So must the son of man be lifted up

Today's feast recalls the particular moment in history when the most holy cross of Jesus was found in Jerusalem and taken to Rome, seat of the imperial power.

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We recall Jesus' words at the coming of the hour of his passion: “When I am lifted up from the earth, I will draw everyone to myself” (Jn 12:32). This feast is also known as the Triumph of the Cross. The one who became triumphant was none other than Jesus who resurrected on the third day after the Jews and the Romans put him to death. He thus effectively transformed the very nature of the cross, which used to be something very negative, into something positive. The colonizers a