Sunday, September 14, 2014

The Exaltation of the Cross

As the sacred pledge is revealed from Heaven, the faith of Christ is strengthened; the divine wonders are now present, that were first prefigured in the rod of Moses. V. At the touch of the Cross, the dead rise, and the wondrous deeds of God are made manifest. The divine wonders are now present, that were first prefigured in the rod of Moses. (Fifth responsory of Matins of the Exaltation of the Cross)

The Bronze Serpent (Numbers 21, 4-9), by Michelangelo Buonarroti, 1511, from the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.
R. Dum sacrum pignus caelitus revelatur, Christi fides roboratur: * Adsunt prodigia divina in virga Moysi primitus figurata. V. Ad Crucis contactum resurgunt mortui, et Dei magnalia reserantur. Adsunt prodigia divina in virga Moysi primitus figurata.

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