Did you know it was the Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross?
Well it is! We honor the Holy Cross on which Christ redeemed the world. Pretty
cool, huh? Today I went to mass a learned a little more about the Cross, but
realized I had heard it all before because last year I went to mass on the same
day. I was looking through my journal that I write down what I learned that day
during the homily and sure enough, it was in my journal from last year. It is a
very interesting story...I'll fill you in on the short version.
In the 4th century, St. Helen, Constantine's mother
was looking around Jerusalem is found three crosses; one being
Jesus', but she wasn't sure which one was really his. There was a funeral going
on, so she took the dead person's hand and placed them on all three crosses.
The one cross that made the man come alive was Christ's cross. The cross is now
in Rome.
The Gospel today was from John 3:13-17 which is one of the
well-known verses in the Bible: “No one has
ascended into heaven but he who descended from heaven, the Son of man. And as
Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of man be lifted
up, that whoever believes in him may have eternal life."
The message is simple, but very powerful at the same time. I
think I’m going to dwell on it some more tonight before I go to bed.
Here is the link for more information about the feast day.
Enjoy!
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