Henry Bui joyfully visited the Statue of Liberty in New York City with a copy of OC Catholic in hand.
A gift from France, the statue was dedicated in 1886.
Made of copper, the statue holds a torch above her head with one hand, and in the other carries a tabula ansata inscribed JULY IV MDCCLXXVI which translates to “July 4, 1776,” written in Roman numerals), the date of the country’s Declaration of Independence.
The statue became a symbol of freedom, welcoming immigrants arriving to America via Ellis Island.
—Henry and his family attend St. Bonaventure Catholic Church in Huntington Beach.
ALL PRAISE TO OUR MIGHTY RESURRECTED LORD JESUS decisively achieving our true liberty from sin and death.