{"id":17766,"date":"2025-09-27T20:27:21","date_gmt":"2025-09-27T10:27:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rocor.org.au\/?p=17766"},"modified":"2025-10-19T20:29:16","modified_gmt":"2025-10-19T10:29:16","slug":"his-eminence-archbishop-george-celebrates-the-feast-of-the-elevation-of-the-cross-at-sts-peter-and-paul-cathedral","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rocor.org.au\/news10\/?p=17766","title":{"rendered":"His Eminence Archbishop George Celebrates the feast of the Elevation of the Cross at Sts Peter and Paul Cathedral"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"><a class=\"highslide img_1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rocor.org.au\/news10\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/elevation_cross_5.jpg\" onclick=\"return hs.expand(this)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-17772\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rocor.org.au\/news10\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/elevation_cross_5-115x160.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"115\" height=\"160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rocor.org.au\/news10\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/elevation_cross_5-115x160.jpg 115w, https:\/\/www.rocor.org.au\/news10\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/elevation_cross_5-216x300.jpg 216w, https:\/\/www.rocor.org.au\/news10\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/elevation_cross_5.jpg 582w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 115px) 100vw, 115px\" \/><\/a>On the 26th and 27th of September, His Eminence George, Archbishop of Sydney, Australia and New Zealand, presided over the celebration of the Feast of the Elevation of the Precious and Life-Giving Cross at Sts Peter and Paul Cathedral, Strathfield. Concelebrating with His Eminence were the Cathedral clergy.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">The celebration began with the festal vigil. At the conclusion of the vigil, His Eminence performed the Rite of the Elevation of the Cross.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div id=\"gallery-1\" class=\"gallery galleryid-17766 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail\"><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"highslide img_2\" href='https:\/\/www.rocor.org.au\/news10\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/elevation_cross_1.jpg' onclick=\"return hs.expand(this)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"160\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rocor.org.au\/news10\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/elevation_cross_1-120x160.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rocor.org.au\/news10\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/elevation_cross_1-120x160.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.rocor.org.au\/news10\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/elevation_cross_1-225x300.jpg 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src=\"https:\/\/www.rocor.org.au\/news10\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/elevation_cross_3-120x160.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rocor.org.au\/news10\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/elevation_cross_3-120x160.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.rocor.org.au\/news10\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/elevation_cross_3-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.rocor.org.au\/news10\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/elevation_cross_3-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rocor.org.au\/news10\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/elevation_cross_3-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.rocor.org.au\/news10\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/elevation_cross_3.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><div style='clear: both'><\/div><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"highslide img_5\" href='https:\/\/www.rocor.org.au\/news10\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/elevation_cross_4.jpg' 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href='https:\/\/www.rocor.org.au\/news10\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/elevation_cross_6.jpg' onclick=\"return hs.expand(this)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"160\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rocor.org.au\/news10\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/elevation_cross_6-120x160.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rocor.org.au\/news10\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/elevation_cross_6-120x160.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.rocor.org.au\/news10\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/elevation_cross_6-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.rocor.org.au\/news10\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/elevation_cross_6-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rocor.org.au\/news10\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/elevation_cross_6-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.rocor.org.au\/news10\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/elevation_cross_6.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<div style='clear: 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Concelebrating with His Eminence were the Cathedral clergy. The celebration began with the festal vigil. 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