Wednesday, September 14, 2016

Triumph of the Cross @ Atonement Friars

Feast of the Triumph of the Holy Cross
Novena of Masses
September 14 – 22

You and your family will be included in the Holy Masses and prayers offered during the 9 days of this Novena.

September 14th is the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross (also known as the Triumph of the Cross).
Early in the 4th century St. Helena, mother of Roman Emperor Constantine, went to Jerusalem in search of the actual locations where the events of Jesus' life took place.  She found the True Cross which immediately became an object of veneration for the Church.  Constantine built a basilica on Calvary marking the site of the Crucifixion and dedicated it on this day in the year 335 A.D.  The basilica was later destroyed by the Persians and the true cross was stolen.  This day also marks the recovery of the cross by Emperor Heraclius II who returned it to Jerusalem, carrying it on his own back and restoring it to the Church in 629 A.D.

Franciscan Friars of the Atonement
Graymoor Holy Mountain
Garrison, MY


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