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Metropolitan Nicolae: Exaltation of the Holy Cross invites reflection on Christian life

Metropolitan Nicolae of the Americas highlighted the Exaltation of the Holy Cross as a moment to consider the meaning of Christian life. He linked the feast to its historic roots and emphasized self‑denial, relationship with God, and personal choice.

His Eminence Metropolitan Nicolae of the Americas emphasised that the Exaltation of the Holy Cross offers an “opportunity to reflect on our own understanding of the world and of our Christian life”.

Beginning with the historical significance of the feast, linked to Empress Helen’s discovery of the Holy Cross and its display to the people by Patriarch Macarius of Jerusalem, His Eminence described in an online meditation its importance for the Church.

“The feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross was established to commemorate and honour an event in the history of salvation connected precisely with the precious Cross of Christ the Saviour.”

The Romanian Orthodox Metropolitan of the Americas also explained that Christ’s command that each person take up their cross entails self-denial and orienting one’s entire existence towards God: “Christ Himself calls us to take up the Cross.”

“To lay down our life for Christ and the Gospel means to follow Christ and not to regard our life as something to be grasped, as though it had value in itself in the absence of God,” His Eminence noted.

Metropolitan Nicolae explained that the true value of the human person is revealed in relationship with God, while human qualities and endeavours acquire meaning when placed at the service of the truth of the Gospel.

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