Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross
(Year C, Sept 14, 2025)
“He is beautiful in heaven, beautiful on earth;
beautiful in the womb, beautiful in His parents’ arms;
beautiful in His miracles, beautiful in His sufferings;
beautiful in inviting to life, beautiful in not shrinking from death;
beautiful in laying down His life, beautiful in taking it up again;
beautiful on the cross, beautiful in the sepulcher, beautiful in heaven.”
– St. Augustine –
“The softest of pillows for me, good Jesus,
is that crown of thorns from your head.
A welcome little bed is that wood of your Cross.
On this I am bred and born,
Created and re-created
And upon the altars of your passion
I gladly rebuild for myself
The nest of memory.”
– Gilbert of Hoyland –
(Michelangelo’s crucifix)