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THE SACRED ORIGINS OF LAPIDARIES
​AND SACRAMENTAL MEDALLIONS

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"Sacramentals are instituted for the sanctification of certain ministries of the Church, certain states of life, a great variety of circumstances in Christian life, and the use of many things helpful to man. In accordance with bishops' pastoral decisions, they can also respond to the needs, culture, and special history of the Christian people of a particular region or time. They always include a prayer, often accompanied by a specific sign, such as the laying on of hands, the sign of the cross,
​or the sprinkling of holy water (which recalls Baptism)."

- CCC, 1668
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 In the beginning, the Divine Creator designated angels as oracles of His light,
​and gemstones to reflect this light ...
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EXPLORE GEMSTONES OF THE ANGELIC ORDERS
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In ancient Israel, twelve gemstones were ordered for the High Priest's
​Breastplate of Judgement, symbolizing God's great love and mercy for His people...
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​EXPLORE GEMSTONES OF THE BREASTPLATE OF JUDGEMENT
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In the book of the Apocalypse, St. John reveals the Divine order of gemstones to adorn
the walls of the Heavenly Jerusalem, the new covenant. Gemstones represent the human virtues practiced, which reach a supernatural level when nourished through the Sacraments,
prayer and meditation to the Divine Majesty...

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EXPLORE GEMSTONES OF THE HEAVENLY JERUSALEM
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Meditating on Sacred Scripture, early Doctors Universalis revealed
Divine inspirations on precious gemstones, minerals and metallurgies...​
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EXPLORE GEMSTONES OF THE ANCIENT LAPIDARIES
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  Since ancient times, devotional medallions and scapulars have served as reminders of our Divine Creator's immense love for us, and of His Holy Spirit dwelling within our souls. Among the oldest discovered amulets served as prayer lockets adorned on the neck. Other amulets contain Sacred Scripture gemstones and religious inscriptions, such as the St. Benedict Cross Medal inscribed with the ancient Exorxism ritual...
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EXPLORE ST. BENEDICT CROSS MEDALLIONS
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Ancient Christian monks initiated the habit of using
beaded prayer chaplets ​as meditation aids...
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EXPLORE MEDITATION PRAYER CHAPLETS
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The Blessed Virgin Mary appeared to St. Catherine de Laboure in 19th Century France to reveal
​the secrets of the Miraculous Medal, a sacramental designed from heaven especially for us ...
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​EXPLORE ​MIRACULOUS MEDALS

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