Forgotten Customs of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross — By: OnePeterFive

Each year the Church celebrates the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross on September 14th. Originally, this feast day commemorated the day after the consecration of the church on September 13, 335, which was built by Macarius and St. Helena when the good bishop was prevailed upon to elevate the True Cross publicly for the faithful to venerate. It also now commemorates the recovery of the…

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