The collect for today, Holy Cross Day, from The Book of Common Prayer (Canadian, 1962):
O BLESSED Saviour, who by thy cross and passion hast given life unto the world: Grant that we thy servants may be given grace to take up the cross and follow thee through life and death; whom with the Father and the Holy Spirit we worship and glorify, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
With the Epistle and Gospel of Passion Sunday:
The Epistle: Hebrews 9:11-15
The Gospel: St. Matthew 20:20-28
Artwork: Corrado Giaquinto, Adoration of the Holy Cross on the Day of the Last Judgment, 1740-42. Oil on canvas, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri.