Rare Fraction For the Feast of the Cross :: قسمة لعيد الصليب

O´ Christ our God the Son and Word, Who suffered in the flesh and died upon the Cross for our sake on Calvary. You are the Lamb of God Who is without blemish Who carries the sins of the world.

David the prophet sang in the psalms saying: "The Lord reigned from the wood" which is the symbol of the Cross. We worship Your Cross O´ our Lord and we boast in it, as was said by Paul the apostle "But God forbid that I should boast except in the Cross of our Lord" which Jesus Christ our Saviour was crucified upon, and through which we gained our freedom.

Today there is joy in the heavens and on earth for the life-giving Cross, through which Adam and our fore-fathers were returned to the Paradise. This is what we Christians boast in for through this sign we gained freedom, and it is the sign of the Son of Man who will appear in the heavens on the day of His second coming.

Constantine the righteous Emperor, who loved Christ, when he saw the sign of the Cross in the firmament of the heavens and knew that through it he could defeat his enemies, made the sign and carried it with him and defeated his enemies. He made the sign of the Cross honourable for it belongs to Jesus Christ our God and true King.

Queen Helen arose and journeyed to Jerusalem the city of the Lord, and requested with fervour the wood of the Holy Cross which our Saviour was crucified upon. And when she found it a sweet aroma came out and marvellous and miraculous things happened, so she carried it and kept it in great honour.

The mouths of the Christians with all the heavenly orders, boast in the Cross of our Good Saviour which we carry with courage, and cry out saying: "Hail to the Cross, the joy of the Christians and their conquer against their enemies, the steadiness of the faithful, the comfort for those who struggle, the pride of the martyrs who completed their strife".

"Hail to the cross of our Good Lord, the weapon of conquer, the throne of the King, the sign of salvation, the rising light, the sword of the spirit, the well of grace, and the treasure of goodness until the end of ages"

And we ask from our Good Saviour, Who was crucified for us to save our race, that he may make His cross our conquer and hope in our troubles and steadiness in our trials and tribulations, healing to our wounds and protection from our temptations.

We bless You O´ Christ our God and Your life-giving Cross which You were crucified upon to save us from our sins and we praise You, glorify You, and thank You everyday and every hour and cry unto You saying: "Our Father who art in heaven..."