WASHINGTON, DC – Top U.S. policymakers and political leaders – current and former, from both political parties – played a major role in over 720,000 people receiving the Light of the Resurrection from His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America.
Because the global pandemic prevented the Greek Orthodox faithful from gathering, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros prepared a beautifully produced, short video (1:42) that allowed all Orthodox Christians to Receive the Light of the “Anastasi” (resurrection) from him directly if virtually. This video was shared on his social media platforms – Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube on Saturday, April 18 at 4:45 pm, exactly 15 minutes before the moment of the Resurrection at the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Constantinople.
The remarkable video on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DezzErhMGs4
Within 24 hours the video was viewed by over 720,000 people including 531,800 on Twitter, 169,000 on Facebook, and 21,700 on Instagram.
Many top U.S. policymakers from both political parties were asked to share the moving video and help spread the light of the Resurrection.
According to Manatos & Manatos Inc, those who responded positively included: the Trump Administration’s White House, Ambassador for International Religious Freedom Sam Brownback, and HHS Secretary and Orthodox Christian Alex Azar as well as former Vice President Joe Biden, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
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