"The Lord said: 'If anyone wishes to come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.'"
(Mark 8:34)
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Third Sunday of Great Lent: Sunday of the Veneration of the Holy Cross
On the Third Sunday of Great and Holy Lent, the Orthodox Church commemorates the Precious and Life-Giving Cross of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Services include a special veneration of the Cross, which prepares the faithful for the commemoration of the Crucifixion during Holy Week.