The Feast of the Universal Exaltation of the Precious and Life-Giving Cross is celebrated each year on September 14. The Feast commemorates the finding of the True Cross of our Lord and Savior Jesus ...
An associated tradition has been the tossing of a cross into the water to be retrieved by divers. The holy water from the church is given to the faithful to consume and to use in blessing their homes.
Oral and folk tradition recounts that St. Brigid, whose feast day is ... to explain the Holy Trinity. St. Brigid crosses. Credit: Joe Passmore The St. Brigid cross is typically made from reeds ...
The great battle of Lepanto occurred on October 7th 1571. For this reason this date has been chosen as the feast of the Holy Rosary. In 1573 Pope Pius V instituted the feast in thanksgiving for ...
Discover the significance of the Presentation of Jesus in the Temple, a powerful moment in the life of the Holy Family. Explore the connection to the Pidyon ha-Ben and the light of Christ.
“The main goal of the feast has always been to promote the devotion to the Holy Ghost and bring together the Portuguese community by inviting all the brotherhoods, associations, music bands and ...