The cross must accompany us from the church in our everyday life, emphasizes PS Paisie Sinaittranslated

"The cross must accompany us from the church into our everyday lives," Patriarchal Vicar Bishop Paisie Sinaitul emphasized on Monday, at the patron of the Caraiman Monastery.

His Eminence explained that honoring the Holy Cross is not only the memory of a past suffering, but the testimony of God's love, revealed through the sacrifice and Resurrection of Christ: "It is the very heart of the Gospel and of our faith."

"It cannot be separated from the risen Christ, as the Resurrection cannot be separated from the Cross that Christ received for our salvation."

The hierarch showed that through Christ, the instrument of execution becomes an "altar of salvation", and what seemed to be a defeat is revealed as a victory over sin and death, becoming "a great paradox": "The place of crucifixion became the place where God's love showed itself stronger than sin, than hatred and even than death".

"In the Cross one discovers the power of love that remains love even when it is rejected, mocked and crucified," His Eminence said.

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