Exaltation of the Holy and Life-Giving Cross of the Lord

Description of the holiday

Feast of the Universal Exaltation of the Life-Giving Cross of the Lord celebrated on September 27 (new style). It has one day of forefeast (September 26) and seven days of afterfeast (from October 28 to 4). Holiday giving away - October 4th. In addition, the Feast of the Exaltation is preceded by a Saturday and a Week (Sunday), called Saturday and the Week before the Exaltation.

"Exaltation of the Cross of the Lord"

This is what the Cross of Christ is for us, and we must reverently and reverently honor and revere it. Each of us sanctifies his whole life with the cross and sign of the cross. From early childhood until death, every Christian wears a cross on his chest as a sign of Christ's victory and our protection and strength; We begin and end every work with the sign of the cross, doing everything for the glory of Christ. As such protection and protection, we trace the sign of the cross on everything dear and holy to us, and on our houses, and on the walls, and on the doors. With the sign of the cross we begin the day, and with the sign of the cross we sink into sleep, end the day.

Now the cross is our greatest holiness, our glory, our spiritual all-conquering sword, and Christ made it so for us by his death and his suffering on the Cross.

The Savior accepted the most painful of the executions on the Cross, “offered our sins on His Body on the tree” (), “humbled Himself, being obedient even to death, the death of the cross” (). What, indeed, is a striking spectacle beyond human understanding. “Behold,” the Church sings today, “the Lord of creation and the Lord of glory is nailed to the Cross and pierced in the ribs; The sweetness of the Church tastes bile and otset; The one who covers the sky with clouds is overlaid with a crown of thorns and puts on a garment of reproach; He who created the hand of man is suffocated with a corruptible hand; He who dresses the sky with clouds receives blows on the shoulders, receives spitting and wounds, reproach and beatings, and endures everything for the sake of us, the condemned ”(stichera). How can we, blessed by the death on the cross and the sufferings of the Savior, not bow in reverent awe before “the blessed tree, on which Christ, King and Lord was crucified”, not holy the Cross, our glory, our victory in Christ and with Christ.

Such a lofty and sacred significance of the Cross of the Lord, naturally, made in the eyes of Christians the greatest shrine and the very tree of the Cross of the Lord, the very wooden cross on which the Savior was crucified. But initially this holy Cross was not preserved by Christians, was not the property of believers, for three whole centuries it was not even known exactly the place where this Christian shrine was hidden. According to the rabbinical injunction, "a stone with which someone was killed, a tree on which someone was hanged, a sword with which someone was beheaded, and a rope with which someone was strangled, should be buried with the executed" . But, apart from the fact that the Savior was put to death according to the laws of the Roman execution, this requirement of the rabbinic law could not be fulfilled in relation to the Cross of Christ also because the most pure body of the Savior was buried by the hands of His disciples and friends. In any case, it is very likely that all three crosses (of the Savior and of the two thieves) were placed or buried near the place of the crucifixion and death of the Savior. The reverent memory of the direct witnesses and eyewitnesses of the crucifixion of the Savior - His loving disciples and disciples, of course, sacredly preserved this place with their veneration and worship. No subsequent circumstances in the life of the first Christians, no matter how difficult these circumstances were for them, could make them forget the places consecrated by the greatest events of the life of the Savior. Subsequently, the first bishops of Jerusalem and subsequent Christians were the keepers of the memories of the holy places of death and burial of the Savior. Already St. Cyril of Jerusalem testifies that from the time of the apostles travel to Jerusalem began to worship places sanctified by memories of various events in the earthly life of the Lord Jesus Christ. The capture and destruction of Jerusalem by Titus to a large extent changed many places in the city - the sacred places of the crucifixion and death of the Savior could also be changed, covered with garbage and ruins. In addition, the historian of the IV century. Eusebius testifies that the enemies of Christians - the pagans - took measures to hide and even desecrate the holy places for Christians; that wicked people, with a deliberately insane purpose, completely changed the appearance of the area of Golgotha and the holy Sepulcher. They covered the holy cave with garbage, paved the mound with stone and erected an altar to the goddess of voluptuous love here. Other historians testify that the impious Roman emperor Adrian (117-138 BC) tried especially hard to desecrate all holy places with demonic idols and sacrifices. according to R.H.). Having erected a city on the site of Jerusalem devastated by Titus, he ordered the tomb of the Lord to be covered with earth and many stones, and on the mountain where the Savior was crucified (on the “rock of the Cross”), he built a temple to the pagan goddess of debauchery Venus and placed her idol, and above the Sepulcher Lord put the idol of Jupiter. But neither the destruction of Jerusalem by Titus, nor its restoration by Adrian, could change the city and the holy places in such a way that Christians who reverently remembered these places would not recognize them, could not find them. And the aspirations of the wicked and pagans to desecrate and hide these places achieved a completely opposite goal: with their mounds and idol structures, they firmly marked these places, making it impossible for believers and even the pagans themselves to forget them. Thus the Lord destroys the “councils of the ungodly” and turns the most evil of men to the good of His Church!

