ICXC NIKA Colorful Orange Magenta Cross | Orthodox Christian Lightweight Cotton Unisex TeeWhy do we honor the Cross with such reverence that we make mention of its power in our prayers after asking for the intercession of the Mother of God and the Heavenly Powers, before asking for that of the Saints, and sometimes even before asking for that of the Heavenly Powers? Because after the Saviour's sufferings, the Cross became the sign of the Son of Man, that is, the Cross signifies the Lord Himself, incarnate and suffering for our salvation. +

Third Stichera at Lord I Have Cried

they walk about in darkness

The Cross is the Confirmation of the Faithful

the compulsion vanishes

and the elements shall melt with fervent heat

the Passover of the Lord

and skin had covered them

bringing my recompense

they were very dry

when we live sacramentally

and who is to come

to do the work of God