Post on 14-Dec-2015
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??
FEAST OF THE CROSS
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)