Reply #35: But really look at our crosses. [View All]

[knitter4democracy]

We have the top bar, which refers to the placard put on the cross, naming Christ as Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews. Then the crossbar. Below that is the foot bar, which is tilted with the right side going up (referring to the robber on his right who begged for mercy and whom Jesus said was going to heaven). All of those refer to the actual crucifixion.

Then there are the crucifixes in the front of every church and the icon of Christ in the tomb which is usually framed and kept out during the year and used on Holy Friday during Holy Week. I've never been in an Orthodox church, either here in the States under whatever jurisdiction or in Russia, that didn't have a crucifix icon at the front of the church somewhere.