I'm not too familiar with all the practices, although my friend recommended to put them over the doorways as you are saying. I don't think it matters inward or outward, since it would not effect the blessing.
I don't know if this will be of interest to you, but I just got one for my mother. I got her the 8" St. Benedict's Crucifix with the olive wood inlay.
http://miqcenter.com/shop/religious-articles/crucifixes
Your link is to the Mary Immaculate Queen crucifix store page.
They have a good selection of some very nice crucifixes......................
THIS ONE is especially attractive:
St. Benedict Crucifix: Silver with Olive Wood Inlay - 8"
$35.50
Every home should have an image of our Crucified Savior
in a prominent place. Experience the protection of St. Benedict
with this medium size crucifix, perfect for smaller rooms.
CR06-CX202BEN
8" inch
Silver Cross with Olive Wood Inlay
Silver Corpus Gift Boxed
I can't help but wonder about this one. The description says "Silver with Olive Wood Inlay." It doesn't say "silver tone" but rather "silver." Merchants who sell products that are not really made of silver, or are silver plated, can get into trouble for misrepresentation. The olive wood inlay is believable, but for only $35, how could the metal be precious metal (silver)? An 8" tall crucifix like this would have about 2 or more ounces of silver in it, currently worth over $60 just for the raw material, and not including the workmanship or the inlays.
Therefore, the material cannot be "silver" at all, but perhaps silver plated.
Ironically, other crucifixes on the same page have "pewter" or "pewter figure," but this one is indexed as "silver figure." On the order page, as copied here, it says "Silver Corpus." Even if the corpus weighs a half ounce, still that's over $10 in silver material alone. Most St. Benedict crucifixes like this are at least $60, even if the metal is pewter or stainless steel.
If this is really what they say it is, it's being offered for less than half price!
Can you say, SenzaDubio, how much this crucifix you got for your mother weighs? Can you compare it to the weight, for example, of a (paper) cup of water? Or can you use a postal scale?
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