Today is the feast of the Exaltation of the Cross. Sept. 14
Message:
The Cross symbolizes the passion of our Lord Jesus Christ. He selflessly delivered himself to be sacrifice not only to fulfill the prophesy but because of his eternal love for all of us.
Some churches would reject the corpus being nailed. But for us Catholics we maintain to have the corpus or body of our Lord being nailed to remind us that his sacrifice is for the love of all creation.
The Cross also gave us strength and courage to face difficulties in life. And made us realize that Jesus Christ carried it for all of us. He did not gave up in carrying the cross but he made his way to Golgotha to face the most brutal and shameful execution.
As Jesus said in his message, "Leave everything take up your cross and follow me..."
God gave us a cross to carry in our daily lives, because if we wish to follow the footsteps of God, we must sacrifice everything.
The Cross also symbolizes hope and salvation, Because of it our souls were saved as we continue to work to for Christ.
