HOMILY By His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America At the Immersion of the Precious Cross on the Feast of Theophany Spring Bayou, Tarpon Springs, Florida January 6, 2023

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My beloved brothers and sisters in the Lord,

Once again, we come to the Spring Bayou for our sacred tradition of the Immersion of the Holy and Precious Cross. The Cross enters the waters to sanctify the waters; to redeem the waters. Τo make of the bitter tastes of this world – which is called “Marah” in the Book of Exodus – a sweetness to surpass even the finest honey.