Divine Liturgy

Celebrating the Procession of the Honourable Wood of the Life-Giving Cross of the Lord

The origin of this Feast is explained in the Greek Horologion of 1897:

“Because of the illnesses which occur during the month of August, it was customary at Constantinople to carry the Precious Wood of the Cross in procession throughout the city for its sanctification, and to deliver it from sickness.”…

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