New York ( CNN ) -- The iconic World Trade Center cross -- two intersecting steel beams that held up when the Twin Towers collapsed on September 11 , 2001 -- was moved Saturday to its new home at the nearby 9/11 Memorial and Museum . Recovery workers and their families were among those invited to attend a ceremonial blessing before the cross , which was uncovered in the rubble of the collapsed buildings . The service was led by Father Brian Jordan , a Franciscan monk who ministered to workers clearing the area after the 9/11 attacks . `` After a 10-year journey of faith , the World Trade Center Cross has finally found its home , '' Jordan said , according to a news release from organizers of the event . `` I am grateful to the leadership of the Memorial Museum for their sensitivity , compassion and professionalism . I urge all those who believe in the consolation and power of the Cross to visit it in its future home in the Memorial Museum . '' Joe Daniels , 9/11 Memorial president , said the cross is `` an important part of our commitment to bring back the authentic physical reminders that tell the history of 9/11 in a way nothing else could . `` Its return is a symbol of the progress on the Memorial & Museum that we feel rather than see , reminding us that commemoration is at the heart of our mission . '' This September 11 will mark the 10th anniversary of the attacks , and the memorial will be dedicated that day . It will open to the public the following day . A museum at the same site will open in 2012 . CNN 's Rachel Garrett contributed to this report .
Two intersecting steel beams form the shape of a cross . The cross was uncovered in the rubble of the World Trade Center collapse . Hide Caption 3 of 11 Photos: