Family Connection Activities for the Sundays of Great Lent
Family activities for each Sunday of Great Lent.
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Homily of His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros at the Great Vespers of the Exaltation of the Cross
Today you will receive your own cross to wear and to cherish. Wear it with
honor, with courage, with a sense of self-denial. Taking up the Cross, you
accept the invitation to strive, to struggle, and to suffer for the sake of
the Lord and His Church. And you also accept the call to take part in His
triumph, and to have no other glory or boast or ambition in life, than the
Cross of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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Feast of the Universal Exaltation of the Precious and Life-Giving Cross
The Feast of the Universal Exaltation of the Precious and Life-Giving Cross
is celebrated each year on September 14. The Feast commemorates the finding
of the True Cross of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ by Saint Helen, the
mother of the Emperor Constantine.
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The Exaltation of the Cross - Exploring the Feasts of the Orthodox Christian Church
In this video, we learn about the celebration of the discovery and
elevation of the holy cross. We explore how this instrument of torture
became an icon of veneration, and also examine the contemporary traditions
of its celebration.
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Encyclical for the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross (09/14/2016)
Our reconciliation to God through the Cross was an act of great sacrifice.
In lifting up the Cross before us, we recognize that an instrument of grace
was also an instrument of suffering and death. We acknowledge the
unfathomable burden that was assumed by our Lord as He took our sin upon
Himself as an unblemished offering.
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The Cross We Bear
There is a lovely parable that tells the story of a man that found the
cross he was carrying that felt a lot heavier than he thought it should be.
He went to the man, therefore, who made the cross to explain his
predicament.
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Hymns of the Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross
Listen to the hymns of the Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross
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The Beauty of the Cross
The Cross was an instrument of death. How did it become an instrument of
life? And what can that teach us about being the bee?
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Encyclical for the Exaltation of the Cross (09/14/2011)
The annual commemoration of this great Feast of the Exaltation of the
Precious and Life-Giving Cross is a blessed occasion to affirm our offering
of continued prayers and solid support for our beloved Holy Cross Greek
Orthodox School of Theology and for those who serve and study there. Our
support for Holy Cross is essential to the spiritual well being of our
Church and faithful in America and beyond.
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Encyclical for the Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross (09/14/2010)
On this Feast of the Universal Exaltation of the Precious and Life-Giving
Cross, I greet you in the love and joy of our Lord Jesus Christ, and I ask
you to contemplate the meaning of our commemoration through one of the
inspiring hymns of this day. In the service of Great Vespers we sing:
“Enlighten us by your brightness, O life-giving Cross; make us holy by your
might O all venerable Cross; and strengthen us through your Exaltation.”
This threefold prayerful petition as presented in the hymn offers guidance
to us in understanding the meaning of the glorious Feast of the Universal
Exaltation of the Precious Cross.
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Sharing in the Victory of the Cross
In our own lives, the Cross of our Savior evokes profound feelings of love.
Do we not see innocent love in the eyes of young children when they enter a
House of Worship or when they sit at the table to dine, as they reverently
make the sign of the Cross
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