What is the best polish for a crucifix? Does it need to be blessed?
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Treat it as a symbol, not an idol. Hang it on the wall and keep the dust off of it. Worship God, not his cross. You don't have any power to bless. You have the power to prey to God that it will be blessed. But think, Should we prey for the cross or for all the people in the world. Nowhere in the Bible does it say to worship the cross or bow down to Mary.
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Wow I was actually thinking about getting a crown of thorns on my lower back right above the Hebrew tattoo I have, but I'm not sure yet how I want it.  (Could you send me a pic of yours?) ANyway I think that's awesome.\n\nBut in general I am a Christain and I like tattoos(depending on what they are of course).  \n\nThe only verse in the bible I know of tht mentions tattoos is in Leviticus.  If you read the entire chapter, or the book, you'll find that in that passage, it has a bunch of rules like don't mix crops, or wear clothes with different types of fabric, and lots of other things.  At the time God was specifically addressing the Israelites.  His purpose was to establish them as His.  At the time they were in the desert preparing to go into diferent lands filled with different idol worshipers.  God wanted His people to stand out as seperate.\n\nOf course all that was in the Old Testament. Alot has changed since then.  Now God sets us apart by filling us with the Holy Spirit (Acts Ch. 2).  Also people in the Old Testament were bound by the law, which included all kinds of specific rules.  But when Jesus came and died, we were released from the law and we are now under a new covenant with God, a covenant of grace (not the law).  Read Romans, it pretty much explains it.\n\nAnyway, some Christains will argue, but I personally have prayed about it and don't feel conviction about my tattoo, and niether does my husband. In fact both of us have tattoos that express our faith in Christ and we have had many opportunities to share our testiminies because of them. So I think it's great.  But the best thing I can tell you is to just pray and ask God to convict you if you are wrong.  If you do feel conviction, then repent and don't get anymore, but if not, then don't worry what anyone says.  After all God alone is the judge.  Again I would encourage you to read the book of Romans.\n\nMany blessings :)
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I assume you mean crux (i.e. cross) ?\nPlease specify and I will see what I can do! :)
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we have both at our parish and i know a few others that also have both.  it depends on the congregation and the pastor.  if there are enough people who want it and the preist knows it all they have to do is petition their archdiocese.  i don't think it'll go fully back though - it wasn't as encompassing as i believe the mass is presently.  we will often do the kyrie, agnus dei, etc.
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Shoe polish is a mixture of pigments that provide color (for fixing scuffed places on the leather)and various oils and greases that make the leather soft and supple.Shoe polish is usually made from ingredients including naphtha, lanolin, wax (often Carnauba wax), gum arabic and (if required) a colourant.It has a specific gravity of 0.8, is negligibly soluble in water, and is made of between 65 and 77 percent volatiles.If I were making my own shoe polish,I'd start off with beeswax and neatsfoot oil, with perhaps a dab of oil-paint pigment in an appropriate color. Carnuba wax is another that's used, and this can often be found in floor wax and car wax as well.\nhttp://www.multiceras.com/applications.htm#Shoe Polish\nhttp://www.dowcorning.com/content/household/householdshoe/default.asp\nhttp://www.fiebing.com/ShoeLeatherProd/Default.asp\nhttp://www.herc.org/library/msds/shoepolish.htm\n\nRetrieved from "http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Shoe_polish"\nNeutral Colour Shoe Polish\nTo make a neutral-colour, home-made shoe polish, you would need:\nSoap flakes 30 g (1 oz) \nPotassium carbonate 15 g (0.5 oz)(Obtain from chemist/pharmacist) \nBeeswax 150 g (5oz) \nGum arabic powder 15 g (0.5 oz) \nIcing sugar 45 g (1.5 oz) \nSlice the beeswax and add to 568 ml (a pint) of water. Stir in the soap flakes and potassium carbonate. Boil until a smooth paste. Whilst the mixture is still hot (turn off the heat, but act quickly), add and stir the gum arabic powder and icing sugar. For a specifically black polish, 280 g (10 oz) of charcoal powder from the chemist may be added at this stage.\nIn recent history the black colour comes from an aniline dye. The next recipe indicates that nigrosene (generically, a black dye made from oxidised aniline) was domestically procurable in the 1940s.\nNote that the above recipe uses potassium carbonate (potash) whereas the following recipe uses potassium bicarbonate, which is not potash. Imperial Measures are in brackets.\nBlack Shoe Polish\n120 g (1/4 lb) beeswax \n284 ml (1/2 pint) turpentine \n22 g (3/4 oz) bicarbonate of potassium \n30 g (1 oz) nigrosene \n4.5 l (8 pints) boiling water \nMelt wax in boiling water and stir in the potassium, using a large pot to allow for the mixture foaming up. Dissolve the nigrosene in a little cold water and stir it in thoroughly, bring to the boil, and simmer gently for some minutes, stirring it until it creams. Take mixture off the fire, and stir in the turpentine. Put away in small tins, tightly closed.\n\n[ ... p194: ] N.B.- In following recipes which contain kerosene, methylated spirit, turpentine, petrol, benzine or any other inflammable ingredient, great care must be observed to avoid making preparation near a lighted stove or naked flame of any kind.\n\n[p192,194 The New P.W.M.U. Cookery Book, 1941, Presbyterian Women's Missionary Union of Victoria (Australia)]
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polish silver--seriously!
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they make this stuff, its nail polish, its called nail bite or no bite or something like that...get it at those chain drugstores like C*S
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Unless you want to go w/a St. Patties Day theme, you would probably do best w/ a dusty rose or some other color.  W/ the sage green in might be cool to go w/ a bold color, like royal blue or purple.  Congrats!
