Today is the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. Just as the evil one brought destruction from a tree, Christ brings salvation from one. This instruemnt of pain and suffering is used to transform our own.
As the Holy Father said, “For Christians, to exalt the cross means to be united to the totality of God’s unconditional love for mankind. It means making an act of faith!” he said.
“To exalt the cross, against the backdrop of the resurrection, means to desire to experience and to show the totality of this love. It means making an act of love!”
“To exalt the cross means to be a committed herald of fraternal and ecclesial communion, the source of authentic Christian witness. It means making an act of hope!”
All Christians should venerate crosses (wear crucifixes and hang them in their homes) as a reminder that Christ will overcome and conquer suffering.
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