The Health and Peace Sanctuary is preparing for the 2021 Feast of Blessed Father Eustace. The event includes 10 days of special celebrations in the church and also online.

Starting August 21st, every morning at 7 AM, there will be a Novena to the Blessed One on the Padre Eustáquio YouTube Channel.

Also on Saturday the 21st, at 6 PM, there will be a Mass with a candlelight procession carrying the image of the Blessed. The procession will only take place within the Sanctuary. On this occasion, there will be a blessing of the candles and the beginning of the in-person Novena. The Mass will be special with the participation of the Eustachians and Eustachians.

On Sunday the 22nd, there will be four Eucharistic celebrations, at 7:30 am, 10:00 am, 4:00 pm and 6:00 pm, with the second day of the Novena. The Mass will include the participation of pregnant women and couples who are asking for the grace to conceive.

On Monday, August 23rd, the third day of the Novena and Celebration for vocations will take place, with the participation of seminarians. On Tuesday, the 24th, the fourth day of the Novena and Mass for the sick will be held, with the blessing of medicines and medicinal branches.

On Wednesday the 25th, the fifth day of the novena, the celebration will be for the students. On Thursday, the focus will be on remembering consecrated life, and the celebration will include the participation of religious men and women, who will join the faithful in praying the sixth day of the Novena.

On Friday, August 27th, we will have a special celebration for the victims of Covid-19. The mass will be closed to the public, and the church pews will be occupied by photos of people who lost their lives to this disease. If you know someone who died because of the Coronavirus, please send us their photograph so we can display it in the church during the service. Send it to [email address/contact information would go here]. contato@padreeustaquio.com.br.

Also on Friday, there will be a Mass at 7 pm with the participation of merchants. This will be the seventh day of the Novena. At 10 pm there will be Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament with the Sacred Hearts Youth.

On Saturday, August 28th, the eighth day of the Novena, there will be four celebrations at 7:30 am, 10:00 am, 4:00 pm, and 6:00 pm. The 4:00 pm mass will be special for children.

On Sunday the 29th, the last day of the Novena, there will be a long program in honor of the Blessed One. There will be four celebrations with the theme of Solidarity, at 7:30 am, 10:00 am, 4:00 pm and 6:00 pm. Participants may bring non-perishable food items to be donated to needy families registered with the Ladies of Charity.

At 11:00 AM, the raising of the Mast for the Feast of Blessed Father Eustáquio will take place, followed immediately at 12:00 PM by a celebratory lunch with pick-up at the Church's Community Center. At 2:00 PM, a procession with the image of the Blessed Father will depart through the streets of the neighborhood.

On August 30th, Father Eustáquio's Day, the festivities begin at 6:00 AM with an online mass, broadcast on the Padre Eustáquio YouTube Channel. Following this, at 7:00 AM, in-person visits to the Padre Eustáquio Memorial will begin and continue until 7:00 PM. Visits will be controlled according to current health protocols; those who attend will receive a blessing of health and peace. There will also be a special program on the Padre Eustáquio YouTube Channel at two times: from 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM and from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM.

The Festival concludes at 8 PM with the closing Mass, which will also be streamed on our YouTube channel.

Please remember that to participate in the celebrations from August 21st to 29th, you will need to obtain tickets from our website padreeustaquio.com.br or at the parish office.

**On Monday, August 30th, the celebrations will be closed to the public and broadcast only on social media.**.