It was a glorious day for the Catholic
Church on Sunday October 13th because not only did she celebrate the
feast of the Immaculate Heart of Mary but it was also a day that was designated
by the Holy Father Pope Francis to consecrate the world to the Blessed Virgin
Mary. This special consecration was done during the closing of the Laventille
Devotions for the year.
St. Joseph/Mt. D’or parishioners came out
in impressive numbers to participate in the pilgrimage with maxis being
provided as the primary mean of transportation. The afternoon started with the
recitation of the Divine Mercy Chaplet at 3PM followed by the Glorious Mysteries with
Benediction closing the hour of Marian Devotions. During the devotions hour, a
heavy down-pour of rain came but being as awesome as our God always is, the weather was
transformed from unpleasant rains to a cool and sunny evening and by the start
of Holy Mass at 4PM, the crowd was intensified.
St. Joseph/ Mt. D’or parishioners played
active roles during the rosary, the choir and as lectors. The Chief Celebrant
was His Grace, Archbishop Joseph Harris with the homilist, Auxiliary Bishop
Robert Llanos, concelebrating Priests were Frs. Derek Anton and Karol
Wielgosz, O.P. and Deacon Walcott and Michael Smith. In his powerful homily Bishop Llanos paid made reference to the
Gospel story of that weekend, urging us Catholics to ‘embrace the pains in our own lives so that we can see what needs to be
healed’. Following the homily, the
Consecration (that was coined by Pope John Paul II, now Blessed John Paul) was
recited by Archbishop Harris which he made applicable to our beloved country of
Trinidad & Tobago.
Another Laventille Devotions in the bag but
the annual devotions will return in May of 2014. We also invoke the maternal intercession
of the blessed mother upon our lives, the church and the world.
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