FEAST OF THE EXALTATION OF THE HOLY CROSS
HOMECOMING CELEBRATION
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 14

On the Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross, the Divine Liturgy is marked with an "antasdan" service (blessing of the fields) during which the processional cross is adorned with basil (a symbol of royalty and of the living cross) and the four corners of the church are blessed as a symbol for all the world.