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Homily from the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross

The sign of our shame has become the symbol of our hope.

The Cross of Jesus is God's answer to our guilt. The Cross of Jesus is God's answer to our lack of trust. The Cross of Jesus is God's answer to evil.

Mass Readings from September 14, 2025:

Numbers 21:4b-9

Psalm 78:1bc-2, 34-35, 36-37, 38

Philippians 2:6-11

John 3:13-17