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SUMMARY:Parish Mass for the feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross
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DESCRIPTION:The Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross commemorates thr
 ee historical events: the discovery of the True Cross in 326 AD\, its init
 ial exaltation for public veneration in 335 AD\, and the recovery of the C
 ross from the Persians in 628 AD. Nowadays\, this feast also celebrates th
 e boundless impact of Christ’s Cross upon all of creation.\nThe Edict of
  Milan\, issued in 313 AD\, granted religious freedom across the Roman Emp
 ire. This was a mutual agreement between Roman Emperors Constantine I in t
 he West and Licinius in the East. However\,\nConstantine accused Licinius 
 of plotting against him. In 324 AD\, Constantine defeated Licinius in batt
 le and subsequently executed him on charges of conspiracy. This made Const
 antine the sole ruler of the Roman Empire\, including Jerusalem. \nIn 326 
 AD Constantine’s mother\, St Helena\, a devout Christian\, embarked on a
  pilgrimage to the Holy Land in order to identify significant sites from C
 hrist’s life and establish churches at those locations. In Jerusalem\, s
 he aimed to find the True Cross and to build a church over the sites of Mo
 unt Calvary and Jesus’ tomb\, known as the Holy Sepulchre.  According to
  tradition the Cross was found and a church built over the site of Calvary
  with the Cross being exalted on 14 September AD 335.
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