Elevation of the Cross - 09/18/16
On Sunday, September 18th, we celebrated the feast of The Elevation of the Holy Cross. This is one of the Great Feasts of the Church, commemorating two things --- the finding of the true Cross by Empress Helen in 326 A.D., and the recovery of the Cross from the Persians in 627 A.D. by Emperor Heraclius.
There is a unique feature to the Cross that we use for this service. Embedded inside the cross is a sliver of the True Cross. It was a gift made to Fr. Constantine's grandfather. The cross now has its home at St. John the Divine.