The Humble Crucifix

How big is the crucifix?

35 x 18 mm, and it weighs 4.5 g. It is small and light, made to sit close to the skin.

Can The Humble Crucifix be worn at the base of the neck?

Yes. The 40 cm (about 16 in) cable chain sits at the base of the neck, and the 5 cm extender lets it drop just below the collarbone.

Would a Lutheran or an Anglican wear The Humble Crucifix?

Yes. Crucifixes are most common among Catholics and Orthodox Christians, but Lutherans and Anglicans use them too.

Why does The Humble Crucifix show a simplified Christ?

It reduces the Passion to its essentials: a gentle, stylized figure under the INRI title rather than a detailed corpus. It is still a crucifix, not a plain cross.

Can The Humble Crucifix stay on day after day, shower included?

Yes. The pendant and chain are stainless steel, which does not rust or turn the skin green.

Does a crucifix need to be blessed?

No, but many Catholics like to have one blessed. It arrives unblessed; any priest or deacon can bless it, usually after Mass.

Crucifix necklace mens gold, small and discreet

Small enough that no one sees it, close enough that you never forget the love that saved you. That is exactly what you are asking for. The Humble Crucifix is a small crucifix under the INRI plaque, in gold-tone stainless steel, on a 40 cm chain plus a 5 cm extender. If that sits too high on you, the Gilded Serpent is a separate gold-finish chain offered in several lengths. It is yours to keep between you and God, and no one has to ask.

Gift for a Catholic friend, crucifix or cross?

You want to give them something that fits their faith and does not feel like a guess. If they are Catholic, a crucifix is the more traditional choice, and it says you took the trouble to know that. The Humble Crucifix is small enough to wear under a collar, under the INRI plaque. The Calvary Crucifix follows traditional designs, with rays and flowered ends, and carries the words Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews. If they already wear one, a medal of Mary is just as welcome. More: Crucifix Necklaces.

What does INRI mean on a crucifix?

INRI stands for the Latin Iesus Nazarenus Rex Iudaeorum, Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews, the charge Pilate had written above the cross (John 19:19). A mockery that became a confession of faith. A crucifix keeps that in view, for those who want to remember how far love went. The Humble Crucifix is small enough to wear under a collar, 35 x 18 mm. The Calvary Crucifix is a little larger, 43 x 28 mm.

I'm 29 and have lupus. I look fine so people don't get that I'm sick. Most days I feel like I'm carrying something no one can see. I wear my faith pretty privately.

Looking fine can be its own loneliness. You spend your energy proving you are ill to people who only see you on the good days. Christ knows something about being looked at and not seen. You do not have to prove anything to him. The Humble Crucifix, shows Christ on the cross under the INRI plaque, small enough to wear under a collar where no one sees it. You will know it is there. On a flare day, press a finger to it and say: 'You see this.' That can be the whole prayer. Rest, as your doctors tell you to, with no apologies.