Triumph of the Holy Cross.(Opinion & Editorial)

From: Manila Bulletin | Date: September 14, 2006 | Copyright information

TODAY's fiesta has its roots in the mystery of Christ's death and resurrection. St. Paul the Apostle emphasized the Cross of Christ in his letters. Perhaps the most outstanding statement is his summary of his life and ministry in Galatians 6:14: "God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ; by whom the world is crucified to me and I to the world.''

Despite the fact that Rome's cruelest form of capital punishment was crucifixion, reverence for the cross is found in second and third century Christian communities. The evidence is that Christian ...

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