Reverently preserved in the memory of the faithful and firmly marked by the pagans, although defiled by them, the holy place of the Lord's death remained intact until the time of Tsar Constantine the Great. This Christ-loving emperor, while still outwardly a pagan, but in his activity being a Christian sovereign, had reason to especially honor the Cross of Christ. This banner of Christ's victory, according to Divine dispensation, served three times for Constantine the Great as a sign of his victory over his enemies. In 312, Constantine fought against the cruel Maxentius, who reigned in Rome, persecuted and killed Christians, and led an impious life. According to the then historian (Eusebius), Maxentius, preparing to fight with Constantine, resorted to various magic and superstitious rites; Constantine, not entirely relying on the strength of his army, felt the need for supernatural help over the enemy, and therefore thought about which God he should pray for this help. In this difficult moment, Constantine remembered that his father Constantius, who provided patronage to Christians, enjoyed prosperity, while the persecutors of Christians had a disastrous end, and therefore he decided to pray to God Constantius, the one, supreme Being. And so, when he gave himself up to fervent prayer, then around noon he saw a radiant cross in the sky, shining more strongly. sunlight, with the inscription on it: "Sim you win." This miraculous sign was also seen by the soldiers, among whom was the commander Artemy, who was later martyred (under Julian the Apostate) for Christ. Struck by an extraordinary celestial vision, Constantine fell into deep dream, and the Savior himself appeared to him in a dream, again showed him the same sign of the cross, commanded him to use the image of the cross as a banner in the troops, and promised him victory not only over Maxentius, but also over all enemies. Waking up, Constantine ordered to make the Cross of the Lord, in the likeness of the sign he had seen, from precious stones, as well as draw the image of the cross on the banners, weapons, helmets and shields of soldiers. Since then, the troops of Constantine made campaigns, having as their sign a cross connected with the first letters of the name of the Savior. In the battle on the Melvian bridge (across the Tiber), Constantine won a brilliant victory over Maxentius (October 28, 312). Maxentius himself drowned with many of his soldiers in the river, and Constantine triumphantly entered into After that, he erected a statue of himself in Rome, holding in right hand cross, and in the inscription on the statue, the victory over Maxentius was attributed to the “saving sign” of the cross. Also, in the war with the Byzantines and Scythians, Constantine twice saw the miraculous sign of the cross in heaven, which announced his victory over his enemies.

It is easy to understand with what reverence for the Cross of the Lord the heart of the Christ-loving Tsar Constantine was filled after these events. And this emperor, “not without inspiration from above, but prompted by the Spirit of the Savior himself,” decided not only to find the honest tree of the Cross of the Lord, to pay homage to it, but also “to make the most sacred place of the saving resurrection in Jerusalem the object of universal reverent veneration” - to build a temple over it . The executor of the pious intention of the emperor was his mother, the blessed Empress Elena, who, at the insistence of the emperor himself, converted to Christianity, distinguished by piety and fiery zeal for the faith of Christ. In 326, Elena went to the holy land in order to find and visit places consecrated by the main events of the Savior's life. Arriving in Jerusalem, filled with a pious desire to find the cave of the Holy Sepulcher and the honest tree of the Cross, she zealously began to search for them. The patriarch in Jerusalem at that time was Macarius, who met the queen with proper honors and assisted her in her holy work.

In the fullness of reverent joy and spiritual tenderness, the queen and all who were with her paid homage and kissed the Cross. And since, due to the multitude of people, not everyone could bow to the honest tree of the Cross of the Lord, and not even everyone could see it, then Patriarch Macarius, standing in a high place, raised - erected St. Cross showing it to the people. The people worshiped the Cross, exclaiming: "Lord, have mercy!" From here the feast of the Exaltation of the Holy and Life-Giving Cross of the Lord got its beginning and name. This event of finding the Holy Cross of the Lord and the miracles that accompanied it made a great impression not only on Christians, but also on Jews. Judas, who so reluctantly indicated the location of the holy places, along with many Jews believed in Christ and was baptized, receiving the name Cyriacus in holy baptism. Subsequently, he was the patriarch of Jerusalem and suffered a martyr's death under the emperor Julian the Apostate. Constantine himself subsequently wrote in a letter to the Jerusalem Patriarch Macarius about the acquisition of the Holy Cross of the Lord: “There are no words for a worthy description of this miracle. The sign of the most holy passions, which had been hiding underground for so long and remained in obscurity for whole centuries, finally shone forth. The Holy Empress Helena, with the mighty assistance of her son Tsar Constantine, began to build churches in Jerusalem and throughout Palestine in places consecrated by events from the life of the Savior. And first of all, by the will of the queen and king, the foundation was laid and construction began on the site of the Holy Sepulcher and the acquisition of St. Cross of the Church of the Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ, which was consecrated on September 13, 335. Then the pious queen ordered the construction of a church in Gethsemane on the site where the tomb was located Holy Mother of God, in the name of Her Assumption and, in addition, eighteen churches in different places holy land.

