Mission San Diego Crucifix - Handmade Wood - Mexican Made - Arms of Christ

This is a handmade wooden crucifix (made in Mexico) from Mission San Diego, designed after the one above the altar. We are called to be the arms of Christ! Check out more at : https://romancatholicgifts.etsy.com History of this crucifix: Rebuilt in 1931 by the Civilian Conservation Corps, the church at Mission San Diego features a broken crucifix that intentionally has not been repaired. There are no arms on the figure of Jesus on the cross, but in 1970 a priest saw it in an antique shop in Rome, he thought it was just the right age to fit in with the historic mission and just the right size to cover the painted cross on the altar. It dismayed the priest that it did not have arms, but everything else was perfect about it . So it was crated up and brought. The priest thought that he would have a craftsman put arms on it. But when one of the nuns next door at the Sisters of Nazareth saw it, she said that St. Theresa had said something to the effect of ‘let the people do Christ’s work.’ So it is a reminder to us at Mission San Diego that we should be out doing the work of Christ, we should be the arms of Christ.” This crucifix is a wonderful reminder to each of us, that we care called to do His work and His will.