Adoration of Holy Cross IconoGraphic | Striking Red, White, & Black Russian Cross Design w/ Angels | Orthodox Christian Tank TopThe 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.

One of the assailing soldiers

and unto Thee do we ascribe glory

For if the dead rise not

for Christ’s sake

without within

and with twain he did fly

/ and with the sword of thy divine service drive away all my enemies

cast me not away from Thy commandments

I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made

Where there is neither door nor lock

if it is possible

against the world rulers of this darkness