Our Lady of Aparecida Day: check out the festive schedule in Sergipe
Patroness of Brazil is celebrated with masses and processions at the Nossa Senhora Aparecida Sanctuary, in Bairro Bugio.
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This Monday (12), Aracaju celebrates the Day of Our Lady of Aparecida with masses at the Bairro Bugio Sanctuary and a procession leaving the Siqueira Campos neighborhood, with several musical attractions and religious celebrations throughout the day.
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Why It Matters
October 12th is a national holiday in Brazil in honor of Our Lady of Aparecida, the country's patron saint.
This Monday (12), the Day of Our Lady of Aparecida, patron saint of Brazil, is celebrated. In Aracaju, the festivities are concentrated in the Nossa Senhora Aparecida Sanctuary, located in Bairro Bugio, north of the city.
In addition to the masses, there will be the traditional procession with an electric trio leaving the Siqueira Campos neighborhood. The artistic presentation is with William Sanfona and the participation of Kiko Chicabana, Rodrigo Torres, Adriana Arydes, Mike Oliveira, Luanzinho Morais, DJ Ronny Moura, Emanuel Stênio and Groove Gain.
Check out the full program for the festive day below:
6am — Mass of Devotees (Celebrant: Frei Mário Sérgio, OFMCap.)
8am — Solemn Mass (Celebrant: Frei Roberto Fernandes, OFMCap.)
08h — Departure of the Pilgrimage from Praça Dom José Thomaz (Siqueira Campos)
12pm — Pilgrims Mass (Celebrant: Dom Jefferson Pinheiro)
4pm — Solemn Mass (Celebrant: Dom Josafá Menezes, followed by a Solemn Procession after the Holy Mass)
Celebrations in Our Lady of Aparecida
The city of Nossa Senhora Aparecida holds the central moments of the patron saint's festival, a tradition that began in 2004. The program includes the traditional procession of drivers, a night walk on the 11th, at 11pm, for the celebration of the Mass of Light in the first minute of the 12th.
The tributes continue throughout the night with masses every hour at the Main Church, culminating at 7 am with the opening of the 23rd Pilgrimage of Nossa Senhora Aparecida, which welcomes pilgrims from different regions, including the 7 kilometer walk from the village of Queimadas.
