THE FEAST OF THE CROSS

FEAST OF THE CROSS

Our Coptic church celebrates the feast of the cross twice a year:

Baramhat 10 / March 19 Feast of the day when St.

Helen found the Holy Cross.

Tut 17 / September 27 Feast of the consecration of

the Resurrection Church in Jerusalem

THE SIGN OF THE CROSS What does it represent?

Power

Faith

Love

Suffering

Salvation

FEAST OF THE CROSS

Queen Helen and her son king Constantine went to Jerusalem where the Lord was crucified to look for the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ

When they arrived they looked everywhere for the cross but could not find it.

FEAST OF THE CROSS

Finally, an old man, whose name was Judas, told her that the cross is under a huge pile of garbage

When they cleaned up the huge pile of garbage, they found three crosses.

Which one is Jesus’s cross??

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They brought a dead person:

They put him on the 1st cross, NOTHING HAPPENED!

They put him on the 2nd cross, NOTHING HAPPENED!

Then, they put him on the 3rd cross (Jesus' Cross), he

ROSE UP!

FEAST OF THE CROSS

Saint Helen and king Constantine were so happy!!

They ordered their soldiers to build the Resurrection church in Jerusalem where they found the cross.

WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN BOTH CROSSES?

THE COPTIC CROSS The Coptic Cross fits into a circle, which

symbolizes eternity.

Each arm of the Cross has three branches for Trinity.

The 12 Branches (4 Arms X 3 Branches) represent the number of disciples.

THE SIGN OF THE CROSS What does it represent?

Power

Faith

Love

Suffering

Salvation

LESSON APPLICATION Do the sign of the cross or say it in your

heart before starting anything

Know that the cross: Protects us from bad things Calm us when we are scared. Give us power/ strength against Satan

VERSES OF THE LESSON

“For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of

God”. (1 Corinthians 1:18)

those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God”. (1 Corinthians 1:18)