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ST MICHAEL THE ARCHANGEL CROSS / MEDAL: One of the most beautiful St Michael medals we have ever seen. OBVERSE TOP: “!Viva Christo Rey!” (Translates: Live Christ the King!) REVERSE TOP: CHRISTO REY EUCAARISTIN (Translates: Christ The King Eucharist). Reverse also shows the Sacred Heart of Jesus within the Eucharist.  Around the Eucharist are the words: EN EL MUNDO REINARE (Translates: In The World I Will Reign). REVERSE BOTTOM: SANTUARIO ELPASO TEX. (Translates: Santuary, El Paso Texas).  (SEE ARTICLE BELOW for more information). Wear either side or use on a sacramental chaplet or rosary. A wonderful symbol of protection. A wonderful teaching and evangelization tool. There is something beautiful about wearing this medal as the angel goes before you at all times.

Also see our rosaries dedicated to Jose Sanchez del Rey & Fr. Miguel Pro  https://store.rosaryworkshop.com/?s=cristo+rey&post_type=product

ST MICHAEL PRAYER
Saint Michael the Archangel,
defend us in battle.
Be our protection against the wickedness
and snares of the devil.
May God rebuke him, we humbly pray;
and do Thou, O Prince of the Heavenly Host –
by the Divine Power of God –
cast into hell, satan and all the evil spirits,
who roam throughout the world seeking the ruin of souls.
Amen.

MOUNT CRISTO REY: Originally named Cerro de Los Muleros – Mule Driver’s Hill – the monument became Mount Cristo Rey found its beginning with a local priest, Reverend Lourdes Costa. Costa led a small parish in the Smeltertown neighborhood along the Rio Grande at the base of the mountain. Unaware whether it was located in Texas, New Mexico or Mexico (parts are in all three), Costa covinced the El Paso bishop to purchase the land for the construction of a tribut to Jesus Christ. A 12 foot wooden cross was placed at the summit in 1933, but Costa was unsatisfied and continued to press the local government and diocese to create a full fledge religious site.

The trail, along with a larger cross, was built by volunteers in 1934. Costa’s plan reached fruition in 1937, when Mexican sculptor Urbici Soler was hired to build the Christ statue from limestone quarried in Austin. Working daily from 4 am to sunset, Soler completed the monument in time for its first pilgrimage in October 1939.

FOR GREATER GLORY: THE TRUE STORY OF CRISTADA:  What price would you pay for freedom? In the exhilarating action epic For Greater Glory an impassioned group of men and women each make the decision to risk it all for family, faith and the very future of their country, as the film’s adventure unfolds against the long-hidden, true story of the 1920s Cristero War -the daring people’s revolt that rocked 20th Century North America. This is a movie that is a must see! See links to movie clips:  https://youtu.be/3KiagxENUv4 , https://youtu.be/01WlvvXmrd0

ABOUT OUR MEDALS:  All medals on our website are hand cast from antiques and vintage pieces in sterling silver and solid bronze then antiqued to restore original patina.  Now available in White Bronze.

PRICES SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE (pricing determined by gram wt of metal at time of casting.)  PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A SOLID STURDY PIECE FOR ITS SIZE HENCE THE EXPENSIVE PRICE FOR (STERLING).

BRONZE = $48  (shown left) (avg. gr. weight = 14.7)
STERLING = $136  (shown top center)  (avg. gr. weight = 19.8)
WHITE BRONZE = $39  (shown right)  (avg. gr. weight = 12.4)

(actual size: 1.9375 in. H x 1.75 in. W, including bail)