I have in my possession, a wodden cross that is dug out..and??read on please?

Question

And inside the wodden cross-you slide up the crucifix- and there is a bottle of holy water, two candles and a little leaflet on how to heal sicknesses with it. Does anyone here know what it is called and how much it is worth? I'm curious, since I cannot find any information on it.

oh, and I should mention this also, I found it , well 4 of them actually, while cleaning out my busha's house, and we were burning everything, but just couldn't burn anything pertaining to Jesus. So, now my home and van are filled with crosses, pictures, and bibles. These are just the most interesting crosses I have ever seen.

I have no idea how old it is.

I have also looked online for the past 2 hours and found nothing.

and since I'm polish, I call my grandma, Busha. Busha is Pole for grandma.

I Was born into catholicism, but I havn't been to a church, probably in over 10 years. Could be more. I don't know.

Answer 1

A sick call set is a collection of objects used in the visitation of someone who is sick (for Confession and the reception of Holy Communion), or for the Sacrament of the Sick (aka Extreme Unction or the Last Rites), which includes the Holy Annointing.
In the Catholic Church there as always been a desire for the aged, the very sick, and the dying to receive the Sacrament of the Sick, formerly known more commonly as Extreme Unction or the Last Rites. Special emphasis has always been on the dying. Until recently most people died at home rather than in a medical facility, and Catholic families were urged to be prepared for the coming of a priest to give the "Last Rites" for a dying loved one. The easiest way to do this was to have a manufactured "sick call" set that contained objects useful in the administration of the sacrament and convenient for the priest, who would always with him the Oleum Infirmorum (Oil of the Sick) and Communion, but not necessarily other things that are helpful and meaningful.
There are sick call sets designed for priests to carry around. Most, however, are designed to be in the home. For a sick call set a family could simply have a box of supplies in a drawer, but manufacturers realized that sets could be created that not only served the practical purpose of storing items, but could also be devotional items used and displayed when not being used for their ultimate purpose. These include the shadow and ornate boxes that go back to the 1800s as well as the hidden-compartment crucifix models that have been the most common sick call sets since probably the 1930s

I do not know its value! It is only valuable to the one who uses it!

Answer 2

I don't think it's actually worth anything in money. This kind of cross was usually used at home by a Priest who made a call to a sick person.
Years ago we didn't have Eucharistic ministers who came and brought the communion to the house, a priest would come..people had this kind of cross to more or less set up an area for the priest to prepare the communion to be given.
He would light the candles, spread a clean cloth on a table and say the prayers before communion.
The water is probably holy water, the priest would scatter some of it on the sick person, as a blessing.

Answer 3

the best way to find to value, is to put one on E Bay, under the religious category, give a good description, and pictures from different angles.

Answer 4

I am not really sure but, they sound really nice. Show them a a priest and see what he says about them. Keep them in good care.

Answer 5

I don't know about them. Maybe a Catholic can help you.

Answer 6

Interesting. How old is it?

Answer 7

Are you up for suspense or expense. What is your life worth to you.