As for the fate of the acquired St. Elena of the Holy Tree of the Cross of the Lord, then, unfortunately, it cannot be indicated exactly and quite definitely. This tree of the Cross of the Lord was such a great shrine for Christians that Christians, already at the very acquisition of it in in large numbers who filled Jerusalem were not only eager to worship him, but, if possible, to receive a particle from him. Indeed, St. Cyril of Jerusalem (IV century) testifies that already in his time small parts of the Life-Giving Cross were distributed throughout the earth. And St. John Chrysostom (4th century) testifies that "many, both men and women, having received a small particle of this tree and overlaid it with gold, hang it around their necks."

But not all the wood of the cross was carried away from Jerusalem in this way. Empress Helen sent a part of the acquired tree of the Cross and nails from it to her son Constantine, and the rest was enclosed in a silver ark and handed over to the primate of the Jerusalem Church with the order to keep it for future generations.

And St. Cyril of Jerusalem confirms that the honest tree of the Cross of the Lord in his time was kept and shown to the people in Jerusalem. And in the description of the service of Good Friday in Jerusalem, made by a certain noble pilgrim of the 4th century. (Sylvia, or Etheria), we find interesting description the very ceremony of veneration of the wood of the Cross of the Lord, indicating the measures that were taken against the plundering of the holy tree by pious pilgrims. “On Golgotha,” this description says, “beyond the Cross, i.e. behind the church dedicated to St. Cross, even before the sixth hour of the morning, the bishop's pulpit is delivered. A bishop sits on this pulpit, a table covered with a handkerchief is placed in front of him, deacons stand around the table and a silver gilded ark is brought in which contains the holy tree of the Cross; opens and takes out; both the wood of the Cross and the tablet (titulus) are placed on the table. So, when it is placed on the table, the bishop, seated, holds the ends of the holy tree with his hands; the deacons, who stand around, guard. It is guarded in this way because there is a custom according to which all the people, approaching one by one, both faithful and catechumens, bend down to the table, kiss the holy tree and pass. And since, they say, I don’t know when, someone gnawed off and stole a particle of the holy tree, that’s why now the deacons standing around are guarding it so that none of the suitable ones would dare to do the same. And so all the people come one by one, all bowing and touching first with their foreheads, then with their eyes the Cross and the tablet, and kissing the Cross, they pass; no one stretches out his hand to touch. The finding of a part of the tree of the Cross of the Lord in Jerusalem is also confirmed by other historical data. In the 7th century during the reign of the Byzantine emperor Phocas (602-610), this great Christian shrine temporarily fell into the hands of the Persians. Chozroes, the king of Persia, entering into war with Phocas, conquered Egypt, Africa and Palestine, took Jerusalem, plundered its treasures, and among these treasures took from Jerusalem the tree of the Life-Giving Cross of the Lord and took it to Persia. But the Lord did not allow the unbelievers to possess the Christian shrine for a long time. Foki's successor imp. Heraclius for some time could not defeat Khozroy, and then he turned to God with a prayer for help. He ordered all the believers of his kingdom to perform prayers, divine services and fasts, so that the Lord would deliver from the enemy. The Lord gave Heraclius a victory over Chozroes, who himself was killed by his son. After that, Heraclius took away from the Persians the valuable relic of Christians - the honest tree of the Cross of the Lord, and decided to transfer it solemnly again to Jerusalem. In 628, Emperor Heraclius, having reached Jerusalem, laid sv. tree on his shoulders, carried it, dressed in his royal clothes. But suddenly, at the gate, by which they ascended to the Execution Ground, he suddenly stopped and could not take a single step further. And then Zechariah, Patriarch of Constantinople, who went out together with the inhabitants of Jerusalem to meet the king, had a revelation from a luminous angel that it was impossible to carry the tree that Christ carried in a state of humiliation in royal robes. Then the king put on simple and poor clothes and, with bare feet, in this form brought St. the tree to the church to the place where it was before the capture by Khozroy. Here the honest tree of the Cross of the Lord was located in the subsequent time. At least at the beginning of the IX century. among the clergy of the Church of the Resurrection were two presbyters of the guard, whose duties were to guard St. Cross and sir. Under the Crusaders, St. the tree was also undoubtedly located in Jerusalem and more than once served as encouragement and protection for their troops in battles with the infidels. However further fate the honest tree of the Cross of the Lord is not exactly known. It is very likely that over time, gradually decreasing in volume, due to the pious desire of various monasteries and monasteries to have a particle of St. tree, it was completely fragmented into separate particles, which are now indicated in many temples and monasteries. In particular, in Rome, in the Basilica of the Holy Cross, wooden plank, which is given out for that tablet, titulus, which was nailed over the head of the Savior and after found by St. Helena lying apart from the Cross.

And now, on the day of the feast of the Exaltation of the Holy and Life-Giving Cross of the Lord, we Christians can only mentally render reverent worship to the honest tree of the Cross on which our Savior was crucified. But this Cross is indelibly inscribed on our grateful hearts, and its material image is in front of us in the temple and on us - on our chest, in our dwellings.

“Come, believers, let us bow down to the life-giving tree, on it Christ, the King of glory, spread out his hand by will, exalt us to the first blessedness!” (self-titled verse).

