At the Center, the Cross
Rescue workers found it two days after the attacks of 9/11, and they found hope.
Laborer Frank Silecchia, 47, found the cross standing almost upright two days after the towers toppled Sept. 11.
“Some people will say it’s velocity or physics that put it there. To me it’s an act of God,” said Silecchia, who cried for 20 minutes after his discovery.
Since then rescue workers have made pilgrimages to pray or meditate near the cross. Some etch messages on it. “God Bless Our Fallen Brothers,” reads one tribute.
…workers hoisted the cross atop a 40-foot high foundation, formerly a pedestrian walkway. Construction workers, firefighters and police officers stood quietly by as the Rev. Brian Jordan blessed it with holy water.
“Behold the glory of the cross at ground zero,” Jordan said. “This is our symbol of hope, our symbol of faith, our symbol of healing.”
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