“The cross is the sign of victory displayed to fend off demons, the sword to use against sin, the sword with which Christ ran the serpent through; the cross is the will of the Father, the glory of his only Son, the joy of the Holy Spirit, the ornament of the angels, the assurance of the Church; it is what Paul glories in, it protects the saints and lights up the whole universe”
- (St John Chrysostom, De coemeterio et de cruce, 2)