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Crossbearers is a set of studies designed to establish a solid foundation for disciples. The objective of these studies is to help Christians establish foundational convictions, give them an opportunity to demonstrate what they are learning in a practical way, and go on to greater maturity.
These studies were designed for, and are most effective when implemented in, a regular discipling or mentoring relationship with a more mature man or woman of faith.
There are 4 sections to the Crossbearers study series. The first 3: Love God, Love One Another, and Love Your Neighbor deal with our relationships as Christians. The last section: Let Your Light Shine deals with righteousness and practical living. Each section of studies is set up to do 3 very important things:
#1Teach why – Healthy motivation is essential to establishing strong foundational convictions. Teaching disciples to have healthy motivations helps them have their own deep convictions for why they do what they do!
#2Teach how – Young Christians need practical Bible teaching to learn to “obey” all that Jesus commanded us to do. These studies are full of practical scriptures, spiritual principles, and helpful advice to equip young disciples to live out their faith.
#3Demonstration & Practice – Each study concludes with a spiritual exercise. The Crossbearers program is designed so that the mentor would get together with the young Christian on a weekly basis. One week going through the study scriptures, asking questions, and helping them develop biblical convictions. The following week the mentor and the student would do the spiritual exercise together that corresponded to the previous week’s Bible study. During this time you should complete the exercise, follow-up with any homework assigned in the exercise and have a discussion about what you learned. For example, one week you might go through the study on “Listening to God” (Bible Study). The following week you would get together and let the young disciple pick a subject, Bible character, or section of scripture to study out together. The Spiritual Exercise encourages mentors to teach the young disciple how to use a concordance or any Bible study tools that their Bible might offer. This provides an opportunity for the mentor to show the disciple how to effectively study the Bible and allows the young Christian the opportunity to demonstrate what they have learned.
These spiritual exercises are a pivotal aspect of the Crossbearers program. When those we mentor can walk with us, much like Jesus’ disciples were able to walk with him, it provides them with the faith and encouragement they need to put into practice what they have learned and truly go on to maturity.
Finally, to graduate from the Crossbearers program every young Christian will need to complete a minimum of 8 studies from this series and complete the Spiritual Exercises that corresponds to each of the 8 studies. Upon completion, a special certificate can be awarded and graduates can be recognized in the fellowship for their heart to “go on to maturity” and for their exceptional commitment to the discipleship of our Lord Jesus. Our hope and prayer is that the Crossbearer series will be a helpful resource to you as you help the young “go on to maturity” and equip God’s people for works of service.
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Procession Za Križen (‘following the cross’) on the island of Hvar | |
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Procession of the cross on Hvar | |
Country | Croatia |
Reference | 00 |
Region | Europe and North America |
Inscription history | |
Inscription | 2009 (4th session) |
Za križen[za kriʒen] (local vernacular Croatian for 'Following the Cross') is a night procession that happens every Maundy Thursday on the island of Hvar, Croatia. The event has centuries of tradition and is included in the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists.[1]
The procession is a unique ceremony of a special piety, and an expression of a religious and cultural identity of the inhabitants of the middle part of the island of Hvar that has been held for five centuries. Their 8-hour duration, in which everyone passes 25 km is also notable, as is its stress for its passion play content. The backbone of the procession is the Gospin plač[ɡospin platʃ] (Croatian: Weeping of the Lady), octosyllabic Passion text from the 15th century that in the form of music Dialog sing chosen singers, kantaduri[2][kantaduri].
Description[edit]
The procession Za križen every year starts at exactly at 22 hours so that six Processions start simultaneously from six Parish churches from the middle part of the island, in villages Vrbanj, Vrboska, Jelsa, Pitve, Vrisnik and Svirče. Every Procession revolves in that big circle, so that in 7 in the morning every one would return in its own starting point.
Every procession is led by a crossbearer carrying a cross. The role of the crossbearer is an immensely big honor on the island, and is determined as many as 20 years in advance. The crossbearer goes in the accompaniment of helpers, two followers that carry the big candle holders, two lead singers and several responders that sing the Gospin plač. All are dressed in formal suits – white brotherhood tunics. By number, the biggest one is the Procession of Jelsa, in which the number of pilgrims can surpass one thousand. Others are significantly smaller, and only the one from the village Pitve can surpass one hundred pilgrims. The Procession of Jelsa is also specific after the custom that the crossbearer runs across the last hundred meters of the way!
Passing through all six villages included in the procession, the participants show their piety in all the churches on the way. The priest in every of the churches blesses the crossbearer and encourages him, and the singers sing the Gospin plač, and the walking continues. The processions must not meet, and to accomplish this, their movements are carefully coordinated.
During the way, the pilgrims pray and sing, and particularly impressive is the singing of the Gospin plač in the original form.
On Good Friday these six villages relax, until the pious people have rested from the exhausting night. Only in the afternoon hours the villages come to life when the locals go to participate in the piety of the Holy Week.
History of the procession[edit]
Emergence of the Procession is bound to the Crucifix of Sveti križić[sʋeti kriʒitɕ] (Croatian: Holly Little Cross), that is kept in the Hvar Cathedral since 1510. After the records in the Archive, Sveti križić was in 1510 in care in the house of Nikola Bevilaqua. In the time of turmoil between the commoners and the nobility on 6 February 1510. Sveti križić has started to bleed. Then on Hvar started the intense worship of the Cross.
Cross Bearer Band Clip Art
The first written record of the procession dates from 16 February 1658.
In 2009 the tradition of the Procession Za križen was written in the UNESCO's Lists of Intangible Cultural Heritage.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ ab'Procession Za Krizen ('following the cross') on the island of Hvar'. UNESCO. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
- ^'Procesija za Križen na Otoku Hvaru'. Republic of Croatia Ministry of Culture. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
Cross Bearer Band Members
External links[edit]
- A video showing the Procession Za križen at the Croatian web-site www.kultura.hr from 16 November 2010.
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