September 14translated

Fast day EXALTATION OF THE HOLY CROSS Dormition of St John Chrysostom (407) THE EXALTATION OF THE HOLY CROSS[1] While Saint Constantine the Great was preparing to march on Rome to oppose his rival, Maxentius, - who possessed forces much superior to his own - he saw, at full noon, the sign of the life-giving Cross appear in luminous form in the sky, surrounded by the inscription: By this sign,

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