The Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, celebrated on September 14th, commemorates the discovery and veneration of the True Cross by St. Helena, the mother of Emperor Constantine, in the 4th century. According to tradition, St. Helena found the cross on which Jesus was crucified during a pilgrimage to Jerusalem. This discovery was […]
The Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, celebrated on September 14th, commemorates the discovery and veneration of the True Cross by St. Helena, the mother of Emperor Constantine, in the 4th century. According to tradition, St. Helena found the cross on which Jesus was crucified during a pilgrimage to Jerusalem. This discovery was […]