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THE LITANY OF THE EXALTATION OF THE HOLY CROSS.

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  Lord, have mercy.  Christ, have mercy. Lord,  have mercy. Christ, hear us, Christ graciously hear us. God, the Father of heaven,  HAVE MERCY ON US. God the Son, Redeemer of the world,  HAVE MERCY ON US.  God, the Holy Spirit,  HAVE MERCY ON US. Holy Trinity, one God, HAVE  MERCY ON US.  O Holy Cross, the wood on which the saviour of the world was crucified, SAVE US.  O Holy Cross, turning what was meant to be shameful to victory,  SAVE US.  O Holy Cross, climax of the works of our salvation,  SAVE US.  O Holy Cross, the wood where paradise was promised, SAVE US.  O Holy Cross, the wood where man was restored back to God, SAVE US.  O Holy Cross, our weapon for warfare,  SAVE US O Holy Cross, the wood where Mary wept to the last, SAVE US.  O Holy Cross, the wood where Mary became our Mother, SAVE US.  O Holy Cross, the wood so rich with sanctifying grace, SAVE US.  O Holy Cross, the wood ...

PONTIUS PILATE'S WIFE DREAM

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  “While he was still seated on the bench, his wife sent him a message, ‘Have nothing to do with that righteous man. I suffered much in a dream today because of him.'” – Matthew 27:19 Mentioned in the Gospel’s only once, Pontius Pilate’s wife tells the Roman governor she had a dream the night before where she suffered because of Christ and to free Him. Extra-biblical tradition holds her to be named Procla or Claudia. What was the dream. Onepious tradition is that, in her dream, Claudia heard the voices of millions of people, in a thousand different languages, repeating in chorus the words, “under Pontius Pilate, under Pontius Pilate, under Pontius Pilate,  This are the same words that are repeated in the Nicene creed, a confession of the Catholic faith. It is believed that she later converted to Catholicism. What was Pilate reaction to the dream. As the apostle creed confesses. Jesus suffered,was crucified and died under Pontius Pilate, this shows that he did not listen to her...