- By Observer staff
- November 11, 2025
Today, Nov. 11, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America issued a social media statement in recognition of Veterans Day:
“On this Veterans Day, we bow before those who accepted danger—and the families who shared the burden. As a Church that prays at every Divine Liturgy for “our country, its civil authorities, and its Armed Forces,” we must move from performative gestures to real support: healing, connection, and pathways to work and housing. May the God of peace strengthen every veteran.”
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