The Exaltation of the Holy Cross
Feast Day
September 14th
Holy Cross - San Clemente, Rome
(Detail of Apse mosaic, 12th Century)
Adoramus te, christe, et benedicimus tibi,
quia per crucem tuam redemisti mundum.We adore thee, O Christ, and we bless thee,
for by thy cross thou hast redeemed the world.+ + +
For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten son, that whosoever believeth in Him may not perish, but have everlasting life.
- John 3:16 (Douay)