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☦️ Orthodox Christian - Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, 14 September
Last edited Thu Sep 14, 2023, 12:01 AM - Edit history (1)
"The Feast of the Universal Exaltation of the Precious and Life-Giving Cross is one of the twelve Great Feasts of the Church, and is celebrated on September 14. It commemorates the finding of the True Cross of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ by Saint Helen, and also celebrates how an instrument of a shameful death ultimately became an instrument of salvation and eternal life. The commemoration and ceremonies of this day are closely parallel to the Feasts of the Veneration of the Cross (third Sunday of Great Lent) and the Procession of the Cross (August 1)."