It will be ten years since al-Qaeda terrorists highjacked four planes in a series of coordinated suicide attacks – a day forever known as 9/11. The hijackers crashed two of the planes into New York’s iconic Twin Towers, leaving 3,000 victims dead and debris as far as the eye could see.

But in the middle of the rubble, ash, and sadness, a rescue worker discovered a symbol of hope in the debris of Six World Trade Center: a 20-foot crossbeam in the shape of a Christian cross. Franciscan priest Father Brian Jordan blessed the cross, declaring it a symbol of hope and healing. Since then it has remained a fixture of downtown Manhattan’s landscape as it stood at the side of Saint Peter’s Church on Church Street. And, on Saturday it was moved to the soon-to-be opened 9/11 Memorial and Museum.

But before the cross was moved, people gathered at Zuccotti Park for its final blessing and chance to accompany the beloved public symbol to its new home.