The meaning of the feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross

Skaballanovich M.N. (Ibid. S.232-236, 249-250)

Being homogeneous in recollection connected with the week of the Passion of Christ, the present feast is completely different in character from those exceptional days of the year in terms of tenderness and grandeur - days to which alone the name "holy and great" is justly adopted. These are the days of weeping over the Divine Sufferer; it is a day of joy about the consequences of His suffering, about the fruits of redemption. This holiday is precisely in honor of redemption itself in the person of the main instrument, sign and conductor of it on us.

This tool is worthy of such honoring, independent celebration in honor of it, not only because of the significance that it had in the very act of redemption, not only because of the importance that it received in the course of time in the life of Christians, but also because of what it was for Christ himself. “The cross is called the glory of Christ and the height of Christ,” says St. Andrew of Crete (the word for the Exaltation), referring to confirmation of the first thought on and the second on "if I will be lifted up from the earth ...". “If the Cross of Christ is the glory of Christ, then even in this day the cross is erected so that Christ may be glorified. Christ is not exalted to glorify the Cross, but the Cross is exalted so that Christ is glorified.

Being Christ's, His glory and height, this Cross is too close to us already in its original idea. He is, in fact, our Cross. Christ “carried on his shoulders the very cross on which they crucified him, as having taken upon himself the punishments determined by the sinners”; He “carried the cross that belongs to us” (St. Cyril of Alexandria on book 12).

Hence those innumerable blessings that are poured out on us by the Cross. “This good helmsman, having filled our whole life with abundance and having pacified it, delivered us eternal life in the future” (St. Ephraim the Syrian, a word on the Holy Cross). “By the Cross we got rid of enmity and by the Cross we were established in friendship with God. The cross combined people with the face of angels, making their nature alien to any perishable deed and giving them the opportunity to lead an incorruptible life ”(a word on the Exaltation of Basil of Seleucia, also attributed to St. John Chrysostom). “He made the earth clean, elevated our nature to the royal throne” (St. John Chrysostom, a word on the worship of the Cross). “This Cross turned the universe to the true path, drove out error, returned the truth, made the earth heaven” (a word about the Cross attributed to St. John Chrysostom). “He put an end to the lawless deeds of the world, stopped his godless teachings, and the world no longer caters to the more devilish laws and is not bound by the bonds of death; (Cross) approved the commandment of chastity and eradicated voluptuousness; sanctified the rule of temperance and overthrew the dominion of lust. Indeed, what good have we received besides the Cross? What blessing is not given to us through the Cross? Through the Cross we have learned piety and have come to know the power of the Divine nature; through the Cross we comprehended the truth of God and comprehend the virtue of chastity; through the Cross we have come to know each other; through the Cross we have come to know the power of love and do not refuse to die for one another; thanks to the Cross, we despised all the blessings of the world and counted them for nothing, expecting future blessings and accepting the invisible as visible. The cross is preached - and the truth spreads throughout the universe, and the kingdom of heaven is certified (a word on the Exaltation of Basil of Seleucia or John Chrysostom).

In addition to acquiring these highest spiritual blessings for mankind, the Cross from ancient times began to manifest its saving power in the purely worldly needs of Christians. “This is a sign even in the time of our ancestors,” testifies St. Chrysostom or a contemporary writer, - opened the enclosed doors, it extinguished destructive poisons, healed the bites of poisonous animals. If it opened the gates of hell and opened the vault of heaven, restored the entrance to paradise and crushed the power of the devil, then what is surprising if it overcomes destructive poisons? (a word on the worship of the Cross, attributed to St. Chrysostom).

Along with this, so to speak, mysterious, mystical meaning for the Christian, the cross also received a purely moral meaning for him. He became an encouragement and support for him in the burdens of personal baptism. “Look,” Christ seems to say, “what My Cross has done; make you such a weapon, and do what you want. Let (a follower of Christ) be as ready to endure the slaughter and be crucified on the cross, says the Lord, as one is ready who bears the cross on his shoulders; let him consider himself in such close proximity to death. Before such a person, everyone is amazed, because we are not so afraid of those armed with countless human tools and strong courage, as of a person endowed with such strength ”(a word on the worship of the Cross, attributed to Chrysostom).

“The view of the cross breathes courage and casts out fear” (St. Andrew of Crete’s word on the Exaltation).

Finally, the cross has received for the Christian and eschatological significance. “Then, it is said, the sign of the cross will appear in heaven. When is "then"? When the powers of heaven move. Then, adorned with a sign of the Church, having acquired this precious beads for themselves, having well preserved this image and likeness, they will be raptured in the clouds ”(Pantolei, Presbyter of Byzantium, reading on the Exaltation).

No wonder the cross has become the sign of the Christian. “The cross is given to us as a sign on the forehead, just as circumcision was given to Israel; for through him we the faithful are distinguished and distinguished from the unbelievers” (St. John of Damascus, word on the day of the Cross).

