In hoc signo vinces

In hoc signo vinces
Homily on the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross
Then Heraclius cast away his princely raiment and took off his shoes from his feet, and in the garb of a peasant easily finished the remainder of his journey, and set up the Cross once again in the same place of Calvary whence the Persians had carried it away. Therefore the solemnity of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, which is celebrated annually on this day, became thenceforth more illustrious, because it had been replaced by Heraclius in the same place where it had first been planted by the Savior.
Lect. VI – II Noct.
In the seventh month, during the Feast of Tabernacles, Solomon performed the rites of consecration of the ancient Temple (1 Kings 8:2, 65); on September 14, 335, on the anniversary of the same, Constantine dedicated the Basilica of the Holy Sepulcher, to symbolize how the place of Burial – the
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