Blessing of Tarpon Springs: A white dove will be released to symbolize the Holy Spirit, a blessing will be given and holy water will be poured into Spring Bayou. Cross Dive: The archbishop will ...

So when he rose out of Spring Bayou today, white cross in hand ... including as Dove Bearer. This role symbolizes the connection between the Holy Spirit and Christ’s baptism.

Today, thousands of spectators are joining together in Tarpon Springs for the annual commemoration of Jesus Christ’s baptism, known as the Epiphany celebration. 11:01 Festivities are underway in ...

One of the Tampa Bay area's most unique religious traditions officially returns to Tarpon Springs on Monday. For the past week, the St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Cathedral has been preparing for the ...

More than 100 people traveled from her hometown of Derry, Northern Ireland, to attend the event, including Bishop Donal ...

But her life changed when she attended a Holy Week ... of angels or a white dove come down from the ceiling and descend on me, but I had the certainty that the Lord was on the cross, for me ...

Epiphany: Around noon, dozens of boys are expected to dive into Spring Bayou for the cross at the ... spring where a dove will be released to symbolize the descent of the Holy Spirit.

During these ceremonies, which are held on beaches, lakes and rivers, a cross is thrown into the water ... The Gospel of the day is then read and a white dove is released to signify the descent of the ...

THE BEATIFICATION cause of Sister Clare Crockett, an inspirational young Irish religious sister who died in 2016, formally ...

“This blessing is an annual opportunity for us to recall our need for God’s grace, as the Archbishop beckons the Holy Spirit ... the dive for the cross in Spring Bayou, an awesome spectacle preceded ...

Holy Cross plays the Boston University Terriers after Max Green scored 25 points in the Crusaders' 70-65 win against the Loyola (MD) Greyhounds.