Vasilopita/St. Basil’s pie is one of the most recognizable and beloved customs of the New Year. It is not merely a sweet bread, but a living bearer of history, faith, and cultural continuity, bridging Antiquity, Byzantium, and modern Greece, both within and beyond its borders.
Archbishop Elpidophoros described America as fertile ground for the seeds of Greek faith and culture to germinate, “our faith and education, which were implanted over the course of many decades from one coast of the country to the other.”
On Sunday, November 9, the Church of the Holy Resurrection in Brookville, New York, was filled with joy as Deacon Gregory Gatanas was ordained to the Holy Priesthood by His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America. The event took place on a symbolic day, the Feast Day of Saint Nektarios of Pentapolis.