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Today's feast is the Exultation of the Holy Cross. On September 14, 326 Saint Helen, mother of the Emperor Constantine, miraculously discovered the cross while on pilgrimage to Jerusalem. This feast has been celebrated on September 14 ever since.

The Cross represents our salvation, and is therefore a powerful symbol of the Christian faith. We remember the Cross, and Christ's ultimate victory over sin and death, by making the sign of the Cross on our persons, and hanging them in our churches, homes, and Catholic schools.

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.

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