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Do not cut your bodies for the dead or put tattoo marks on yourselves. I am the LORD. \n\nLev 19:28 (NIV) \n\nYou shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor tattoo any marks on you: I am the LORD. \n\nLev 19:28 (NKJ) \n\n><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> \n\nMany of the old Laws of the Book of Leviticus are routinely ignored by the Religious establishment, with the exception of the Orthodox Jews (whom I admittedly don’t know much about). The verse before the one above states: \n\n><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> \n\nDo not cut the hair at the sides of your head or clip off the edges of your beard. \n\nLev 19:27 (NIV) \n\n><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> \n\nVerse 19 tells us not to “wear clothing woven of two kinds of material”. How often is that rule violated in churches across America. Still, when it comes to tattoos and other “supposedly heathen subjects”, the verse that people want to count counts, and the ones that they find inconvenient don’t count. \n\nI don’t buy that. I believe that if it’s in the Bible, it deserves serious consideration, along with all other verses in the Bible that apply to the decision I am trying to make; before I make it. I was in Hawaii when I had to make this decision, away from my family and my support group. I was away from my computer and it’s hard drive’s fifty megs of BibleSoft’s “PC Study Bible” software, which I knew could assist me in dealing with my dilemma. Thank God, though, I had with me my NIV Study Bible, a small New King James version of the Bible, and my Franklin Electronic Bible, which is one of the most powerful Bible research tools ever developed. It will find applicable verses when my computer software fails to, because of it’s capacity to search for “similar” words. \n\nI meditated on the “tattoo” verse off and on for several days, and it was obvious to me that God was telling us not to get tattoos as a part of mourning for the dead. I wasn’t doing that. I wanted a tattoo of the Old Rugged Cross to brand myself as belonging to God, to remind myself of Whom I belonged to each time I looked into the mirror, and to let those who may try to entice me into relapse know that I no longer fit their version of “cool”. \n\nThen, satisfied that I had researched that verse sufficiently, I continued. I started looking for verses that spoke to placing “marks on the body”. The only other verse that addressed it was: \n\n><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> \n\nFinally, let no one cause me trouble, for I bear on my body the marks of Jesus. \n\nGalatians 6:17 (NIV) \n\n><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> \n\nDoesn’t that exactly describe the situation that I wrote about above, in wanting “to let those who may try to entice me into relapse know that I no longer fit their version of “cool”? \n\nI then started reading anything else that fit the situation. I considered my very favorite verse in the Bible, which is: \n\n><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> \n\nTrust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths. \n\nProverbs 3:5 6 (NKJ) \n\n><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> \n\n“In all your
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Plenty of crucifixions!
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Buy a missal. \n\nhttp://www.inhisname.com/Books/Missals_St%20Joseph_Sunday.htm
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I would suspect that what you actually need is a paint finish that can be cleaned repeatedly without damage.  I would use a high gloss finish as it can be cleaned, wiped down, the easiest.  I would use an alkyd based exterior water based paint.  As I think the exterior finish would be best.  Paint products and formulations change rapidly so I would go to a quality paint dealer and explain your situation and follow his recommendations.
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Tell me what you are stuck on and I'll help you try to understand...  Crucifixion is a large subjest. Do you want to know about the crucifixion of Jesus,  The process of how it's done? What do you want to know?  Jim
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Rub a pumice stone...\n\ndo u know what it is?
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ALL THAT IS NEEDED IS OIL-HENCE OLIVE OIL\n\nANOINT-PLACE-DAB OIL ON VARIOUS PLACES IN OFFICE -SAYING IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER-SON AND HOLY SPIRIT. WHEN YOU HAVE FINISHED ANOINTING-SAY A PRAYER ASKING THE FATHER TO BLESS-CARE-PROTECT\nTHE AREA....\nASK OF THE FATHER IS SPECIFIC WITHIN HIS WILL BE DONE..\n\nAMEN..
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I recommend you get some clear nail polish, or the clear nail hardener polish and just kind of brush the necklace/bracelet/ring/whatever.  It usually helps for a while until it wears and you have to do it all over again.  But it can help for up to months.  Just don't smother your jewelery.
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Honestly, it really depends on what you are looking for. \n\nIf you are looking for the best long term shine, I would recomend a non silicone sealant wax. This will last longer than almost any other wax, but doesn't have the extreme shine of some others. The type we use at our detailing company is called Sealtek ACR. It is great stuff, it takes a little more time to cure, but it leaves a great finish.\n\nIf you are looking for something that has an ulitmate shine, your best bet would be a carnuba wax. This stuff looks the best of any other kind of wax, but it also lasts the least amount of time. The major problem with this kind of wax is that it does not stand up to heat very well. In many cases, you can tell if a car has been waxed with carnuba because you will begin to see white spots on the hood after really hot days. These are not dangerous, it just means that the wax is literally melting off the car due to heat.\n\nFor a do-it-yourself wax job, I would definately recommend a wax/cleaner. These are generally a bit more expensive, and they are availiable with almost any type of wax. The benefit from this approach is that the cleaner/wax removes most small particles that build up on paint due to acid rain, smog, or just about anything else that can't simply be washed off. I have even used this stuff to remove acid etching on windows. It works well and it will last longer. Just look for a kinds that has the best mix of durability and shine that you are looking for.\n\nOh yeah, avoid MacGuires of any kind. While they carry a smaller pricetag, the company is notorious for poor quality control, having been known for weak mixtures, as well as extremely high levels of dissolved solids in their wax.