Category: Holy Cross

Holy is the Cross of Christ

If not for Sunday, today would not be a Holy Day of Obligation, yet is a very special day within the Church calendar. It was on this day in 335 AD that the Church of the Holy Sepulcher within the Christian Quarters of Jerusalem was dedicated.

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Holy is His Cross

This Feast Day goes by many names. It is observed in various Christian faiths outside of the Catholic Church, although its roots are purely Catholic.

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Blessed Be the Feast of the Holy Cross

Today is the Feast of the Triumph of the Holy Cross. One would think, by the very name of this Feast Day alone, that it must be a Holy Day of Obligation – a day Catholics are required to attend Mass. While encouraged to pray daily and attend Mass as much as possible, only certain days are days of Obligation.

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