Gradually, Christianity appreciated all the significance for him of this sign, this trophy of the victory of Christ. And here Providence came to the aid of the Church by its direct action—the bringing forth of the Cross from the bowels of the earth and its appearance in heaven. “The Lord would not have allowed him to remain in the earth, but he took him out and carried him up to heaven; He has to come with him at His second coming.” (St. John Chrysostom, the word about the Cross and crucifixion). It was found under the emperors who believed in Christ, it was found by the power of the divine and artless, the only power and firmness of faith. When God handed over the royal scepters to Christians, at that very time He was pleased to open the Cross through a pious wife, a queen’s wife, a wife adorned with royal wisdom, making the wife wise, let’s say, with divine wisdom, so that she, using partly the power of the word inherent in a royal person, would use everything that could only move the inflexible heart of the Jews ”(St. Andrew of Crete, word on the Exaltation). “A sign of the Lord came out of the treasures of the earth, a sign, shocked by which the hellish caves released the souls contained in them. The spiritual pearl of the faithful has come out, confirmed in the crown of Christ, in order to illumine the whole universe. He appeared to be raised up, and is raised up to appear (to be seen). They repeatedly raise it and show it to the people, just not exclaiming: “Behold, the hidden treasure of salvation has been found” (St. Andrew of Crete, word on the Exaltation).

Established to commemorate the discovery and appearance of the Cross, the feast, of course, had the ground prepared for a long time in the souls of Christians, was a response to a long-standing request of their spirit. But he immediately received wide use and great solemnity, no doubt increased the love for the Cross and its veneration. The cross now acquires special significance in the Christian's struggle with the invisible enemies of his salvation, especially in the hands of ascetics. Now they are evaluating its entire significance not only in the work of our salvation accomplished by Christ, but also in the Old Testament preparation of this salvation, explaining here too much of it, so to speak, by its return action.

Sermon by Archpriest Rodion Putyatin. Teaching on the day of the Exaltation of the Cross of the Lord.

Sermon of St. Luke (Voyno-Yasenetsky). Word on the day of the Exaltation of the Cross of the Lord.

Sermon by Metropolitan Anthony of Sourozh. Exaltation of the Holy Cross.

Exaltation of the Holy Cross.

Exaltation of the Holy Cross- one of the fixed twelfth holidays dedicated to the Cross of Christ, celebrated on September 1427. If the Nativity of the Mother of God is the threshold of the mystery of the Incarnation, then the Cross announces to us about the Redemptive Sacrifice of Christ. Therefore, this holiday also stands at the beginning of the annual cycle of worship. The sign of the cross has been a symbol since ancient times. eternal life in many religions. But after Golgotha, the abstract hieroglyph became a real sign of salvation...

Poems to the Orthodox church holiday Exaltation of the Holy and Life-Giving Cross of the Lord, September 27, 2017.

Congratulate your loved ones and loved ones on the great holiday of light and joy of the soul - with the Exaltation.

Exaltation 2017 what kind of holiday is it

With prayer, we will read the Gospel at the temple,
Let us saturate the souls with joy, humility, kindness.
God save your servants from evil,
And give us happiness and heavenly goodness,
On the Feast of the Exaltation of the Life-Giving Cross,
We will honor the prayer of the most holy Christ.
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Exaltation of the Holy and Life-Giving Cross,
This holiday comes at the end of September,
All Christians are together, we are united on this day,
And as the story goes, we are invincible.
Let's pray for the Lord, for families and love,
So that the devil does not creep up and show us pain,
Open the holy Gospel and read "Our Father"
Forgive me for all sins, Lord forgive me.
***
The Son of God went to the cross for sins,
That people did not believe, did not recognize miracles,
But a miracle happened and Christ is Risen,
The apostles believed in the messenger of heaven.
Today is the day of the Exaltation of the Life-Giving Cross,
Kindness and love from people receiving.
With a holy prayer, go to the temple,
And protect the earthly soul from sin.
***
The Lord will save from sin,
On the day of the Exaltation of happiness will bring,
And we will bear the cross of Christ together,
With a prayer in the lips without further ado.
With joy, love and just kindness,
We will spend the whole holiday only with you,
God save from malice, hatred and anger,
When you are near God, then in my soul I feel bold.
***
We sacredly honor church banners
And, all prayers lifted up to heaven,
Let's glorify an important holiday without a doubt -
Exaltation of the Lord's Cross!

Today is the time to repent of deeds!
And ask heaven to forgive sins!
Give prayers in repentance
Forgiving everyone moral debts!

May God give you only faith and humility!
May God give you more knowledge and strength!
Ask very sincerely for forgiveness,
May the Lord truly forgive you!

Happy Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross

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On this holiday for all Orthodox
May grace descend from heaven!
You repent of your main sins
And God will forgive you!

On the day of the Exaltation, congratulations to all!
May humility fill our hearts!
And I wish for all Orthodox
Only faith, love without end!

Pray sincerely now!
Give thanks for everything!
Be happy from now on!
May you be very lucky in your destiny!

