Exaltation of the Holy Cross

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Exaltation of the Holy Cross is this Sunday, September 14!

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Orthodox/eastern catholics fast on this day (am I correct?) 1. why? 2. should roman catholics fast? 3. but it’s on a sunday, so therefore we definitely shouldn’t right?

i guess i’m confused as to whether it’s a joyful occasion or a solemn occasional.

any insight would be greatly appreciated. thanks! 🙂
 
Yes, Eastern Catholics fast on this day. Since the feast falls on Sunday this year, our bishop has transferred the fast to Friday (tomorrow).
 
Do Catholic and Orthodox churches ( the ones that have htese relics) display the relic of the True Cross for public veneration on this day? I know that they do on Good Friday.
 
pineapple2 said:
Exaltation of the Holy Cross is this Sunday, September 14!

Question(s):

Orthodox/eastern catholics fast on this day (am I correct?) 1. why? 2. should roman catholics fast? 3. but it’s on a sunday, so therefore we definitely shouldn’t right?

i guess i’m confused as to whether it’s a joyful occasion or a solemn occasional.

any insight would be greatly appreciated. thanks! 🙂
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I am Byzantine Catholic, and although there is normally no abstinence on Saturday or Sunday, there are two exceptions this year: Holy Saturday and Exaltation of the Cross.

Also there are Fridays without abstinence this year:
January 3 - because there is no fast between Nativity and Theophany
February 14 - Friday after Publican and Pharisee
April 25 - Bright week.
June 13 - Pentecost week.
August 29 - Feast of Beheading of St. John the Baptist (although traditionally a strict fast/abstinance)
December 26 - because there is no fast between Nativity and Theophany
 
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Do Catholic and Orthodox churches ( the ones that have htese relics) display the relic of the True Cross for public veneration on this day? I know that they do on Good Friday.
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Yes. It comes with a substantial change in the rubrics as well as the Trisagion is replaced with “Before Thy Cross” with the clergy standing before the ambon. Also this is one of the times during the year that “O Lord Save Thy People” is sung. If you want an interesting bit of trivia Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture of 4th of July fame uses that hymn at the very beginning and then reprises it at the end (the part with the canons).

O Lord Save Thy People

1812 Overture
 
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