we Christians celebrate the feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross on September 14 in memory of the anniversary the consecration of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. The feast of the Exaltation of the Cross refers to our minds and, in a sense, makes present, the elevation of Christ on the cross, which marks the beginning of the elevation of humanity through the cross. Sunday, September 14 at La Scala was celebrated the feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross.
From Ravello, the brothers of the Congregation of SS.Nome of Jesus and the Blessed Virgin of Mount Caramel, have organized a pilgrimage to La Scala, where she is venerated in the crypt of the Cathedral, the Holy Cross. Despite the bad weather, led by Prior and Parish Priest, the brothers are at 6.30 arrived in procession at the Cathedral of Scala in a unique atmosphere: faith, praying and singing hymns to the cross. Arriving at the crypt of the church, where there is a marvelous crucifix, there was first a moment of personal prayer and then reads the Community of the Holy Rosary and Holy Mass. During his homily, Fr Bonaventura, stressed the importance of the cross as an object but as evidence that each of us is called upon to perform. We must accept the cross and carry it with love as Jesus did, in fact, thanks to his sacrifice we are saved. The cross is the sign of the deepest humiliation of Christ. In the eyes of the people of that time was the sign of a cruel death. Only slaves could be punished by such a death, not free men. But Christ welcomes this death, death on the cross. Yet this death becomes the principle of resurrection. In the resurrection, the servant crucifix is \u200b\u200braised over all creation. The cross, already a sign of one of the most terrible tortures, for Christians is the tree of life, the thalamus, the throne, the altar of the new covenant. The cross is the sign of the lordship of Christ over those that are configured in Baptism to him in the death and glory. We worship Thy Cross, O Lord, and glorify your holy Resurrection. Raffaele Amato
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