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| God the Son, Redeemer of the World, Have mercy on us |
Fili Redemptor mundi, Deus, miserere nobis
May 3rd is the Feast of the Finding of the Holy Cross of Our Lord Jesus Christ by Sant’Elena (St. Helen of the Cross), Empress dowager and mother of Constantine the Great.
In celebration, I’m posting the Church’s Salutation to the Holy Cross. The accompanying photo of reliquary with relic of the True Cross was taken at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church in Newark, New Jersey.
Salutation to the Holy Cross
O glorious and venerable Cross! O most precious wood! O wonderful sign by which sin, the devil and hell were conquered, and the world redeemed by Jesus Christ! Great art thou above all trees of the cedars of the forest, for on thee hung the Life of the world! On thee Christ triumphed and by His death conquered death forever. Alleluia.