On November 28, 1443, the national hero of Albania, a prince known as Skanderbeg (George Kastrioti), raised his flag over the fortress of Krujë in defiance of the Turks who ruled the country. Nearly 500 years later, Albanians revived his flag as a national rallying point for Albanians at home and abroad, leading to independence from Ottoman rule being proclaimed on November 28, 1912.
On Sunday, November 24, parishes around the archdiocese honor their Albanian ancestry by praying and giving thanks to God by hold a special prayer service in their communities.