Archpriest G. S. Debolsky on the Great Schema: “In the understanding of the Church, the Great Schema is nothing less than the supreme vow of the Cross and death; it is the image of complete isolation from the earth, the image of transformation and transfiguration of life, the image of death and the beginning of another, higher, existence.<\/em>”<\/p>\n \u0399C XC NIK\u0391<\/strong> – \u0399\u03b7\u03c3\u03bf\u03cd\u03c2 \u03a7\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03cc\u03c2 \u03bd\u03b9\u03ba\u03ac – Jesus Christ conquers<\/p>\n The skull<\/strong> symbolizes \u201cthe first man Adam<\/em>\u201d (I Corinthians 15:45), who by tradition \u201creturned unto the ground<\/em>\u201d (Genesis 3:19) at this very spot, the reason that this place of execution, \u201cfull of dead men\u2019s bones<\/em>\u201d (Matthew 23:27) became the place where \u201cthe last Adam was made a quickening spirit<\/em>\u201d (I Corinthians 15:45).<\/p>\n The\u00a0reed\u00a0<\/strong>represents the \u201chyssop<\/em>\u201d (John 19:29) upon which was put \u201ca sponge full of vinegar<\/em>\u201d (Mark 15:36), which was then \u201cput to His mouth<\/em>\u201d (John 19:29) when in His \u201cthirst they gave Him vinegar to drink<\/em>\u201d (Psalm 68:21), Him of Whom it was said that \u201call wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of His mouth<\/em>\u201d (Luke 4:22).<\/p>\n The\u00a0lance\u00a0<\/strong>represents the \u201cspear<\/em> [that] pierced His side<\/em>\u201d; \u201cand forthwith came there out blood and water<\/em>\u201d (John 19:34) from Him Who \u201ctook one of Adam’s ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof<\/em>” (Genesis 2:21) and Who \u201cwashed us from our sins in His own blood<\/em>\u201d (Revelation 1:5).<\/p>\n Lord Jesus Christ Son of God, have mercy on us.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" GOLGOTHA<\/strong><\/p>\n \u0399C XC NIK\u0391
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\nJ\u00e9sus Christ victorieux<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":2708,"template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[36],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-2638","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-apparel","8":"first","9":"instock","10":"shipping-taxable","11":"purchasable","12":"product-type-variable"},"yoast_head":"\n