Feast of del Rosario 2010

One highly anticipated religious feast - especially among the ladies of Capul, is the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary or Del Rosario. This is when they get to dress-up in multi-colored gowns as the procession of the Lady goes around town.

According to  Wikipedia "In 1571 Pope Pius V instituted "Our Lady of Victory" as an annual feast to commemorate the victory of Lepanto. The victory was attributed to the Blessed Virgin Mary, as a rosary procession had been offered on that day in St. Peter's Square in Rome for the success of the mission of the Holy League to hold back Muslim forces from overrunning Western Europe. In 1573, Pope Gregory XIII changed the title of this feast-day to "Feast of the Holy Rosary". This feast was extended by Pope Clement XII to the whole of the Latin Rite, inserting it into the Roman Catholic calendar of saints in 1716, and assigning it to the first Sunday in October. Pope Pius X changed the date to 7 October in 1913, as part of his effort to restore celebration of the liturgy of the Sundays.


The Hermana Mayor

 













(photos of the reception to follow)

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