The Mystery of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross! There is Only One Key to Truly Knowing Jesus.

The Mystery of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross! There is Only One Key to Truly Knowing Jesus! We celebrate the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross (September 14th). It is important we take the word Exaltation seriously! Why? Because in today’s world, the cross appears seemingly everywhere. It appears on buildings, we begin our prayers by making the cross, we bless ourselves by means of it and we talk about carrying our crosses. Given all this, it’s amazing how impoverish our knowledge of this Mystery really is in today’s world. Many are guilty of repeating this over and over again without really thinking or meditating on the depth of this mystery. What does it really mean to communicate and pass on the faith? It starts with understanding the first word of today’s Feast Day . . . Exaltation. One exalts something that you value and appreciate. One exalts someone well, only to the extent that you know that one. This mystery is not about Jesus carrying the Cross today! It is not simply about Jesus dying on the Cross today! The issue is what is our relationship to this Mystery? How well do we see how deep and broad it is? There Is Only One Key to Truly Knowing Jesus Christ! There is only one key to truly knowing Jesus Christ! Only one! There are not many! St. Louis de Montfort would often say and write: To seek to know all things, and not know Jesus Christ, is to know nothing. To know Jesus . . . is to know enough! To seek to know Jesus, and not know this key, is not to know Jesus at all! The Cross is the key that unlocks everything! It is the secret to understanding the identity of Jesus. It is the secret to understanding scripture. It is the secret to knowing the greatest truth of our faith! Listen more within the Homily! On this Feast Day, the Church celebrates the mystery of the tree that undoes the tragedy of the earlier tree. Celebrate the Victory of Life that comes to us! Hear more within this first of two Conferences on this Feast Day. Listen to this Meditation Media. Listen to: The Mystery of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross! There is Only One Key to Truly Knowing Jesus. ------------------------------- Image: Pieta and The Cross A nighttime image of the Pieta, Holy Scripture and The Cross at the Shrine of Our Lady of the Island. ------------------------------- Conference #1 of 2: Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross The link to the second conference will be made available shortly.