US Edition“Jesus Hid himself.” Why Do We Cover Our Crosses During the Last Two Weeks of Lent?
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Today is the fifth Sunday of Lent. On this day, the custom of covering crosses has become established in many countries. Lent is a time of deprivation, including in the liturgy. The altar is not decorated with flowers. In the past, it was completely covered with a long cloth from floor to ceiling. A trace of this custom is the covering of images of the crucified Jesus from the fifth Sunday of Lent. This can be found in the article "The Fifth Sun…
On the first Sunday of the Passion of the Lord, the Church requires that all crosses and images of saints in churches be veiled. It's hard to disagree with this beautiful custom, since even in the Sunday Gospel we hear that Jesus hid from the Jews. The custom of veiling crosses and images dates back to medieval times, when, during Lent, a large curtain was drawn over the altar in the chancel of churches. This was meant to symbolize the distance …
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