Adoration of Holy Cross IconoGraphic | Striking Red, White, & Black Russian Cross Design w/ Angels | Heavyweight Cotton Unisex T-ShirtThe Good God provides each of us with a cross to bear analogous to the strength of each not to punish us, but to enable us to climb from that cross to Heaven because in essence, the cross is a ladder to Heaven. + St. Paisios of Mount Athos This design is an edit of a modern rendition the Adoration of the Holy Cross icon of the Novgorod school.

Surpassing the heavenly intelligences in spirit

Symeon the New Theologian

for thereby they who adored the stars

He will be great

and it is the one true principle

and to conquer that which was continually overthrowing us

being destitute

‘Take this or that away from me’

the Lord is with thee

He spoke to the weary Jews who did not have the strength to bear the yoke of the law

visible and invisible

transgressing Thy commands