Processional Cross for St. Luke's Forest Hills

These photos show the development of a processional cross I made for my home parish - St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Forest Hills, Queens. The name of this image is "Christus Rex" - which portrays Jesus as a king who reigns from the Cross. While this image is more prevalent in western churches, its theology is straight from the Gospel of St. John where the Cross is synonymous with Glory. In designing this image, I have incorporated traditional Eastern Orthodox inscriptions along with English so that the icon will be more accessible to our congregation. The "IC" and "XC" on top are the short form for "Jesus Christ" and the "NIKA on the bottom is Greek for "Conquers".