Feast of St. Stephen
Luke,
Chapter 2, verse 10:
10 The angel said
to them, “Do not be afraid; for behold, I proclaim to you good news of
great joy that will be for all the people.
Monday, September 14, 2026 Feast of the Holy Cross
SMOKE IN THIS LIFE, NOT THE NEXT Mon, Sep 14 — Exaltation of the Holy Cross The hinge of history rises. Cigar: Bold Maduro Drink: Stagg Jr. Reflection: Where do I carry the Cross with love? The Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross lifts before us the center of history. The Cross is not an ornament or symbol of suffering; it is the place where justice and mercy meet. Christ did not erase pain—He entered it. He did not abolish death—He conquered it. To exalt the Cross is to acknowledge that every purification, every trial, every purgatorial fire finds its meaning in the wood that bore the Lamb. Yesterday we considered the refiner’s fire. Today we see the furnace in which that fire burns. The Cross is the great purifier. It burns away pride, melts stubbornness, and reshapes the soul into Christ’s likeness. Hebrews teaches that divine discipline is painful but purposeful, “that we may share His holiness.” The Cross is the measure of that discipline. Consider the arithmetic of th...
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