Beautiful verses of congratulations on the Exaltation of the Cross 2017

Exaltation of the Life-Giving Cross
Let's celebrate this day with the whole world!
And sincerely from the heart of the present
Let's pray for good on earth!

Let everyone be filled with humility!
May faith keep earthly peace!
Let cherished dreams come true
Today is the holy day!

Praise the sky with gratitude,
May God save you from loss!
And enjoy this holiday sweetness
From Orthodox, sincere ideas!
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The bell ringing is broadcasting! ..
Orthodox people aspire to the temple ...
This day humility portends
And bless you!

On the Day of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross
I want to wish good soul!
Pray many times today
It's time for sincere believers!

May luck smile on you!
May God protect everywhere!
This day cannot be otherwise
After all, the Lord helped us to believe!
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September twenty seventh
We will celebrate the feast of the Great Cross.
Congratulations to all the people, of course,
Promise to be honest.
There are many different victories for you,
Sincere and great happiness.
So that health is the main thing now,
And luck also did not leave us!
Don't swear today
Drink holy water!
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Finding the former shrine,
The righteous people rejoiced.
We remember this day to this day;
The life-giving Cross will call us,
To recall ancient legends,
Strengthen us with holy faith,
Soothe sorrow and suffering
And fill your heart with warmth!
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Eradicate the Lord all evil, calm our passions,
Bring love and happiness to make people smile,
So that all enemies are silent, and so that they do not ridicule.
Let's beat the devil with a prayer, good will prevail,
And let's shout together - God will save, whisper Hallelujah,
The life-giving cross will ascend and the people will be happy,
Eradicate the Lord all evil, calm our passions.
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Exaltation of the honest and life-giving Cross,
Heavenly holiday, holy day,
All Christians go to church
In the thicket they will offer up a prayer to Christ.
Glory to the earth, we are proud of you,
Dear God, dear creator,
The sun will rise, happiness will rise,
The Feast of the Exaltation of Love will bring.

Short SMS congratulations on the Exaltation of the Holy Cross

Life-Giving Cross of the Lord
Holy Exaltation today.
God's Cross always helps us in life,
Saves us from troubles and diseases!

I congratulate you on the Exaltation,
With all my heart I wish you salvation.
Live on earth with love for God,
Do not sow evil, but only do good!
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Christianity is our faith
Her symbol is the holy cross!
May for all your deeds
You will be rewarded. With all my heart

I wish you health
Remember God more often
You live without ceasing
Do good deeds!
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Congratulate you on the Exaltation
I want it from the bottom of my heart.
May the Lord always help
Let everything be on the shoulder.

Don't lose faith in your heart
After all, she will always save.
Let sincere prayer
It will bring relief.

Ask for a glorious holiday
Deliverance from troubles
And hear with your soul
You are the answer to your question.
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Today is our sacred holiday,
And the bells are heard
After all, this day is so wonderful
The sacred cross was found!
And with this beautiful, bright day
We congratulate Christians
Love, we wish you health
Blessings to all of you!
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I congratulate you on the Exaltation,
May the Lord light your path.
May the Cross always save Him from troubles,
And it doesn't let you turn around.

Let hope always burn in the soul,
May Faith protect and inspire you.
And let life be eternally serene,
The love of family and friends adds strength to you.
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People will not forget in years
Miracles of Heavenly Father
Appearances on the earth of the Lord,
And the coming of Christ himself.
Exaltation of the Holy Cross,
Return of the Life-Giving Cross,
And the only one on earth such
Cross from son, spirit and father.
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May the Lord heal you
And illuminates with prayer
Doesn't leave for a moment
Never forgets.
On the Day of the Exaltation of the Cross,
Let the soul open
Life-giving, honest,
And just for the people of the saint.
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Happy holiday my dears,
With the Exaltation of the Holy Cross,
Orthodox brothers,
We glorify Christ today.
The spirit will ascend: purity and love,
Enter the temple and pray to Christ,
Know that the Lord will be with you
And guide your life.

Beautiful verses on the Exaltation of the Cross of the Lord

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The life-giving Cross was returned,
And faith is reborn
Sins and passions are dead asleep,
And love flared up in my soul.
Broken mind healed
Christ is risen and every year,
We revived traditions
And people go to the temple, they go.
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I am with the Exaltation of the Cross
I congratulate you all.
Faith strong and deep
I wish you in my heart.

Let me help you win
Troubles and misfortunes.
The mighty power of the Cross
Will give you happiness.
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Today is the Exaltation of the Cross of the Lord,
We have gathered in the temple of God,
Let us bow before the Cross
And tell a friend to pray.

"Praise to the Savior native!":
All mankind is screaming
Thank you for the pain and suffering
Saved everyone, great feat!
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Life-Giving Cross of the Lord
He gave us a blessing.
Let witchcraft be in fashion today.
We believe that God has become stronger.

We wish everyone the strength of the spirit,
We wish cheerfulness of hearts.
May faith be lighter than fluff.
Who resisted - well done.
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The Lord's Cross was erected
On this significant day!
I want God to love you
Everything will be great!
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Life-Giving Cross of the Lord
Blessing brings us.
Who believes is free
The Lord will always save him.
I wish you strength of mind
Today, on a holiday, on any day,
And faith is not for show
May God always be with you!

