PARISH MINISTRY IN THE HERITAGE OF HOLY CROSS

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The Cross and Anchors

Holy Cross has always used the Cross and Anchors as a symbol for our Congregation. The Cross represents the death of Jesus. The Anchors represent hope—hope in Jesus’ resurrection and our sharing in it.

We see Jesus’ death and resurrection, not only as historical events, but also as events in our lives today. We see suffering, pain, and death around us. We also see the possibility of joy, hope, and resurrection.

“The cross was constantly before the eyes of Basil Moreau, whose motto for his congregation was Spes Unica. The cross was to be “Our Only Hope.”

“Jesus entered into the pain and death that sin inflicts. He accepted the torment but gave us joy in return. We whom he has sent to minister amid the same sin and pain must know that we too shall find the cross and the hope it promises. The face of every human being who suffers is for us the face of Jesus who mounted the cross to take the sting out of death. Our must be the same cross and the same hope.”

From the Constitutions of the Congregation of Holy Cross

Besides the symbol above, we use the cross and anchors in different settings and styles: