It is but an unexplainable feeling you get once you walk out of church after mass. No words can describe it. You feel renewed, less burdened and afresh. You feel enriched and alive. There is no other feeling so beautiful in it's purity of spirit and mind.
The priest spoke today about the cross and the crucifx and symbols representing christianity.
In the olden times, the common punishment was to nail one to the cross and have them hang there. As Christ suffered on the cross, it is a little thing we can do just to wear the cross around our neck. The symbol of the Christian church is seen as the cross on the building.
This form of punishment by nailing one to the cross was abolished in 337 AD.
Have you ever stopped to think about what the symbol of Christianity was before the crucifixation of Christ on the cross?
It was the fish. And why was this?
One of the first reasons was the link between the mention of fish in numerous passages of the bible. Another reason was due to the Greek word for fish which is Ichthus spelt
"lota Chi Theta Upsilon Sigma"
which has many transalations in English one being
"Jesus, Son of God, Saviour"
Well, this is just a little bit of Christian history i have come to learn about today.
Have a Blessed Easter everyone
xoxo
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