Today our Church celebrates the Procession of the Holy and Life-giving Cross, that is, the departure of the Holy Symbol of the Cross from the Palace and its procession to the districts of Constantinople for the blessing of the faithful, as well as the power of the Holy Cross of its sanctification and its deliverance from illnesses
“Today the Cross is raised and people are free from error. Today, the Resurrection of Christ is inaugurated, and rejoice spreads all around the Earth”.
For the Christian, the Holy Cross emerges as a symbol of blessing and a measure of love and forgiveness for all. The life-giving Cross shows the path of the believers towards the Resurrection of the Lord and the redemption of humanity from the sufferings of sin, that is, of every deficit due to the finite.
The Cross of the Lord, documents the measure of love and sacrifice of the incarnate Son and Word of God, for the salvation of both man and the whole of creation.
Finally, it should be mentioned that from today until August 14, the Church urges the faithful to fast, as a spiritual exercise and preparation for the great feast of the Dormition of the Mother of God
Source: Church of Cyprus