Pectoral Cross

"'Cross of Christ, may you be forever praised, forever blessed; you are the source of strength and courage, our victory lies in you.' I never put on my episcopal pectoral Cross carelessly; I always accompany this gesture with a prayer. It has been resting on my chest, beside my heart, for more than forty-five years. To love the Cross is to love sacrifice."

(John Paul II, Rise, Let Us Be On Our Way, p 197)