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Recently I was around several Byzantine Catholic priests and I noticed something about the chains of their pectoral crosses or crucifixes. A bit of chain would run down their backs past their necks.
On some two separate strands of chain ran down their backs. On others two strands that still comprised a "loop" ran down their backs. They were either clipped or knotted at the back of the neck.
This is interesting. Is this all simply to have a chain that can be lengthened or shortened with ease or is there something else behind the tradition? Thanks.
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It is as you suggested...a chain that can be lengthened or shortened with ease. There is nothing special about it. Ray www.theologyincolor.com/ray [ theologyincolor.com]
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