By Communications Department - Archdiocese of Miami

 

 

Miami, FL (August 30, 2024) – The Archdiocese of Miami invites the faithful to take part in the celebration in honor of the Feast Day of Cuba’s patroness, Our Lady of Charity, on Saturday, September 7, 2024, with a Mass celebrated by Archbishop Thomas Wenski. 

This year the celebration will take place at Milander Park located at 4700 Palm Avenue in Hialeah, beginning with a rosary at 7 p.m., followed by a procession of the image of Our Lady of Charity. The solemn Mass in honor of the Feast Day will begin at 8 p.m. The celebration will conclude with a fireworks display at 10:00 p.m. 

In addition, the National Shrine of Our Lady of Charity will host a series of events leading up to the Feast Day that includes a traditional nine-day novena starting on Friday, August 30, and a vehicular pilgrimage procession on Saturday, August 31. The procession will depart from the shrine and stop to visit emblematic places and parishes throughout Miami-Dade County. 

On the Feast Day of Our Lady of Charity, Sunday, September 8, the National Shrine will have the image exposed for veneration until 6 p.m.

For a full list of details please visit the National Shrine of Our Lady of Charity website. 

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About the Archdiocese of Miami: The Archdiocese of Miami serves 1.3 million Catholics in Miami-Dade, Broward, and Monroe Counties, consisting of 109 parishes and missions, including the National Shrine of Our Lady of Charity, and is served by over 170 priests, 120 deacons, and 247 brothers and sisters. The archdiocese is also home to sixty-four schools, including fourteen secondary schools (four of which are operated by religious orders), and the only AdvancEd/SACS accredited virtual Catholic school in the U.S. The archdiocese also oversees the Adrian Dominican-run Barry University and sponsors St. Thomas University. Mass is celebrated daily and available in a dozen languages. The archdiocese is led by Archbishop Thomas Wenski.