A prayer of consecration to the Holy Cross
| Consecration to the Holy Cross |
O Holy Cross: in gratitude and reverence we kneel before Thee. Thou art the altar upon which the Eternal High Priest accomplished His Sacrifice for the redemption of the whole world. With joy and faith we acknowledge and openly and loudly proclaim: Whatever there is on earth or in the lives of men of grace and blessing, of mercy and sanctity of virtue, and nobility, of fortitude and strength, all have been won and merited for us by Our Blessed Lord upon the Holy Cross.
Grateful love demand that we should consecrate ourselves forever today to this Crucified Savior Who has sacrificed His Blood and His Life for us and for all mankind upon this symbol of our eternal salvation.
Therefore we make the following promise: We will be messengers of the Cross and shall everywhere bear witness to the teaching of our Crucified Master that salvation is to be found only in the Cross. We will be servants of the Cross and will carry its blessings to the best of our ability among our fellowman. We will be friends of the Cross, completely filled with the spirit of Him Who died for us upon the Cross.
Do Thou, O Crucified Lord and God, grant that out of love for Thee we may be able to bear with patience and resignation all the troubles of life. Graciously pardon all the sins we have ever committed against Thee or Thy Commandments. Grant that we may ever serve Thee faithfully in the future and always perform our daily actions for Thy greater glory. We beseech Thee especially to grant that we may always confess Thee and Thy teaching freely and openly before the world. Destroy in our hearts all fear of men and all cowardice.
Grant, Our Lord and King, that Thy Holy Cross may always be our strength, our hope and our confidence in life that once, at the hour of our death, it may be the blessed sign of our eternal happiness. Amen.
Behold the Wood of the Cross on which the Savior of the world hung dying! Come let us adore it!
This sign will appear in the heavens when the Son of Man comes to judge the world.
Our whole glory is in the Cross of our Lord Jesus Christ. He is our Salvation, our Life, our Resurrection. He has saved and redeemed us.
 | O Holy Cross, we greet Thee! |
| Thou art our only hope! |
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