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Sermon on the feast of the Exaltation of the Holy and Life-giving Cross (Metropolitan of Pisidia Sotirios)

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On September 14, the whole of the Orthodox world rejoices as we celebrate the Exaltation of the Holy Cross: “Behold, through the cross joy has come to the world!” (Paschal prayer) Three historical events contributed to the establishment of this holiday: 1st.  The discovery of the wood of the Holy Cross, in the year 326, by Saint Helen, mother of the Emperor Constantine the Great. When the Cross of the Lord was discovered near Golgotha and was miraculously identified as the true Cross of Christ, St. Helen worshiped it with tears and handed it over to Bishop Makarios of Jerusalem.             2nd.  Saint Helen had laid the foundations of the Church of the Resurrection of the Lord over the site of the Holy ...

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