Last weekend, devotees of Blessed Father Eustáquio in Romaria-MG, celebrated the religious figure's birthday with great festivities. The program included masses, food stalls, a walk, and much faith marked the celebrations.
On October 27th, many people participated in the "Padre Eustáquio Trail," a walk that begins in the city of Monte Carmelo and ends 22 kilometers later at the Nossa Senhora da Abadia Sanctuary in Romaria, Minas Gerais.
It was a walk of more than 4 hours. At the end, the devotees participated in Holy Mass, celebrated in the Oratory dedicated to Blessed Father Eustace.
From October 25th to November 2nd, the pilgrims meditated on the Novena dedicated to the Blessed. On the 3rd, the date commemorating the religious figure's birth (November 3rd, 1890), a grand celebration was held with a Festive Dawn, a Supplication for the Canonization of Father Eustáquio, a Procession, and a Solemn Mass.
During one of the celebrations, the city received two pieces of clothing that belonged to Father Eustáquio. The relics will be part of the permanent exhibition belonging to the Sanctuary.

Father Eustáquio in Romaria-MG

Father Eustáquio lived in Romaria, in the Triângulo Mineiro region, from 1925 to 1935, also serving the parishes of Indianópolis-MG and Iraí de Minas-MG. Builder of the current Sanctuary of Our Lady of the Abbey of Água Suja, he was transferred to São Paulo amidst protests from his parishioners.
The parish priest enjoyed such high esteem among his parishioners that when he was transferred, they even besieged the rectory and blocked the town's roads, tearing out the cattle grids. Even so, to fulfill his new obligation, he set off on foot until he crossed the border of Água Suja.