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The Monstrance houses the symbolic body of our Lord Jesus Christ. The Church of St. Stanislaus Kostka is home to the largest monstrance in the world, a 9-foot-wide (2.7 m) Iconic Monstrance of Our Lady of the Sign. The Monstrance housed in the newly built St. Luke's church in Anna Nagar, Chennai, India is 12 feet (3.7 m) in diameter.

Making of the Monstrance

The concept, design, execution and funding of the Monstrance was undertaken by Mr. X. Durairaj. The whole process took about 2 years to complete.

Interesting facts about the making of the Monstrance - Complete structure was made approximately with 2 tons of Brass castings - The brass components are Gold plated - Pure white and garnet-red cubic zirconium stones are studded on to the brass components. The stones are of the highest quality and come in various sizes. - The entire Monstrance assembly was fastened with stainless steel nuts & bolts which are then galvanized and painted. - Monstrance was designed and built to withstand for 100 years and more. - The Sacred Host is placed in the center with an opening of 2’ (600mm) in diameter. During the mass image of Lord Jesus Christ will be displayed by an electrical sliding mechanism

The significance of the Monstrance

Sunburst is the most powerful object in the sky to all beings - representing the Almighty GOD

The Monstrance is studded with pure white and garnet-red stones, with the white color symbolizing the Cloth of Resurrection, Purity and Divinity The garnet red symbolizes the Blood of Jesus Christ. The Gold in the components denote Nobility, Richness, Success & Value The Inner ring adjoining the face of our Lord Jesus Christ is studded with 5 garnet red stones signifying the 5 Great Wounds of our Lord and surrounded by 360 white stones which signify the 360 minutes of agony from the condemnation to death by Pontius Pilate till the actual death of our Lord. 360 minutes is equivalent to 6 parts of the day time as per Jewish time measurement 2000 years back The outer surface of the Inner ring is fixed with 12 stars. This is “Star of David”, these stars signify the 12 tribes of Israel in the Old Testament and 12 Apostles of our Lord in the New Testament In the Middle ring there are 15 crosses. This cross is the “Cross of St.Thomas” and these represent the 15 stations of the cross including resurrection Between the Inner ring and the Middle ring there are 73 small rays signifying the total number of books in the Catholic Bible, 46 books of Old Testament and 27 books of New Testament The Outer ring consists of 18 fully blossomed Lotus flowers as seen from above. The blooming Lotus emerging on to the surface, indicates the Victorious Emergence of our Lord from the world of sin and temptation. The 18 Lotus flowers signify the ten commandments, 2 great commandments and 6 church commandments Each Lotus flower consists of 8 petals which indicate 7 sacraments and one “Teachings of the Clergy and Parents”. The sinners have to emerge out of all sins and blossom like the flower Lotus on seeing God Between the Middle ring and Outer ring there are 53 rays indicating the number of beads in the Rosary The Monstrance is made of a total of 260 components which indicate the total number of chapters in the New Testament This 12 feet Monstrance is studded with 1,81,630 stones of white and garnet red colors, representing the number of words in the New Testament The Inner, Middle and Outer rings symbolize the three days in the tomb after which our Lord Jesus rose from the dead

Concept and Creation by X. Durairaj & Family, Anna Nagar, 8th December 2018