Watch live the celebration of the Feast of the Veneration of the Holy Cross at Evangelismos Greek Orthodox Church in Philadelphia. The Divine Liturgy is streamed live in the presence of His Grace Bishop Apostolos of Medeia.
The Feast of the Veneration of the Holy Cross is one of the most significant celebrations in the Orthodox Christian calendar. It commemorates the discovery of the True Cross by Saint Helena, the mother of Emperor Constantine the Great. According to tradition, the Cross was found in Jerusalem in the 4th century and is believed to be the very Cross on which Jesus Christ was crucified.