View Larger Image Archiepiscopal Encyclical for the Universal Exaltation of the Precious and Life-Giving Cross (2018) This post was originally published on this siteWe proclaim the Cross to be an invincible shield, a divine scepter, and the boast of the faithful. We exalt it affirming that the Cross sanctifies to the ends of the world oia2018-09-13T15:22:03+00:00September 13th, 2018|Jurisdictions| Share This Story, Choose Your Platform! FacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditTumblrPinterestVkEmail Related Posts Paschal Epistle of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and all Russia Gallery Paschal Epistle of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and all Russia Holy and Great Friday: Embracing the Scars: A Reflection on Sacrifice and Redemption Gallery Holy and Great Friday: Embracing the Scars: A Reflection on Sacrifice and Redemption The Renewal of Pascha Gallery The Renewal of Pascha Archbishop Elpidophoros Presides over Great Vespers of the Descent from the Cross at St. Michael's Home Gallery Archbishop Elpidophoros Presides over Great Vespers of the Descent from the Cross at St. Michael's Home His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon Consecrates Chrism Gallery His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon Consecrates Chrism