Exaltation of the Holy Cross - 14th Sep 2020 - Daily Mass in English - Fr. David Maria Selvam SDB
Dear friends, Welcome to 'Daily Mass in English' Series'. Today the Church celebrates the feast of Exaltation of the Holy Cross. We will see how the Medium becomes the message. Please read the short history below. September 14th is the feast day of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, also known as the Triumph of the Cross or the Elevation of the Cross. This is the day the Church celebrates both the discovery and the recovery of the True Cross of Jesus Christ. ST. HELENA'S DISCOVERY IN JERUSALEM The Roman Emperor Constantine's mother, St. Helena, a convert to Christianity, went on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land to locate where the important events in the life of Jesus Christ occurred, and to preserve the relics of the Christian faith that remained there. One of her goals was to find the place of Jesus' crucifixion and the very Cross on which he was hung. Through interviewing many locals, and with the assistance of the Bishop of Jerusalem, St. Macarius, she discovered the spot and found the True Cross which had been previously hidden by the Jews. According to the historian Rufinus, the identity of the True Cross was confirmed by a miraculous healing after St. Macarius recited this prayer: The date of this discovery and miracle, according to tradition, was May 3rd, 326 A.D. St. Helena had a church built on the original site of Jesus' crucifixion, burial, and resurrection, known as the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Her son Constantine dedicated this church on September 13-14 in the year 335 A.D. Even today, the Stations of the Cross in Jerusalem, or the Via Dolorosa, end at this very spot. TIMELINE OF EVENTS 326 A.D.: St. Helena discovers the True Cross in Jerusalem on May 3rd. 335 A.D.: Constantine dedicates the Church of the Holy Sepulcher on September 14th. 614 A.D.: Jerusalem is invaded by the Persians who steal the True Cross. 629 A.D.: The True Cross is recovered and brought back to Jerusalem on September 14th. Fr. David Maria Selvam SDB Daily Mass in English BLOG http://davidgospeldaily.blogspot.com FACEBOOK / david.marias. . TWITTER / david_selvam OTHER RELATED CHANNELS https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKyU... https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCosR... #davidmariaselvam #dailymassinenglish #frdavidmariaselvam #ExaltationoftheHolyCross #MediumistheMessage #dailymasstoday #HolyCross #ExaltationoftheCross
