Christ the True Vine Gift Set

This set contains: icons “Christ the True Vine”, “The Holy Family” and Nikolaos the Wonderworker, bottles of myrrh anointing oil, holy water from the Jordan River, salt and soil of the Holy Land, and additionally a prayer medallion to bestow a blessing on the home and all of its residents. As distinguished from the cross necklace, this set is not to bestow a blessing just upon the person who wears it, but to spread the divine grace from the consecration on the Stone of Anointing at Jerusalem’s Temple of the Holy Sepulcher further across the Christian family’s living space.

  “Christ the True Vine” is a rare and old icon known since 15th century; the depiction in this gift set displays the Savior against the tree, while the Apostles are on its branches. “The Holy Family” icon is to protect the home from discord and divorce. Christians invoke Nikolaos the Wonderworker to guide them on a journey, in daily routine, and to avoid disasters and famine.

 Myrrh anointing oil is rubbed by laypeople to sore spots; holy water from the Jordan River is known for its beneficial power. Salt and soil keep the divine grace of the Holy Land and translate it to people inside the house. They may also be applied to the body without the need of opening the bottles.

 We often think of a gift idea for friends and family, having to choose between expensive and practical things. Which one is better: to buy a golden cross necklace or a Holy Land gift set from Jerusalem? If you care more about spiritual help to one’s neighbor, rather than recipient’s looks, then the answer is obvious.