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	Feast of the Cross - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In 614, the part of 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.
		September 14 is the titular feast of the Congregation of Holy Cross.
		The Elevation of the Venerable and Life-Giving Cross
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Feast_of_the_Cross (888 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: The True Cross
		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.
		It is probable that Gregory the Great was acquainted with this feast during his stay in Constantinople, and that the station of Santa Croce in Gerusalemme, on Lætare Sunday (the fourth Sunday in Lent), is a souvenir, or a timid effort at imitation, of the Byzantine solemnity.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/04529a.htm (3959 words)

	FEAST OF THE UNIVERSAL EXALTATION OF THE PRECIOUS AND LIFE-GIVING CROSS
		The Feast is an opportunity outside of the observances of Holy Week to celebrate the full significance of the victory of the Cross over the powers of the world, and the triumph of the wisdom of God through the Cross over the wisdom of this world.
		In the background of the icon is a domed structure that represents the Church of the Resurrection in Jerusalem.
		The Cross is placed on a tray surrounded by branches of basil and is taken in solemn procession through the church to the chanting of the Hymn of the Feast.
	www.goarch.org /en/special/listen_learn_share/exaltholycross/learn (1003 words)

	The Armenian Church \| Exaltation of the Cross
		Importance: Armenians are part of the cross' rescue and adoration. The most important feast of the cross, it is one of the five major feasts of the Armenian Church.
		Celebrated in the Armenian Church: The Sunday nearest September 14; the liturgy is marked with an "antasdan" service (blessing of the fields) during which the processional cross is adorned with basil (a symbol of royalty) and the four corners of the church are blessed as a symbol for all the world.
		Importance: An authentic relic of the cross is cradled in Armenian soil--a cross feast unique to the Armenian Church.
	www.armenianchurch.net /worship/cross/feasts.html (211 words)

	September 14, Feast Of the Holy Cross
		Each year on September 14 the Orthodox Church celebrates the feast of “The Elevation of the Honorable and Life-giving Cross.” This is one of the great feasts of the Church year, and one which has an important historical background.
		Although one or two of the hymns for the day refer obliquely to the vision of the cross in the heavens, the actual commemoration is not that of Constantine’s vision before his battle with Maxentius on October 28, 312.
		Whatever were the early feasts observed in Jerusalem in honor of the Finding of the Cross, they became overshadowed by the events of the reign of the Emperor Heraclius, which are what the Feast as it is today does commemorate.
	www.antiochian.org /feast-of-the-holy-cross (1033 words)

	Feast: Exaltation of the Holy Cross (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The feast of the Exaltation of the Cross is in honor of the Cross of our Lord Jesus Christ.
		The liturgy of this feast in the Syrian Orthodox Church recalls the tradition which narrates the story of Helen, mother of Emperor Constantine, who went to Jerusalem to look for the Cross.
		Once the cross was discovered, she ordered her men to light a fire on top of a nearby mountain.
	sor.cua.edu /Feast/Cross.html (241 words)

	The Feast of the Cross
		On this occasion the three crosses used in the crucifixion of our Lord and the two thieves were uncovered, and by miraculous intervention it was shown which of them was the Cross of our Lord.
		George of Arbela, in his Exposition of Church Offices, explains this by saying that the Cross was found on the 13th and was distinguished from the two others on the 14th.
		Hallelujah!" ["Anthem of the Bema" for the Feast of the Cross.]
	www.cired.org /faith/cross.html (458 words)

	Old Stuff: Feast of the Triumph of the Cross
		We are celebrating the feast of the cross which drove away darkness and brought in the light.
		It is great because through the cross the many noble acts of Christ found their consummation--very many indeed, for both his miracles and his sufferings were fully rewarded with victory.
		The cross is honorable because it is both the sign of God's suffering and the trophy of his victory.
	members.wri.com /billw/blog/archives/000176.shtml (683 words)

	The feast of the Cross (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The cross is used in all the ecclesiastical sacraments, and
		We honor the cross, because it is a subject of joy for the
		holy cross with a miracle, as it appears in the synaxaire of the 17th of Tot.
	tasbeha.org /content/hh_books/The_feast_of_the_cross/index.html (5036 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.
		This Sunday, 14 September, is the feast of the Exaltation of the Precious and Life-giving Holy Cross.
		The Holy Cross is kept and venerated in the Church of the Holy Sepulcher.
	www.mliles.com /melkite/holycross.shtml (1558 words)

	Nine Months in Syria: Feast of the Cross
		A day after gunfire and explosions at the American embassy echoed across the city for 20 minutes, the local Christians are celebrating the annual Feast of the Cross -- with fire and the sound of explosions.
		I noticed the fireworks out my window, launched from the vicinity of three blue neon crosses atop churches in the Christian neighborhoods to the northeast of the old city.
		I have since discovered that the holiday commemorates St. Helena's discovery in 325 in Jerusalem of the "true cross," or "holy cross" -- the cross upon which, according to Christian tradition, Jesus was crucified.
	ninemonthsinsyria.blogspot.com /2006/09/feast-of-cross.html (357 words)

	Talk:Feast of the Cross - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In Orthodox usage, with which I am most familiar, the essential distinction is between the Twelve Great Feasts and the other lesser feasts.
		This feast is known by the majority of Christians as the Triumph of the Cross.
		Re: "Triumph of the Cross." The article says it is officially known as "Triumph" by the Latin Church.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Talk:Feast_of_the_Cross (219 words)

	THE FEAST OF HOLY CROSS
		Your Cross reigns in the heavens; your Cross reigns on earth.
		The Cross of Light appeared to Constantine in the heavens as the commander went at the head of his army to battle, and the companies of pagans, the worshippers of creatures, were shaken and confused; and they abandoned the error of paganism and worshipped and honored the Cross.
		Seal her with the Sign of the Cross, for she was purchased by your living blood.
	www.cired.org /liturgy/cross.html (1816 words)

	Patron Saints Index: Feast of the Holy Cross (via CobWeb/3.1 planet1.scs.stanford.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		finding by Saint Helena in 326 of the cross on which Christ was crucified
		638 by Emperor Heraclius of a portion of the True Cross which had been taken from Jerusalem by Persians
		The feast originated in Jerusalem and spread throughout the East, and then the West.
	www.catholic-forum.com.cob-web.org:8888 /saints/define58.htm (67 words)

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