was talking to some Anglican and Evangelical
friends who when I asked why don't you do it when
entering/leaving the House of the Lord simply replied
'oh we simply don't have this habit'. It seems that
for them is just a formality. They said we don't need
to do it to remember what our Savior suffered for us. I
know those friends well enough to ensure you that they
don't but how many people risk to do...forgetting the
Passion...forgetting the reasons He suffered such a
death for us? for our sins? That's why even more now
I personally feel unnecessarily too explicit
crucifixes representing copiously the blood Christ
poured for us and find ever so powerful the sight of a
crucifix - unkown author -placed in one of the small
chapels in the Duomo of Florence: very thin -
virtually transparent light almost shines through
(contrast also to the dark wooden represenation of
Jesus on the cross on the main altar) - the
Transfiguration comes to mind and how he must have
appeared to the eyes of all those present - all His
blood having left His worn out and now death pale
body. In the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy
Spirit.
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