My View of Life on the Dock
Empress Lucia Brown and her Husband Ralph participated in Mass given by Father “Jim” Achadinha held Mass at the DES Club DES Club in preparation for the Feast of the Holy Spirit on Sunday at Our Lady of Good Voyage Church.
Mordomo Daniel Nunes and Father “Jim” Achadinha pray the Rosary at the DES Club in preparation for the Feast of the Holy Spirit on Sunday at Our Lady of Good Voyage Church.
Many worshipers participate by saying the Rosary and attending Mass at the DES Club all week.
The procession started at the DES Portuguese Club to Mr. and Mrs. Jose Diaz Ferreira (The 2015 Mordomo), and back to the church where Father “Jim” Achadinha , joined the procession up Portuguese Hill. The neighborhood pronominally Portuguese, they appreciated Father “Jim’s” participation in the procession waving and coming out to greet the procession of the Holy Ghost. The rain held off until everyone reached Our Lady of Good Voyage, the rain stopped briefly after the Holy Mass, and the procession headed towards the DES club to celebrate the Holy Ghost’s Traditional “Sopas” (Portuguese soup).
Below is a slide show of the Procession and the many who participated. Two colors are used in conjunction with the feast: RED and WHITE. Red symbolizes the tongues of fire, the form in which the Holy Spirit descended on the Apostles, and white symbolizes peace, purity and divinity.
Good Morning Gloucester 