The Feast of the Exaltation of the Life-Giving Cross of the Lord was established in remembrance of the acquisition and exaltation of the Cross of Christ. Constantine the Great is a significant Roman ruler who delivered Christians from persecution. Constantine with God help He won three battles, and saw a great sign in the heavens, in the form of a cross, and it was written on it, "By this, conquer." Constantine wanted to find the cross on which Jesus was crucified. The pious mother of Constantine went to look for her. As a result of the search, the following were found: the Holy Sepulcher, several crosses, a board with the inscription "Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews" and four nails. Patriarch Macarius cured a sick woman and revived the deceased, bringing a cross to them. So a part of the Life-Giving Cross was delivered to Constantinople. By order of the ruler Constantine, a cathedral was erected in Jerusalem in honor of the Resurrection of Christ. The Exaltation of the Holy Life-Giving Cross began to be celebrated on the twenty-seventh of September. The date we celebrate the Exaltation of the Holy and Life-Giving Cross of the Lord is September 27.

Exaltation of the honest and life-giving Cross,
Heavenly holiday, holy day,
All Christians go to church
In the thicket they will offer up a prayer to Christ.
Glory to the earth, we are proud of you,
Dear God, dear creator,
The sun will rise, happiness will rise,
The Feast of the Exaltation of Love will bring.

Happy Feast of the Exaltation of the Life-Giving Cross,
Today the Christian family will be happy,
Love and honesty, happiness - joy and love,
Jesus Christ will come and be here with you.
Restored faith, returned the cross there,
Where truth and freedom he will always live,
Get up Christians, pray for good,
And you will have health and help from outside.

Eradicate the Lord all evil, calm our passions,
Bring love and happiness to make people smile,
So that all enemies are silent, and so that they do not ridicule.
Let's beat the devil with a prayer, good will prevail,
And let's shout together - God will save, whisper Hallelujah,
The life-giving cross will ascend and the people will be happy,
Eradicate the Lord all evil, calm our passions.

Happy Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross,
There will be a service on this day of the people.
The cross was returned to the people in Jerusalem,
People podnabralis Orthodox forces.
Glory to you God, glory to Jesus son,
There are many, many reasons in the world
To remember that you were among us,
How did you save all the nations on Calvary.

Today is the feast of the Exaltation of the Cross of the Lord,
We gathered in procession to the temple,
Let's open our hearts to God, the soul is now free,
And on your knees in the temple before the Lord pray.
Praise be to Christ, the savior of the native,
For joy, happiness in your home,
I congratulate you with all my heart,
Love your families and value faith.

People will not forget in years
Miracles of Heavenly Father
Appearances on the earth of the Lord,
And the coming of Christ himself.
Exaltation of the Holy Cross,
Return of the Life-Giving Cross,
And the only one on earth such
Cross from son, spirit and father.

The life-giving Cross of the Lord has returned,
Blessed people for happiness on earth,
And the holy spirit in the soul was reborn,
Raised joy on the holy side.
He strengthened the hearts and strength of the spirit,
Restored love and joy to the earth,
Stopped, receded that devastation,
Because of what we lived in the dark.

May the Lord heal you
And illuminates with prayer
Doesn't leave for a moment
Never forgets.
On the Day of the Exaltation of the Cross,
Let the soul open
Life-giving, honest,
And just for the people of the saint.

Life is not just a test - It's happiness and love,
For someone punishment, and someone in the heart of pain.
God gave free will to man, sent down Christ from heaven,
And I filled a milestone in my life, I believed in miracles.
And then they crucified him, the earth wept with blood,
All hope was lost, people's soul trembled.
And the savior returned life - happiness, joy to people gave,
Here it is the Life-Giving Cross, Christ sent it to us.

Congratulations on the day of the Exaltation of the Life-Giving Cross,
May the heavens open, God touch you,
Love, luck, joy will fill the void,
The remnants of vile envy will disappear in the wind.
Protect yourself from malice with a miraculous prayer,
And feel the beautiful, divine life,
Without the passion of despondency, with spiritual purity,
Thank the savior for being alive.

Happy holiday my dears,
With the Exaltation of the Holy Cross,
Orthodox brothers,
We glorify Christ today.
The spirit will ascend: purity and love,
Enter the temple and pray to Christ,
Know that the Lord will be with you
And guide your life.

The life-giving Cross was returned,
And faith is reborn
Sins and passions are dead asleep,
And love flared up in my soul.
Broken mind healed
Christ is risen and every year,
We revived traditions
And people go to the temple, they go.

Poems for the Orthodox Church holiday Exaltation of the Holy and Life-Giving Cross of the Lord, September 27, 2017. Congratulate your loved ones and loved ones on the great holiday of light and joy of the soul - with the Exaltation.

Exaltation 2017 what kind of holiday is it

Today is the time to repent of deeds!
And ask heaven to forgive sins!
Give prayers in repentance
Forgiving everyone moral debts!

