Overview

• On Sunday, September 14, 2025, Catholic outlets note the Exaltation of the Holy Cross as the principal commemoration.
• According to long‑standing tradition, Helena discovered the True Cross in the fourth century, it was seized in 614 by Khosrow II, and Emperor Heraclius returned it to Jerusalem on September 14, 628.
• Reports describe the day’s focus on the cross as central to faith, with many communities holding solemn Masses, processions, and acts of veneration.
• Other commemorations for September 14 include San Materno de Colonia, San Pedro de Bellevaux, San Crescencio de Roma, Santa Notburga de Eben, San Cipriano de Cartago, San Gabriel Taurino Dufresse, and Beata Victoria Díez.
• Saturday’s listings centered on San Juan Crisóstomo (John Chrysostom), the eloquent archbishop of Constantinople remembered for defending the poor and dying in exile in 407.