A priest stands by, in preparation of awarding the lucky Orthodox Christian teenager with a cross for recovering a wooden cross tossed into the Atlantic Ocean, from the Asbury Park beach. We counted 15 crosses in this image. The Feast of the Universal Exaltation of the Precious and Life-Giving Cross is celebrated each year on September 14 in the Orthodox faith.
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