EXALTATION OF THE PRECIOUS AND LIFE-GIVING CROSS
Sun Sep 14thHirmos for the Holy Cross
O Mother of God, You became a mystical paradise when, without tilling, You brought forth Christ our God, by whom the life-giving Tree of the Cross was planted on earth. Wherefore, we deeply bow before this Cross, which is exalted today and we magnify You.
image:new cross at Nohra Hill castle monuments, Lebanon
Making the sign of the the Cross over your head with the Cross, say:
Let God arise and let his enemies be scattered; and let those who hate Him flee before His Presence. As smoke vanishes, so let them vanish; and as wax melts before the fire, so let the demons perish before the presence of those who love God and who sign themselves with the sign of the Cross and say in gladness: Hail, most precious and life-giving Cross, for You drive away the demons by the power of our Lord Jesus Christ who was crucified on You and who went down to Hell and trampled on the power of the devil and gave us You, His Venerable Cross, for driving away all enemies. O Most precious and life-giving Cross of the Lord, help me, with our Holy Lady, the Virgin Mother of God and with all the Saints throughout the ages. Amen