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Lent Season - The Opportunity of Repentance

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The word lent invokes a lot of fond memories attached to our childhood. The Catholics have a tradition of observing the lent season accompanied by important events in the Christian community. The major is the 40 days lent period observed before Easter. The lent season involves abstinence from non-vegetarian foods, alcohols, and utmost dedication by chanting prayers with help of  a catholic rosary . These practices make us develop a resolution and encourage us to be a better person with ideology. The Nazareth store provides us with a wide range of catholic gift items including rosaries, crosses which play a key role in channeling our devotion. What is Lent? Lent is an ancient English word “lencten” meaning a season of new life or new beginning. That does mean lent is a season of new hope, decisions, faith strengthening. This season is often considered as a chance offered by Jesus for the renewal of our soul. The process of cleansing our soul and body to prepare ourselves to welco...

Crucifix Crosses - The Symbol of Catholic Beliefs

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The symbol of Christianity is the holy cross. This is connected to the death and resurrection of Jesus, the Lord's only son who sacrificed himself to save humanity. The cross symbol is the one that is always close to catholic believers. The sign of the cross indicates the name of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. The  Nazareth Store  offers a variety of  crucifix crosses   like the Jerusalem cross, pectoral cross, and so on. The word  crucifix  means “one fixed on the cross” with an image of Jesus on it. The different catholic believers have different historical versions of crosses which depict the same importance throughout. History of Crucifix crosses The representation of Jesus on a cross in English is called  corpus  meaning “body” in Latin. It’s the principal symbol of Catholics and one of the most common forms of Crucifixion in the arts. This means the appears of crosses throughout famous art and popular cultures. Jesus has been depicted in ...

How are the Jerusalem Crosses a Part of Our Divine History?

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The crucifix or cross is the original symbol of Christianity which depicts the death and resurrection of Jesus. The cross’ importance and meaning have changed throughout the religious and cultural evolution of various aspects of history. The crucifix is depicted by the figure of Jesu on the four-fold cross and an inscription on the top INRI. The various deviation of crosses throughout the history of the developing stage of faith is the Jerusalem cross, Greek cross, Celtic cross, and Latin cross. The elaborate works are done on the Greek and j erusalem crosses  while the Latin cross is the simplest version. The Nazareth store offers the divine collection of Jerusalem and pectoral crosses. The historical origin of the Jerusalem crosses The Jerusalem crosses dates back to the 11th century often known as the crusaders cross. It’s denoted by a large cross in the center surrounded by four smaller crosses on each side like a plus sign. It’s called as crusader cross also as in 1099 the...