EDITORIAL NOTE: In the Exapostilarion of the Holy Cross, read and displayed at the beginning of the ... as well as in a group setting such as a parish Bible study or adult church school class.

According to tradition, a part of the Holy Cross was discovered by the mother of the emperor Constantine, St. Helen, on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem in 326. A fifth century account describes this ...

Therefore our holy Mother, the Church of Christ, now brings to our help the all-holy Cross, the joy of the world, the strength of the faithful, the staff of the just, and the hope of sinners, so that ...