Solemn Blessing of the Church Cross
On the feast of the Finding of the True Cross on May 3rd, the cross on top of the facade of St. John Cantius Church was solemnly blessed and re-attached to the top of the church pediment.
After years of standing against the elements, the cross was in need of restoration. Days earlier, the cross was taken down and re-gilded in time to be blessed and re-attached on May 3rd.
From the solemn blessing of the Cross: "Here on the cross may the splendor of your only-begotten Son, our Lord, sparkle in the gold of your glance; may our redemption from death, the purification of our life, be reflected in the effulgent crystal of the cross."
Solemn Blessing of the Church Cross
On the feast of the Finding of the True Cross on May 3rd, the cross on top of the facade of St. John Cantius Church was solemnly blessed and re-attached to the top of the church pediment.
After years of standing against the elements, the cross was in need of restoration. Days earlier, the cross was taken down and re-gilded in time to be blessed and re-attached on May 3rd.
From the solemn blessing of the Cross: "Here on the cross may the splendor of your only-begotten Son, our Lord, sparkle in the gold of your glance; may our redemption from death, the purification of our life, be reflected in the effulgent crystal of the cross."