Hopeful: “An act of rebirth and freedom” the rebuilding of the holy church of Agios Nikolaos

Especially important for her Archdiocese of America characterizes this year’s 4th of July celebration o Archbishop of America Elpidophorosas “the Independence Day of the United States of America, the land of freedom, is combined with the inauguration of the Holy Temple of Saint Nicholas, our national pilgrimage, at Ground Zero in New York.”

As he emphasizes in the archdiocesan circular for the 4th of July, “This is an extremely important milestone in the history of the Archdiocese and marks the beginning of the events for the completion of 100 years since the establishment of the first and most important Province of our Ecumenical Patriarchate in the Diaspora. The choice of the 4th of July to hold the inauguration was made to emphasize the fact that the rebuilding of St. Nicholas and its dedication as a place of pilgrimage for the entire American people is an act of rebirth and freedom.”reports.

“After all, the rebirth and reconstruction of this wonderful Orthodox church of ours, a space open to all people, with respect for diversity and secularism, is not only an opportunity for meeting and dialogue, but the only answer that is compatible with the Orthodox faith us and our American identity in the face of the hatred that, steeped in religious intolerance, struck our country on September 9, 2001.” notes the Archbishop of America.

“Freedom in Christ, who is the way, the truth, and the life, and who created us absolutely free, more than we can humanly comprehend, illuminates this enterprise of spiritual reconstruction.”adds Archbishop Elpidophoros.

“This freedom – he points out – has engraved our soul, mind, heart and conscience and as Greek-Americans we celebrate today the Independence Day of our nation, according to our tradition, especially this year of the centennial of our Archdiocese, with an eye on a new vision for our future that honors our past.”

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