VINTAGE ANTIQUE LACE HOLY CARD / PRAYER CARD "JÉSUS EXPIRANT" 13/13 For Sale

VINTAGE ANTIQUE LACE HOLY CARD / PRAYER CARD "JÉSUS EXPIRANT"
Lace paper prayer card featuring French religious text, a detailed black-and-white engraving of the Crucifixion, and a purple background decorated with gold-embossed crosses.Specifications:
• Imagery: The front features a central oval engraving depicting Jesus Christ on the cross (with the INRI sign above), flanked by the Virgin Mary and Saint John the Apostle at His feet. The portrait is surrounded by an elegant purple field filled with numerous gold-embossed crosses. The entire composition is framed by an ornate, scalloped gold-embossed lace-style border (canivet). The reverse side features a matching embossed pattern of small crosses framing a printed devotional text in French.
• Original text on the card:

• Front (above the oval): 5e MYSTÈRE.
• Front (below the oval): JÉSUS EXPIRANT.
• Front (bottom tiny text below engraving): Letaille, Edit. r. St. Jacques, 30.
• Back (printed body): Offrons / cette dixième / dizaine en mémoire de / Jésus expirant. / Il ne suffit pas à Jésus-Christ / d'avoir prié pour ceux qui l'ont / attaché à la croix, il voit debout aux / pieds de l'instrument de son supplice / Jean, son disciple bien-aimé, et Marie, / sa Mère. / Il dit à Marie : Femme, voici votre / fils. / Ensuite il dit à Jean : Voici votre mère. / Dès ce moment, Marie devint la mère / des chrétiens, tous représentés dans sa / personne et dans celle de saint Jean au / pied de la croix. / Quel gage d'amour plus précieux / pouvait nous laisser Jésus avant / de rendre le dernier soupir ! / Fruit de ce Mystère : / Confiance filiale / en Marie.
  • Condition: Shows visible signs of age and wear. The front displays a significant tear and creasing on the right-hand gold lace border extending slightly into the purple field, along with smaller nicks and wear along the edges and corners. The reverse side shows light browning/toning consistent with age, but the text remains completely legible and intact.

DIMENSIONS
• Height: approx. 11.0 cm / 4.33 inches.
• Width: approx. 7.0 cm / 2.76 inches.Shipping: By default, the item is shipped via standard mail in a bubble envelope that is 99.99% waterproof. This method does not include tracking, in order to keep shipping costs as low as possible. For purchases over $50, the item is shipped via registered mail with insurance and tracking, for an additional shipping fee.
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Relics (Latin: reliquiae) are remains that are venerated within certain religions. The veneration of relics plays an important role, particularly in Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Christianity, as well as in Hinduism and Buddhism. Within some branches of Islam, relic veneration plays a certain role, but within other branches, it is rejected as idolatry.
Relics in ChristianityWithin Roman Catholicism, relics refer to the remains of the bodies of saints or objects that have been in contact with the body of Jesus, Mary, or another saint.
Such objects are classified into three categories, in order of importance:
First-degree relics: bodies or body parts of deceased saints;Second-degree relics: objects that were in contact with Christ or a saint during their lifetime (clothing, footwear, utensils, etc.); Third-degree relics: objects that have been in contact with Christ or a saint after their death (the Holy Lance, shrouds, earth from a grave, etc.).
VenerationThe veneration of relics can be traced back to the early Christian custom of celebrating the liturgy above or near the grave of martyrs, for example in the catacombs in Rome. When churches were later built on or near the graves of martyrs, the custom arose of placing relics in the altar. This custom still exists in Catholic churches. If an altar is desecrated, the relic is sent back to the bishop.[source?] In the past, miraculous powers were attributed to the relics of saints. They were believed to be able to act as a 'channel' of divine power (the deceased saints therefore do not perform these miracles themselves).
Relics of a saint are often offered for veneration on the saint's feast day. In some places, the faithful come forward after Mass to kiss a reliquary containing the relic.[1] In Lier (Saint Gummarus) and Bruges (Holy Blood), processions take place, accompanied by extensive festivities. In other places, such as Aachen, Kornelimünster, Susteren, Maastricht and Huy, seven-yearly pilgrimages to the shrine are organized, often based on centuries-old traditions. During the rest of the year, the relics are kept in the sacristy or in a secure storage place, sometimes under the care of a brotherhood dedicated to the devotion to this saint. Famous relics worldwideRelics related to Christthe relics of the Holy Crossthe Holy Blood of Christthe Holy Grailthe Holy Lancethe Shroud of Turinthe Holy Tunic of Trierthe Sudarium of Oviedothe Cloth of Edessathe Cloth of the Virgin MaryRelics of saintsThe bones of the holy apostles Peter and Paul in RomeThe uncorrupted body of Saint Bernadette of Lourdes.
SOURCE: Wikipedia.

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