May God give you only faith and humility!
May God give you more knowledge and strength!
Ask very sincerely for forgiveness,
May the Lord truly forgive you!

Happy Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross

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On this holiday for all Orthodox
May grace descend from heaven!
You repent of your main sins
And God will forgive you!

On the day of the Exaltation, congratulations to all!
May humility fill our hearts!
And I wish for all Orthodox
Only faith, love without end!

Pray sincerely now!
Give thanks for everything!
Be happy from now on!
May you be very lucky in your destiny!

Beautiful verses of congratulations on the Exaltation of the Cross 2017

Exaltation of the Life-Giving Cross
Let's celebrate this day with the whole world!
And sincerely from the heart of the present
Let's pray for good on earth!

Let everyone be filled with humility!
May faith keep earthly peace!
Let cherished dreams come true
Today is the holy day!

On the Day of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross
I want to wish good soul!
Pray many times today
It's time for sincere believers!

Short SMS congratulations on the Exaltation of the Holy Cross

Life-Giving Cross of the Lord
Holy Exaltation today.
God's Cross always helps us in life,
Saves us from troubles and diseases!

Don't lose faith in your heart
After all, she will always save.
Let sincere prayer
It will bring relief.

Beautiful verses on the Exaltation of the Cross of the Lord

Exaltation of the Holy Cross connected with the cessation of persecution of Christians, when the Roman emperor Constantine appeared. On the eve of a very important battle, Constantine saw in the sky the sign of the cross with the inscription "By this win" (in Greek: NIKA). At night, Jesus Christ himself appeared to him with the Cross in his hand and said that with the cross he could defeat the enemy. Christ advised to make a banner with the image of the Holy Cross.

Constantine did as he was asked and managed to defeat the enemy. After that, he declared the faith of Christ the main one. He instructed his mother, Queen Elena, to find the place where Jesus was crucified and the Cross was buried. On this site they wanted to build a Temple. Queen Helena made great efforts to find Right place. When she succeeded, after lengthy excavations, three crosses came to light at once. On the advice of the bishop, they began to offer each cross to a seriously ill woman. Nothing has changed from the two crosses. When the third cross was brought up, the woman was instantly healed. Thus they learned the Cross of the Lord.

I congratulate you on the Exaltation,
May the Lord light your path.
May the Cross always save Him from troubles,
And it doesn't let you turn around.

Let hope always burn in the soul,
May Faith protect and inspire you.
And let life be eternally serene,
The love of family and friends adds strength to you.

With the Exaltation of the Cross of the Lord!
May God's grace be
Always - tomorrow and today
Accompany you everywhere!

And may the Lord protect
Fate from sorrows and troubles,
And shine brighter than the sun
Love, hope, faith light!

Congratulations on the great holiday of light and joy of the soul - on the Exaltation of the Holy and Life-Giving Cross of the Lord. May this day bring grace to the family and health, mercy of the soul and kindness of the heart, light and joy, happiness and peace.

Life-Giving Cross of the Lord
Holy Exaltation today.
God's Cross always helps us in life,
Saves us from troubles and diseases!

I congratulate you on the Exaltation,
With all my heart I wish you salvation.
Live on earth with love for God,
Do not sow evil, but only do good!

Exaltation of the Holy Cross
We are celebrating together today!
May the Almighty protect you
From troubles, worries, unnecessary anxiety!

Let faith in the heart with a spark
It always burns - both day and night,
Love your neighbors and appreciate.
And live well!

Life-Giving Cross of the Lord
Blessing brings us.
Who believes is free
The Lord will always save him.

I wish you strength of mind
Today, on a holiday, on any day,
And faith is not for show
May God always be with you!

I heartily congratulate you today,
After all, Orthodox people note
Exaltation of the Cross of the Lord,
The ringing of bells is heard, the angels sing.

Let in your heart forever
Peace, hope and love reign.
May faith be endless
And joy blooms again and again.

Exaltation of the Life-Giving Cross of the Lord
We celebrate with an Orthodox family today!
We wish you health, joy and strength,
To bring smiles every day.

We wish God's miraculous salvation,
We want to make the right decisions.
We wish, of course, not to sin,
Only live in love and happiness.

Congratulations on the raising of the Cross,
I wish you much happiness and health,
Let the soul, like dew, be pure,
Let your heart be filled with love!

May the Lord send blessings
May he keep you from all sorrows!
Let luck accompany you
And in life only peace always reigns!

Today is a holiday, the Exaltation of the Cross,
May he fill life with goodness and blessings,
The lips will lift up a prayer to the sky,
Family members will always be by your side.

Jesus endured all the troubles for us
And I was not afraid to give my life,
So may Christ keep you all your life,
You just pray, love and repent!

Congratulate you on the Exaltation
I want it from the bottom of my heart.
May the Lord always help
Let everything be on the shoulder.

Don't lose faith in your heart
After all, she will always save.
Let sincere prayer
It will bring relief.

Ask for a glorious holiday
Deliverance from troubles
And hear with your soul
You are the answer to your question.

Congratulations: 24 in verse, 7 in prose.