Finding of the Holy Cross.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXI, Issue 18, 30 April 1903, Page 31

Finding of the Holy Cross.

.„,? t L*5 ce t len , a ' haym £ Bone to Jerusalem, ordered the destruction of a temple of Venus, built over the tomb of Onrist. Then, upon excavating to a great depth, the kh ly *, Se i? U i chr - c ' an , d near * thr * c crosses, also the nails ilCii IC i £ a 2 £ iercec L our Saviour's body, and the title which had been affixed to His cross, were found The ™™m £° SS «T aS rr ™ co « nise d by the miracles which it wrought. St. Helena sent a part of the cross to Constantinople and left the other part at Jerusalem, where rwni! % sil V e £ box and Preserved in the AT £ ? * h *l H 5 ly Se P ul chre, which had been erected on the spot of the discovery. The Church has consecrated this event by the institution of the feast of the ' Finding of the Holy Cross,' which is celebrated on May 3 Chos? eS +»s;J^ n f«?^ Pers i a Y havin £ taken Jerusalem, carried off the relic (614), which was recaptured 14 years later under Siroes his son and successor, by the Emperor Herachus Both the Greek and Latin ChurcheT still to??&^ i £<^%4!S!~* W 14 ' by the *■« °<

St. Pius V., Pope and Confessor.

it* J' II L was Pope from 1566 to 1572. His Pontificate, though extending over a period of only six years, was most advantageous to the Church. With indefatigable zeal he labored in restoring the discipline and restoring the canons of reformation promulgated at Trent. He obliged bishops to reside in their sees, and enjoined the strictest seclusion of both monks and nuns

St. Benedict 11., Pope and Confessor.

n , St. Benedict 11. succeeded, in 684, Leto. 11., in the Chair of St. Peter. He occupied it only 10 months and 12 days, but with so much zeal and virtue that he was admitted amongst the number of saints.

St. Gregory Nazianzen, Bishop and Doctor. St. Gregory, surnamed Nazianzen from the city of his birth, was born in the reign of Emperor ConstanUne, and was a native of Cappadocia in Asia Minor His mother, brother, and sister are all numbered among the saints. So also is the father of this holy family, likewise called Gregory, who, after his conversion to the Christian faith, was consecrated Bishop of Nazianzen and governed that See for five and forty years, dyine at an extremely old age. After completing his studies in Cappadocia, Gregory repaired to Athens, a celebrated school of learning, where he was joined by St. Basil, with whom he was united by the most intimate ties of friendship. After quitting Athens Gregory returned to Nazianzen and for some years employed himself in assisting his father in the management of his affairs. He then retired into the solitudes of Pontus, but was soon afterwards recalled to Nazianzen by his aged father, who desired his assistance. Knowing his son's reluctance to undertake the heavy charge of the priesthood, the good Bishop ordain* ed him by force and when he least expected it. After the death of his father Gregory, who had already received episcopal consecration, was invited to undertake the charge of the Church in Constantinople. In a short time he succeeded in winning over the" greater part of the inhabitants to the Catholic faith, but the success which attended his efforts aroused the jealousy of the neighboring bishops. Whereupon Gregory in order to o^uell the rising storm, resigned the See ' into the hands of a worthy successor and returned to his native provinco. The rest of the Saint's life was spent in retirement in the neighborhood of Nazianzen, though he still continued to help the Church by his prudent counsels. At length, worn out by his austerities and constant infirmities, he passed to his eternal reward about A.D. 390. His learned writings and eminent services in defence of the faith have merited for him the title of ' Doctor of the Universal Church.'

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