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I’m finally getting to see the rebroadcast of this morning’s March for Life in Washington, DC. The opening prayer was " unprecedented Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox bishops together offering the same prayer… respecting the sanctity of human life." I counted 8 EO heirarchs on the platform. Met Jonah voiced the prayer with Cardinal-designate Timothy Dolan at his side.
AND Sat. at the Walk for Life West Coast in SF on Sat. 1/21 Fr Aris Metrakos of Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church SF offered the opening prayer.
(see photo below). Fr Silas Ruark Saint Timothy Orthodox Church Fairfield, CA was featured in the photoblog here (bottom photo at this time).
I walked with Fr. Silas and Fr Aris contingent last year for part of the Walk. Photo on right is Fr Anthony Hernandez of St Basil the Great Byzantine (Ruthenian) Church, Los Gatos and parishioner. Fr. Antony introduced me to a priest he said is newly ordained and serving at St. Anne’s San Luis Obispo. I didn’t get his photo and don’t remember his name. 
Maybe someone here from the Byzantine Church of America will know his name.
The estimate was 40,000 at the Walk for Life. Not surprising as per usual there was basically no print coverage locally tho the Sacramento Bee and San Jose Mercury New syndicated papers provided good coverage. The TV news was mainly about the problem with mud at Candlestick park for the 49ers game the next day, and about a beer shortage for the game last year. Three of the 4 local channels did eventually in their broadcasts give the Walk a few seconds, giving equal time to the perhaps 50 or so “pro choice” demonstrators.
I’m finally getting to see the rebroadcast of this morning’s March for Life in Washington, DC. The opening prayer was " unprecedented Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox bishops together offering the same prayer… respecting the sanctity of human life." I counted 8 EO heirarchs on the platform. Met Jonah voiced the prayer with Cardinal-designate Timothy Dolan at his side.
AND Sat. at the Walk for Life West Coast in SF on Sat. 1/21 Fr Aris Metrakos of Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church SF offered the opening prayer.
(see photo below). Fr Silas Ruark Saint Timothy Orthodox Church Fairfield, CA was featured in the photoblog here (bottom photo at this time).I walked with Fr. Silas and Fr Aris contingent last year for part of the Walk. Photo on right is Fr Anthony Hernandez of St Basil the Great Byzantine (Ruthenian) Church, Los Gatos and parishioner.
Fr. Antony introduced me to a priest he said is newly ordained and serving at St. Anne’s San Luis Obispo. I didn’t get his photo and don’t remember his name. Maybe someone here from the Byzantine Church of America will know his name.The estimate was 40,000 at the Walk for Life. Not surprising as per usual there was basically no print coverage locally tho the Sacramento Bee and San Jose Mercury New syndicated papers provided good coverage. The TV news was mainly about the problem with mud at Candlestick park for the 49ers game the next day, and about a beer shortage for the game last year. Three of the 4 local channels did eventually in their broadcasts give the Walk a few seconds, giving equal time to the perhaps 50 or so “pro choice” demonstrators.
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, His Beatitude Jonah, Archbishop of Washington and Metropolitan of All America and Canada, and Cardinal-designate Timothy Dolan, Archbishop of NY and president of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops, side by side in front of 350,000< in DC and millions via EWTN and