Σάββατο 14 Σεπτεμβρίου 2019

The Elevation of the Venerable and Life-Giving Cross in Africa


Uganda Orthodox Church

Today 14.09.2019 we commemorate the Elevation of the Venerable and Life-Giving Cross and Commemoration of the 6th Ecumenical Council

Biblical Readings
Matins Gospel Reading: John 12:28-36
Epistle Reading: St. Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians 1:18-24
Gospel Reading: John 19:6-11, 13-20, 25-28, 30


Photos from The Orthodox Vineyard of Africa

"Love God and love your Neighbor as you love yourself' Believe in God Who is the Creator of all things. The greatest gift that God offered to His creation, with much love He offered His begotten Son!" (from here).
An African child (from Kenya) forms on his body the Holy Cross in the orthodox way, like the ancient Christians.



 
See also

The Universal Exaltation of the Precious and Life-Giving Cross 
The Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross (September 14): the crossroads of history and the Tree of Life... (an article from the Orthodox Metropolis of Zambia)

An orthodox voice from Zimbabwe & Angola: The cross of Christ, the Orthodox Church and the victory against death!
 
Giving Thanks for All Things – The Cruciform Life
Jesus Christ and Nicodemus - A little of the theology of the Cross: The Sunday before the feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross
Sunday after the feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross: "Whoever desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross and follow Me"

 
Two miracles of the Holy Cross in Africa (Congo) 
 

An Atonement of Shame – Orthodoxy and the Cross
Orthodoxy and Orthopraxy
Holy Cross Resource Page
Elevation of the Holy Cross
Kiss The Who's What?  

 
Του Τιμίου Σταυρού & άγιοι + μνήμες (& ένα βιβλίο) γύρω απ' αυτόν!...
 

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