EXALTATION OF THE CROSS
The feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross is celebrated every year on 14 September. It is such an important feast that it supersedes the celebration of the Sunday in Ordinary Time when it occurs on a Sunday. Of course, this doesn’t happen very often. In fact, the last time it occurred on a Sunday was in 2014. Allow me to provide some historical and theological background for this feast which we celebrate today.
There are three historical events that are commemorated in this celebration: the discovery of the True […]