Also, Catholics for Catholics has joined the national celebrations hosting several events, including a grand Catholic Gala.
By Catholics for Catholics
In preparation for the 250th anniversary of American independence, the U.S. Department of the Interior has placed a dozen bronze statues commemorating Revolutionary War figures in Freedom Plaza across the street from the White House, according to a story by The Christian Post.
But the Department of the Interior is not the only agency celebrating the Independence anniversary. Last March, Catholics for Catholics held, also in Washington D.C., its Catholic Prayer for America Gala.
With a sold-out crowd, Catholics for Catholics hosted its third annual Catholic Prayer for America Gala on the Feast of St. Joseph. The event took place just blocks away from the White House, featuring the most powerful lineup that Catholics for Catholics has ever had.
“Every speaker kept the focus on Christ and Our Lady and prayed for this country!” said Catholics for Catholics President John C. Yep.
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“As incredible as all of the speakers were, the culminating moment of the night was when Bishop Lippert came all the way from Papua New Guinea (American by birth, but serving there) and processed in with the Holy Eucharist, bringing Christ onto the stage,” Yep recalled. “We ended the night with Eucharistic Adoration.”
Meanwhile at Freedom Plaza, which has often been showcased as a popular place for political protests, now features 12 soldiers “arranged in a civic tableau commemorating the 250th anniversary of American independence,” according to a statement from DOI published last week.
The Post reported that a statue was also placed on April 25 of Caesar Rodney, a signer of the Declaration of Independence from Delaware. Some mainstream media outlets framed the statue commemoration by noting Rodney’s status as a slaveowner. His equestrian likeness was removed from the important Rodney Square in Wilmington, Delaware, amid the Black Lives Matter protests in 2020.
The DOI stated that Rodney cast the deciding vote for Delaware to support independence by riding to Philadelphia in 1776 during a violent storm while stricken with cancer.
The 12 other Revolutionary War soldiers included in the tableau include Simon Knowles, Caesar Glover, Joseph Warren, Jude Hall, Peter Muhlenberg, James Armistead Lafayette, Samuel Whittemore, Jack Sisson, James Caldwell, Peter Salem, Naphtali Daggett and Salem Poor.
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