Exaltation of the Holy Cross 2018
The feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross is a renewal of Good Friday but with the emphasis on the glorifying of the instrument of our salvation. From His Holy Cross, He calls to us and draws us to Himself. At this Mass we are meant to respond generously to this invitation and become as Tertullian described the early Christians “Cross Lovers”. The Cross was the means by which the Church was delivered from three centuries of persecution when Constantine triumphed by it. His mother, St. Helen, shortly after discovered the true Cross. Centuries later the emperor restored the Cross to its basilica in Jerusalem. All these events are remembered today and encourage us to remain faithful.
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