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	Feast of the Cross - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In 614, the cross was carried away from the church by the Persians, and remained missing until it was recaptured by the Byzantine Emperor Heraclius in 628.
		One of the high points of the celebration is the singing of the festal troparion "Before your Cross, we bow down in worship", as all the members of the congregation prostrate themselves on the ground.
		The Elevation of the Venerable and Life-Giving Cross
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Exaltation_of_the_Holy_Cross (813 words)

	True Cross - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		According to medieval legend, the True Cross was built from the Tree of Jesse (father of King David), which became identified with the Tree of Life that had grown in the Garden of Eden.
		Around 1009, Christians in Jerusalem hid the cross and it remained hidden until it was rediscovered during the First Crusade, on August 5, 1099, by Arnulf Malecorne, the first Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, at a moment when it was sorely needed.
		The relic that Arnulf discovered was a small fragment of wood embedded in a golden cross, and it became the most sacred relic of the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem, with none of the controversy that had followed their discovery of the Holy Lance in Antioch.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/True_Cross (2049 words)

	September 14, Every-Day Book
		Holy Cross is in our almanacs and the church of England calendar on this day, whereon is celebrated a Romish catholic festival in honour of the holy cross, or, as our ancestors called it, the holy rood.
		The holy rood, at Boxley, in Kent, was called the Rood of Grace; its image, on the cross, miraculously moved its eyes, lips, and head, upon the approach of its marvelling votaries.
		The festival of Holy Cross, or as it is more elaborately termed by the Catholics, the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, is in commemoration of the alleged miraculous appearance of the cross to Constantine in the sky at mid-day.
	www.uab.edu /english/hone/etexts/edb/day-pages/257-sep14.html (490 words)

	St. Ann Melkite Catholic Church - Exaltation
		The Holy Cross was kept in the Basilica of the Resurrection in Jerusalem until 614, when the Persians conquered the city and burned the church.
		A portion of the cross was taken to Rome in the seventh century by Sergius I, a Pope of Byzantine origin.
		Hence the name "Exaltation" or "Elevation of the Holy Cross." St. Constantine the Emperor, and St. Helena, his mother, are frequently shown, although some icons depict only St. Helena.
	www.stannmelkite.homestead.com /Exaltation.html (281 words)

	Exaltation of the Holy Cross - Saint Francis Xavier Catholic Community located in Enid, Oklahoma providing Mass in both ...
		The churches, even that of the holy sepulcher, were burnt, and all the rich movables were carried away, among which were an infinite number of consecrated vessels, many precious relics, and that part of the wood of the true cross which had been left there by St. Helen.
		The sacred sponge was exposed to the view of the people in the great church, on the feast of the Exaltation of the Cross, on the 14th of September, the same year.
		The spirit of the cross, or of Christ crucified, is the spirit of that perfect humility, meekness, charity, patience, and all other virtues, which he preaches to us by his cross.
	www.stfrancisenid.com /Saints/09%20-%20September/Month/14%20Exaltation%20of%20the%20Holy%20Cross.htm (2261 words)

	Exaltation of the Holy Cross (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Rite of Exaltation or Elevation of the Holy Cross
		A peculiar trait of the feast of the Exaltation is the solemn public veneration of the holy Cross by a separate rite of elevation during the Matins service.
		The rite ended with a bow and the kissing of the holy Cross while the kontakion "Willingly raised upon the Cross..." and the threefold "O Lord, we honor your Cross, and glorify your holy Resurrection" were sung.
	www.archeparchy.ca /liturgical/calendar/0914.htm (1952 words)

	22nd sunday
		of September is the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross.
		And in the magnificent gothic cathedrals, miraculously created by the human spirit in the great cities of the world, the cross is raised on high to lead solemn processions down mile-long aisles as people set themselves to the task of burying a princess or a pope, or crowning a king or a cardinal.
		That’s the cross on which death, the summation and personification of all the evils and sufferings that threaten us, was finally put to death.
	my.execpc.com /~alexis/Cross2003.htm (1691 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: The True Cross
		The bishop stretches out his hand over the holy relic, and the deacons keep watch with him while the faithful and catechumens defile, one by one, before the table, bow, and kiss the Cross; they touch the Cross and the Title with forehead and eyes, but it is forbidden to touch them with the hands.
		The Good Friday ceremony of the Adoration of the Cross also had its origin in Jerusalem, as we have seen, and is a faithful reproduction of the rites of Adoration of the Cross of the fourth century in Jerusalem which have been described above, in accordance with the description of the author of the "Peregrinatio".
		The cross is prepared before the altar; priests, deacons, subdeacons, clerics of the inferior grades, and lastly the people, each one comes in his turn; they salute the cross, during the singing of the anthem, "Ecce lignum crucis in quo salus mundi pependit.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/04529a.htm (3986 words)

