The Peruvian community from across the diocese came together on Oct. 13 at the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Paterson for a Mass to celebrate the feast of Señor de los Milagros (Lord of Miracles).
Every October, on or near the 18th, the Peruvian community celebrates Señor de los Milagros. Bishop Kevin J. Sweeney celebrated the liturgy, concelebrated by other priests.
The celebration included a procession. Peruvians carried an image of Jesus Christ. It was painted during the 17th century by an unknown African who was taken as a slave from what is now Angola to Peru.
Señor de los Milagros is the leading Catholic celebration in Peru, and it features one of the largest processions in the world in the South American country. Its name originated in the 17th century during an earthquake in Lima that destroyed most of the city, leaving only the image standing.
— Michael Wojcik
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