The Exaltation of the Holy and Lifegiving Cross, Sunday, September 27, 2026: What Will Happen in the Church?translated

Every year on this day, the Church commemorates the repose of Saint John Chrysostom, Archbishop of Constantinople, and also honors the icon of the Most Holy Mother of God "Lysninskaya."

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The feast of the Exaltation of the Precious and Life-giving Cross is unique because it commemorates two events from the life of our Church that are not mentioned in the Holy Scriptures. These events are recounted by Christian historians.

When Emperor Constantine the Equal-to-the-Apostles embraced Christianity and ceased persecuting Christians, he decided to find the Cross on which Christ was crucified. In 326 AD, an expedition led by Empress Helen, mother of Constantine, set out for Jerusalem,…