Join Autom as we remember the suffering Christ endured on the cross, so that we may be free from sin and obtain everlasting life.
The Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross traces its roots back to the 3rd century, where we find Saint Helen, who married Constantius Chlorus, the Co-Emperor of the Western Roman Empire, in 270. Soon after, her only son Constantine was born, and her husband divorced her for his own political advancement. After Constantius’ death in 308, Constantine became emperor, and he reinstated his mother as Augusta, or Empress. Helen converted to Christianity in 312, and used her position and wealth to help the poor, build churches, and spread Christianity throughout the empire, including the Holy Land. It was there, on September 14, 326, that she discovered the True Cross of Christ, which she identified by touching it to a dying woman, who was instantly healed.
The faithful began almost immediately to venerate the Cross. Constantine later built the Church of the Holy Sepulcher on the site. In the Western Church the feast came into prominence in the seventh century — after 629, when the Byzantine emperor Heraclitus restored the Holy Cross to Jerusalem, after defeating the Persians who had stolen it.
We exalt—raise on high—the Cross of Christ as the means of our salvation. Adoration of the Cross is thus adoration of Jesus Himself, who suffered and died on this instrument of torture for our redemption from sin and death.
The Cross — because of what it represents — is the most powerful and universal symbol of our faith. We wear crucifixes and place them in our churches, homes, schools, and other places, as a constant reminder — and witness — of Christ’s ultimate triumph, His victory over sin and death through His suffering and dying on the Cross. He won this victory to give you a new heart, a heart of love, compassion, and truth. Today, invite Jesus into your heart, and ask Him to create in you a clean heart, a heart on fire with the love of this courageous and gentle Man who took on the Evil One so you could live forever.
We adore You, O Christ, and we praise You,
Because by Your Holy Cross You have redeemed the world.
Because by Your Holy Cross You have redeemed the world.
The Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross traces its roots back to the 3rd century, where we find Saint Helen, who married Constantius Chlorus, the Co-Emperor of the Western Roman Empire, in 270. Soon after, her only son Constantine was born, and her husband divorced her for his own political advancement. After Constantius’ death in 308, Constantine became emperor, and he reinstated his mother as Augusta, or Empress. Helen converted to Christianity in 312, and used her position and wealth to help the poor, build churches, and spread Christianity throughout the empire, including the Holy Land. It was there, on September 14, 326, that she discovered the True Cross of Christ, which she identified by touching it to a dying woman, who was instantly healed.The faithful began almost immediately to venerate the Cross. Constantine later built the Church of the Holy Sepulcher on the site. In the Western Church the feast came into prominence in the seventh century — after 629, when the Byzantine emperor Heraclitus restored the Holy Cross to Jerusalem, after defeating the Persians who had stolen it.
We exalt—raise on high—the Cross of Christ as the means of our salvation. Adoration of the Cross is thus adoration of Jesus Himself, who suffered and died on this instrument of torture for our redemption from sin and death.
The Cross — because of what it represents — is the most powerful and universal symbol of our faith. We wear crucifixes and place them in our churches, homes, schools, and other places, as a constant reminder — and witness — of Christ’s ultimate triumph, His victory over sin and death through His suffering and dying on the Cross. He won this victory to give you a new heart, a heart of love, compassion, and truth. Today, invite Jesus into your heart, and ask Him to create in you a clean heart, a heart on fire with the love of this courageous and gentle Man who took on the Evil One so you could live forever.
"For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him might not perish but might have eternal life."
John 3:16 (The New American Bible)
John 3:16 (The New American Bible)
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