From Pittsburgh-
After an earthquake shattered Haiti on Jan. 12, 2010, only rubble remained of Holy Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in Port-au-Prince, including its renowned biblical murals and attached schools.
On Wednesday, Bishop Jean-Zache Duracin of the Diocese of Haiti was at Calvary Episcopal Church in Shadyside to receive gifts from the 31 parishes in the Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh, which has pledged to help rebuild the fallen cathedral.
He preached at Calvary's All Souls Eucharist, commemorating not only the dead of that parish but the 300,000 victims of the Haiti earthquake.
After the disaster, Bishop Duracin said, "we had to remind people that God is with us at all times in all circumstances. ... He was with us in the rubble. He was with those who had a chance of escape from death, and he was with those who have been killed. We have to tell people they have to prepare their souls, their mind and their strength when there are so many things we cannot control."
The cathedral was "not only a place of worship but also the cultural patrimony of all Haitians. It was a monument, it was a symbol of hope, love, courage faith and conviction. If we rebuild the cathedral it will be a sign of our resurrection."
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