Last weekend, devotees of Blessed Father Eust\u00e1quio 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.
\nOn October 27th, many people participated in the "Padre Eust\u00e1quio 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.
\nIt 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.
\nFrom 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 Eust\u00e1quio, a Procession, and a Solemn Mass.
\nDuring one of the celebrations, the city received two pieces of clothing that belonged to Father Eust\u00e1quio. The relics will be part of the permanent exhibition belonging to the Sanctuary.<\/p>\n
Father Eust\u00e1quio in Romaria-MG<\/strong><\/p>\n Father Eust\u00e1quio lived in Romaria, in the Tri\u00e2ngulo Mineiro region, from 1925 to 1935, also serving the parishes of Indian\u00f3polis-MG and Ira\u00ed de Minas-MG. Builder of the current Sanctuary of Our Lady of the Abbey of \u00c1gua Suja, he was transferred to S\u00e3o Paulo amidst protests from his parishioners. No \u00faltimo final de semana, os devotos do Beato Padre Eust\u00e1quio em Romaria-MG, relembraram, com muita festa, o anivers\u00e1rio natal\u00edcio do religioso. Na programa\u00e7\u00e3o, missas, barraquinhas, caminhada e muita f\u00e9 marcaram as comemora\u00e7\u00f5es. No dia 27 de outubro, muitas pessoas participaram do \u201cCaminho de Padre Eust\u00e1quio\u201d, uma caminhada que come\u00e7a na cidade de Monte Carmelo e termina 22 quil\u00f4metros depois, no Santu\u00e1rio Nossa Senhora da Abadia, em Romaria-MG. Foram mais de 4 horas de caminhada. Ao final, os devotos participaram da Santa Missa, celebrada no Orat\u00f3rio dedicado ao Beato Padre Eust\u00e1quio. Do dia 25 de outubro at\u00e9 o dia 02 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":2998,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[611],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2997","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-noticias"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
\nThe 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 \u00c1gua Suja.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"