We are celebrating the feast of the cross which drove away darkness and brought in the light. As we keep this feast, we are lifted up with the crucified Christ, leaving behind us earth and sin so that we may gain the things above. (Saint Andrew of Crete, +8th c.)
Day: September 14, 2025
Vexilla Regis Prodeunt!
A blessed Feast of the Triumph of the Cross to one and all of our readers! For added devotion and splendour to this celebration of Christ’s victory over death by the Cross, here are three versions of the ancient hymn, Vexilla Regis Prodeunt, composed by Venantius Fortunatus (+609), bishop of Poitiers. First, the poetry of[…]
Pope Saint John Paul II Reflects on the Salvific Cross
(An excerpt from a homily preached by Pope Saint John Paul II in Lesotho, in 1988): In the Gospel of this feast we are witnesses of a unusual conversation between Jesus and Nicodemus. The conversation takes place at night because Nicodemus, a prominent Jew, went to talk with Christ under the cover of darkness. Christ leads this[…]
We adore Thee, O Christ, and we praise Thee, for by Thy Holy Cross Thou hast redeemed the world.
Triumph of the Holy Cross
We should glory in the Cross of our Lord Jesus, in whom is our salvation, life and resurrection, through whom we are saved and delivered (Entrance Antiphon, Cf. Gal 6:14). Today’s Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, one of the Church’s oldest, celebrates the triumph of God’s humility over man’s pride “for the[…]