Arch. Elpidoforos: “The cross, the bridge that allows us to walk”

“Throughout our lives we are called to carry the cross from the depths of our hearts, from the place where it was placed on the blessed day of our baptism. Because the cross is the bridge that enables us to walk the paths of sacrificial love, of of forgiveness, of reconciliation with our enemies, of being cut off from the selfish desires of our passions, the bridge through which we pass through this world into eternal life. ” The above remark was made by the Archbishop of America Elpidoforos during his speech at Spring Bayou, in the city of Tarpon Springs, Florida, where the diving of the Holy Cross took place as part of the celebration of the Epiphany, in the presence of a large number of compatriots. , Chris Alahouzou, but also the mayor of Chania, Panagiotis Simandirakis.

“Sixty-seven young expatriates dived into the waters of Spring Bay to bring us the weapon of peace,” said the Archbishop of the United States. baptism and we will all share the symbolism of this sacred act. ” “Their attempt to lift the cross and lift it up is in itself a dominant image of the Christian life,” he added.

Eventually, the cross was caught, in the context of the biggest celebration, the Epiphany, in the western hemisphere, in the village of the sponges, as Tarpon Springs is called, by the sixteen-year-old expatriate Alexandros Makris.

Later, the twinning protocol of the Municipality of Chania with Tarpon Springs was signed, a process that had started last September in Chania, Crete and includes cultural, business and tourist activities.

Source: AMPE

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Source From: Capital

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