	Exaltation of the Holy Cross (Holy Cross Day) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		During the excavation three crosses were found, but because the titulus was detached from the Cross of Christ, there was no means of identifying it.
		Following an inspiration from on high, Macarius caused the three crosses to be carried, one after the other, to the bedside of a worthy woman who was at the point of death.
		Another of the nails was used later in the Iron Crown of Lombardy preserved in the treasury of the cathedral of Monza.
	www.kensmen.com /catholic/customstimeafterpentecost7.html (743 words)

	Melkite Greek Catholic Church Information Center Great Feast of the Exaltation of the Precious and Lifegiving Cross
		The Cross, which was an instrument of humiliation and death, was transformed into The Holy Cross, which is a sign of victory over sin and death and a means of salvation and eternal life.
		The Holy and Glorious Sovereign, the Equal of the Apostles Helena built the Church of the Holy Sepulcher for the Holy Cross.
		The Holy Cross is kept and venerated in the Church of the Holy Sepulcher.
	www.mliles.com /melkite/holycross.shtml (1516 words)

	The Golden Legend: The Exaltation of the Holy Cross (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		ere followeth the Exaltation of the Holy Cross.
		The exaltation of the Holy Cross is said, because that on this day the Holy Cross and faith were greatly enhanced.
		The cross, that was torment of thieves, is now borne in front of the emperors, his darkness is turned into light and clearness; whereof Chrysostom saith: The cross and the wounds shall be more shining than the rays of the sun at the judgment.
	www.catholic-forum.com /saints/golden271.htm (2237 words)

	Holy Cross Seminary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Holy Cross Seminary is one of six seminaries operated by the Society of Saint Pius X, and is located in the countryside 25 kilometers outside of Goulburn, and about 2 hours driving time south-west from Sydney, Australia.
		Although Holy Cross is an international Seminary, as are all the Society's Seminaries, open to candidates from all over the world, it is nevertheless especially geared to take Seminarians from Australia, New Zealand and Asia.
		Holy Cross seminary is the smallest of the Society's seminaries.
	www.holycrossseminary.com (353 words)

	Church of the Ascension and Saint Agnes: Propers, Exaltation of the Holy Cross, 2002
		Church of the Ascension and Saint Agnes: Propers, Exaltation of the Holy Cross, 2002
		O God, who dost gladden us upon this day by the festival of the Exaltation ôf the holy Cross: grant that we who have acknowledged the mystery of redemption here on êarth, may rejoice in the everlasting fruits thereof in heaven.
		By the sign of the holy Cross, defend, O Lord, thy people from all the snares of our enemies: that the service which we render may be pleasing unto thee, and our sacrifice acceptable in thy sight, alleluia.
	www.ascensionandsaintagnes.org /propers/holycross.htm (632 words)

	Today's Saint (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Helen, Constantine's mother, journeyed to the Holy Land and the Cross of the Lord was uncovered, along with the two crosses of the criminals who were crucified with Him.
		The feast was regularly celebrated in the Eastern Churches as early as the dedication of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, in which is found Christ's tomb, around the year 335, and was adopted by the Roman Church in the 7th century.
		The feast of the Exaltation of the Cross, or Triumph of the Cross, is celebrated on September 14.
	catholicexchange.com /church_today/message.asp?message_id=1228&sec_id=4 (395 words)

	The Feast of the Assumption
		When the Cross which Cosroes, King of the Persians, had captured at the conquest of Jerusalem, and had for forty years in his power, was recaptured by the Emperor Heraclius, who carried it himself on his own shoulders to Mount Calvary into the Church of the Holy Cross.
		O God, who dost gladden us this day with the yearly solemnity of the exaltation of the Holy Cross: grant, we beseech Thee, that as we have learnt to know its mystery on earth, so we may merit to taste in Heaven the reward of its redemption.
		THE Way of the Cross is a devotion, approved by the Pope, by which we meditate upon the passion and death of Christ, and especially upon His last way of sorrow to Mount Calvary.
	www.sspxasia.com /Documents/The_Church_Year/Exaltation_of_the_Holy_Cross.htm (753 words)

	CTS News: 19 Sep, 2005 - Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, as it was in the Beginning
		The feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross is celebrated on 14 September.
		But Holy Scripture also says that the day of the 'ecenie' is the same day when Solomon finished building the house of God, and he presented himself there before the Lord and prayed, as it is written in the Book of Chronicles.
		The name Exaltation of the Holy Cross probably derives from the rite which is described in the Armenian Lectionary of Jerusalem (V century), which used to be celebrated on the day following the feast of the dedication, that is, on 14 September.
	www.christusrex.org /www1/ofm/news/2005/0915/festa_En.html (853 words)

	The Archbishop Speaks on the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Archbishop Speaks on the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross
		And that is why the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass has so much importance and has always been at the center of our sanctifi-cation, at the center of the preoccupations of the Church.
		Thus one can understand the desire that all holy souls have felt ever to have the crucifix before them, to find in the crucifix the support of their spirituality, the source of their spiritual life.
	www.sspx.ca /Angelus/1978_September/Archbishop_Speaks.htm (1991 words)

