Alexios of Dryinoupolis: The Cross is not only a symbol of Christ's sacrifice, but a way of lifetranslated

With the appropriate ecclesiastical splendor, the great feast of the Exaltation of the Holy and Life-giving Cross was celebrated in Konitsa. The Reverend Metropolitan of Dryinoupolis, Pogoniani and Konitsa, Mr. Alexios, referred to the history of the holiday, underlining at the same time the deep theological importance of the Holy Cross for the life of the Christian.

He emphasized that the Cross is not only a symbol of Christ's sacrifice, but a way of life. The cruciform way of life presupposes the denial of selfishness and attachment to the worldly mentality that nestles within us, so that man lives with humility, sacrificial love and obedience to the will of God.

Concluding, he pointed out that the power of the Holy Cross is for the faithful a weapon against the devil and a sure guide to salvation.

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