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| Elevation of the Cross The Feast of the Elevation of the Cross goes back to the time of St. Helen who found it in Jerusalem after a person who had died was brought back to life after being placed on it. That Feast is a fast day in the Orthodox Church and there is a richly meaningful rite conducted in Church by the Priest when he faces the four corners of the world and slowly lifts a Cross in his hand as he chants "Lord have mercy" 100 times for each time. We bless ourselves with the Sign of the Cross, we wear a Cross, we truly venerate and honour the Holy Cross by which our salvation was effected.>>>more |
Three Armed Cross The Orthodox Three-Bar Cross is widely used by the Ukrainian and other Churches. Metropolitan Ilarion Ohienko calls it the “Ukrainian National Cross” and wrote a book about its history.>>>more |
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| The Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross The Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross underlines the role of the Most Holy Theotokos as agent of our Salvation through Christ, and we, who yesterday shared in the joy of her parents, Joachim and Anna, at the birth of their Daughter, today remember how She stood beneath the very same Cross we celebrate.>>>more |
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Power of the Sign of the Cross The Sign of the Cross is probably one of the most familiar rituals of the Orthodox Church. It is made more frequently by Orthodox Christians than anyone else, during the Divine Liturgy, the other Services of the Church and throughout daily life.>>>more |
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| Crossing the Threshold: The Tree of Life and Its Fruit Now we celebrate the confirmation and means by which this is all made possible through the victory of the Cross on the Third Sunday of the Fast. The Cross is of tantamount significance to all of us as Christians.>>>more |
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Crucifix I've being trying to figure out what the extra bar in the Ukrainian Crucifix is for. I've asked friends of mine who are Orthodox but they don't seem to know. What is it's meaning?>>>see answer |
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to Other Web Sites featuring articles on the Cross Click on Links For Orthodox Studies and then on Cross. |
Is the three-barred cross strictly an Orthodox cross? I was under the impression that this cross has more to do with the indication of "rite" (Latin vs Byzantine). It seems that in Canada at least, the three-barred cross has been claimed by the Orthodox churches (Ukrainian and Russian) where in the USA and perhaps other parts of the world such as Ukraine, the three barred cross is also used in eastern-rite Catholic churches. see answer | ||||
| Ethnocultural Aspects of the Three-barred Cross As an aspect of our Ukrainian spiritual culture, the three bar Cross with slanted footrest often became a kind of "banner" of spiritual and national identity, depending on the context. more>>> |
My family has crosses that have all kinds of pictures on them, like a skull and two angels, and buildings. Can you tell me what this represents? I was told that the skull represents adams sins...? answer | ||||
I've read your article about the tree of life
and its fruit. In the article it is noted that during the feasts of the
cross and in the prayers of the horologion, "Lord, we see Thee in the pine,
the cedar and the cypress!" Therefore, does this reflect the wood that
was used for His Cross? Thank you. I have always wanted to know what types
of wood were in that wood.
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