	New Catholic Dictionary: feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		New Catholic Dictionary: feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross
		Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross; Feast of the Holy Cross; Feast of the Triumph of the Cross
		Its purpose is to commemorate the recovering of that portion of the Holy Cross, which was preserved at Jerusalem, and which had fallen into the hands of the Persians.
	www.catholic-forum.com /saints/ncd03160.htm (88 words)

	Exaltation of the Holy Cross (B), Sept. 14, 2003, by Dianne Bergant, Lectionary Scripture Readings (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Exaltation of the Holy Cross (B), Sept. 14, 2003
		Today, as we commemorate the finding of relics of the true cross by Helena, the mother of the Roman emperor Constantine, we focus on the power of the cross in our lives.
		The cross, which was a sign of shame and misery, becomes a symbol of glory and exaltation.
	www.americamagazine.org /gettextWord.cfm?articleTypeID=40&textID=3153&issueID=449 (941 words)

	Solemnity of Exaltation of Holy Cross in Vilejka :: Roman Catholic Church in Belarus
		Solemnity of Exaltation of Holy Cross in Vilejka :: Roman Catholic Church in Belarus
		Solemnity of Exaltation of Holy Cross in Vilejka
		During the celebration of the Holy Mass the youth choir was singing.
	www.catholic.by /port/en/news/2004-09-14.htm (321 words)

	Feast: Exaltation of the Holy Cross
		The feast of the Exaltation of the Cross is in honor of the Cross of our Lord Jesus Christ.
		Once the cross was discovered, she ordered her men to light a fire on top of a nearby mountain.
		On this day, during the Holy Qurbono, the order of Zuyoho is celebrated.
	sor.cua.edu /Feast/Cross.html (241 words)

	Exaltation of the Holy Cross Triumph of the Cross Today we celebrate the Triumph of the Cross of Christ ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Exaltation of the Holy Cross Triumph of the Cross Today we celebrate the Triumph of the Cross of Christ which has over come sin and
		I chose this day as the sign and symbol of the special message that Pope John Paul II is conveying to all the youth of the world for the upcoming Jubilee year 2000.
		Cross that is carried from one world Youth Day to another is the sign and symbol of hope for a world corroded by sin and hatred.
	saintbenedict.org /exaltation.htm (945 words)

	Exaltation of the Holy Cross (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		It has become a day for recognizing the Cross as a symbol of triumph, as a sign of Christ's victory over death, and a reminder of His promise.
		The moment the forbidden fruit touched the lips of Eve, the shadow of the cross appeared on the horizon.
		For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world might be saved through him.” And, for this reason alone, the cross was planted deep in the heart of the earth from the beginning of all time.
	pirate.shu.edu /~mcgovero/Cycle%20B/Cycle%20B%202003/Holycross.html (1345 words)

	Exaltation of the Holy Cross. Homily in 2002 by Abbot John Klassen OSB (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Homily for the Exaltation of the Holy Cross
		where the cross is used to undermine the struggle against injustice.
		The true cross is a cross of healing.
	www.sja.osb.org /abbot/020914.html (423 words)

	Exaltation Of The Holy Cross (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Saint Helen, the mother of Saint Constantine the Great, when she was already advanced in years, undertook, in her great piety, the hardships of a journey to Jerusalem in search of the cross, about the year 325.
		At the inspiration of Saint Macarius, Archbishop of Jerusalem, a lady of Jerusalem, who was already at the point of death from a certain disease, was brought to touch the crosses, and as soon as she came near to the Cross of our Lord, she was made perfectly whole.
		Consequently, the precious Cross was lifted on high by Archbishop Macarius of Jerusalem; as he stood on the ambo, and when the people beheld it, they cried out, "Lord have mercy." It should be noted that after its discovery, a portion of the venerable Cross was taken to Constantinople as a blessing.
	www.iconograms.org /sig.php?eid=205 (385 words)

	Exaltation Holy Cross (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		2003 – Exaltation of the Holy Cross- B
		Of course the death of Jesus on the cross is once and for all.
		The exaltation of the Holy Cross doesn’t mean that Jesus is “sitting on his laurels” in heaven.
	www.bc.edu /bc_org/prs/stign/homilies/2003-ex-hc-b-homily1.htm (519 words)

	The Exaltation of the Holy Cross
		However, this feast became much more important when the Emperior Heraclius brought this Holy Cross back in triumph, carrying it on his shoulders and placing it in Jerusalem on the same spot of Calvary where Jesus Christ was attached to it.
		As Minucius Felix so well says, although Jesus Christ requires that we adore his Holy Cross, yet that is not what he asks the most; it is that we drink cheerfully of his sacred chalice if we desire to be his friend and to have a place with him in his kingdom.
		In fact we judge well that the entire life of Jesus was nothing but a cross and a constant martyrdom, and we will never appear better as his servant, his friend, and his imitator, than by imprinting on ourselves the sign of his Holy Cross and by suffering pain like his.
	www.cbhs.org /lasallian_resources/September%2014.htm (550 words)

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