St.Helena, the mother of the Emperor Constaine, undertook a search for the true Cross of our Lord, and her discovery of it is celebrated in today's feast.
Take the opportunity to have a look at today's Holy Gospel, Saint John ,chapter 3 , the verses 1 to 15.
The finding of the Holy Cross was a miracle, Nicodemus told Jesus that He came from God to teach them, because of all the miracles He had done. But Jesus told him, that you cannot see the Kingdom of Heaven unless you are born again. What do we then mean by that? Obviously not a physical rebirth... No it is a spiritual rebirth that is required through the power of the Holy Spirit. The Gospel story also touches on the bronze sperpent, which was raised in the desert to cure the Israelites, it is a figure of the Cross, from which, as we know, flows all grace and salvation. The Son of men, Blessed Jesus must be lifted up, as the serpent was listed up by Moses in the wilderness, so those who believe in Him may not perish, but have eternal life.
Let us pray that we may continually Glory in the Cross of Christ and that by the power of the Holy Spirit we may be reborn again so that we may have a clear vision of the Kingdom of God.
Have a blessed day and take a look at the ' blog ' of my brother in Christ Leo from the USA by going to http://diaryofacityparishioner.blogspot.com/2006/05/tuesday-may-2-2006.html
