The Finding of the Holy Cross (May 3) — From Dom Guéranger’s Liturgical Year

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This episode offers a meditation on the Feast of the Finding of the Holy Cross, exploring its historical and spiritual significance.

A meditation for the Feast of the Finding of the Holy Cross, from Dom Guéranger’s “The Liturgical Year”. The Feast of the Finding of the Holy Cross commemorates the discovery of the True Cross of Christ in Jerusalem by Saint Helena, mother of Constantine the Great, in the fourth century. According to tradition, after diligent searching near Calvary, three crosses were uncovered, and the true one was identified through a miraculous healing when it touched a sick person. This joyful event affirmed the reality of Christ’s Passion and became a source of deep veneration for the faithful, leading to the construction of churches over the holy sites, especially the Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre. Celebrated on May 3 in the traditional calendar, the feast honors the triumph of the Cross as the instrument of salvation, inviting the faithful to renew their devotion to the mystery of the Redemption and to glory, as the Apostle teaches, in the Cross of Our Lord Jesus Christ.Dom Prosper Guéranger's The Liturgical Year, a monumental fifteen-volume work, offers a comprehensive exploration of the Catholic Church’s liturgical calendar, guiding readers through the spiritual and historical richness…

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Host: InPrincipio

Topics covered

• Feast of the Finding of the Holy Cross
• Dom Guéranger
• Christian history
• True Cross
• Saint Helena
• liturgical calendar
• Redemption

Keywords

• Finding of the Holy Cross
• Dom Guéranger
• Saint Helena
• True Cross
• Christianity
• liturgical year
• Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre
• redemption
• historical context
• meditation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Catholic Church

Books & works: The Liturgical Year

Places: Jerusalem, Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre

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