After prayer we make the Sign of the Cross to keep close to God. We made the Sign of the Cross before prayer which helps to fix our minds and hearts to God. We identify with Christ on the Cross and become co-redeemers, sharing in His cross. To follow Christ we must take up His cross, follow Him and become obedient until death, even if it means death on the cross. Our Mother Church sings of the triumph of the Cross, the instrument of our redemption. When Moses lifted up the bronze serpent over the people, it was a foreshadowing of the salvation through Jesus when He was lifted up on the Cross. The liturgy of the Cross is a triumphant liturgy. Maternus, Bishop of Cologne.Įxaltation of the Holy Cross This day is also called the Triumph of the Cross, Elevation of the Cross, Holy Cross Day, Holy Rood Day, or Roodmas. Notburga, a peasant who lived in the Tyrol, Austria and St. Historically today is also the feast of St. Zacharias, the Bishop of Jerusalem, then said to the astonished monarch: "Consider, O Emperor, that with these triumphal ornaments you are far from resembling Jesus carrying His Cross." The Emperor then put on a penitential garb and continued the journey. Try as hard as he would, he could not go forward. He was clothed with costly garments and with ornaments of precious stones. The lessons from the Breviary tell us that Emperor Heraclius carried the Cross back to Jerusalem on his shoulders. The precious relic was recovered and returned to Jerusalem by Emperor Heralius in 629. Helena and preserved in Jerusalem, but then had fallen into the hands of Chosroas, King of the Persians. It commemorates the recovery of the Holy Cross, which had been placed on Mt. This feast was observed in Rome before the end of the seventh century. » Enjoy our Liturgical Seasons series of e-books! The Week in the Shadow of the Exalted Cross.John Henry Newman-The Cross of Christ the Measure of the World
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