Sep 8, 2014
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The image of Our Lady of Charity is replicated in a giant banner behind the altar. / La imagen de la Virgen de la Caridad se ve aqui duplicada por un gigantesco estandarte.Auxiliary Bishop Peter Baldacchino and Archbishop Thomas Wenski pose before the Mass. / Mons. Peter Baldacchino, obispo auxiliary, y el Arzobispo Thomas Wenski se retratan antes de la Misa.Cardinal Raymundo Damasceno Assis of Aparecida, Brazil, speaks to the media before the Mass. He was in Miami for a pastoral visit with Brazilian Catholics here. / El Cardenal Raymundo Damasceno Assis de Aparecida, Brasil, responde a preguntas de la prensa antes de la Misa. Estaba en Miami para un visita pastoral con los brasileños que viven en la arquidiocesis.Piarist Father Mario Vizcaino hears a student's confession before Mass. / El P. Mario Vizcaino, Piarista, escucha la confesion de un estudiante antes de la Misa.Students from Immaculata-La Salle High School process into the BankUnited Center before the start of Mass. / Estudiantes de Immaculata-La Salle High School desfilan en la procesion antes del comienzo de la Misa.Members of archdiocesan groups process with American, Cuban and Vatican flags. / Miembros de grupos arquidiocesanos caminan con la bandera americana, cubana y del Vaticano.Representatives of other Latin American countries process with their flags. / Representantes de otros paises hispanos entran con sus banderas.Children dressed in typical costumes carry the Cuban flag into the BankUnited Center. / Niños vestidos en trajes tipicos entran en el BankUnited Center portando la bandera cubana.Members of Encuentros Juveniles, a group for youths and young adults, carry the image of Our Lady of Charity, patroness of Cuba, through the BankUnited Center in Coral Gables during the annual celebration of her feast day Sept. 8. / Miembros de Encuentros Juveniles llevan la imagen de la Virgen de la Caridad en procesion por el BankUnited Center al comenzar la celebracion anual por la patrona de Cuba.Priests from the National Shrine of Our Lady of Charity process into the arena ahead of the image of Cuba's patroness; from left: Father Juan Rumin Dominguez, rector of the shrine; Father Carlos Cespedes-Serrano; and Msgr. Pedro Garcia. / Sacerdotes que trabajan en la Ermita de la Caridad toman parte en la procesion de la Virgen, de izq. a der., el P. Juan Rumin Dominguez, rector, el P. Carlos Cespedes-Serrano y Mons. Pedro Garcia.The image of Our Lady of Charity is framed by the Cuban flag at the start of the Mass on her feast day. / La imagen de la Virgen de la Caridad se ve junto a la bandera cubana al comienzo de la Misa en su honor.The faithful, many dressed in yellow for the virgin, wave handkerchiefs as her image enters the BankUnited Center. / Los fieles, muchos vestidos de amarillo, saludan a la imagen de la Virgen mientras es llevada en procesion por el BankUnited Center.
Annual celebration of the feast of Our Lady of Charity at the Bank United Center in Coral Gables. Bishop Peter Baldacchino preaching. Sts. Peter and Paul School choir and members of adult choirs from parishes throughout the archdiocese.Members of Encuentros Juveniles, a group for youths and young adults, carry the image of Our Lady of Charity, patroness of Cuba, through the BankUnited Center in Coral Gables during the annual celebration of her feast day Sept. 8. / Miembros de Encuentros Juveniles llevan la imagen de la Virgen de la Caridad en procesion por el BankUnited Center al comenzar la celebracion anual por la patrona de Cuba.Annual celebration of the feast of Our Lady of Charity at the Bank United Center in Coral Gables. Bishop Peter Baldacchino preaching. Sts. Peter and Paul School choir and members of adult choirs from parishes throughout the archdiocese.The percussion section at the annual Mass for Our Lady of Charity, which like the choir is composed of volunteer choir members from parishes throughout the archdiocese. / Los musicos, al igual que el coro, pertenecen a varias parroquias de la arquidiocesis.
Annual celebration of the feast of Our Lady of Charity at the Bank United Center in Coral Gables. Bishop Peter Baldacchino preaching. Sts. Peter and Paul School choir and members of adult choirs from parishes throughout the archdiocese.Archdiocesan priests take part in the Mass. / Sacerdotes arquidiocesanos participan en la Misa.Auxiliary Bishop Peter Baldacchino prays during the Mass/ / Mons. Peter Baldacchino, obispo auxiliar de Miami, reza durante la Misa.Auxiliary Bishop Peter Baldacchino preaches the homily during the Mass/ / Mons. Peter Baldacchino, obispo auxiliar de Miami, predica la homilia durante la Misa.Daughters of Charity that work in the shrine take up the offertory. / Hijas de la Caridad que trabajan en la ermita llevan las ofrendas.Archbishop Thomas Wenski is joined by other bishops and priests in the celebration of Mass. / El Arzobispo Thomas Wenski y otros obispos y sacerdotes celebran la Misa.View of the nearly 3,000 people who gathered at the BankUnited Center for this year's Mass. / Vista de las cerca de 3,000 personas que se reunieron en el BankUnited Center para la Misa.Students from St. John Vianney College Seminary take part in the celebration. / Estudiantes del seminario St. John Vianney toman parte en la celebracion.The faithful pray the Our Father during the Mass. / Los fieles rezan el Padre Nuestro durante la Misa.The choir from Sts. Peter and Paul School takes part in the Mass. / El coro de estudiantes de la escuela Sts. Peter and Paul cantan durante la Misa.Father Roberto Cid, general director of Pax Catholic Communications, and Father Jose Luis Menendez, pastor of Corpus Christi Church in Miami, comment on the proceedings for the live broadcast on Radio Paz, the archdiocesan station. / El P. Roberto Cid, director general de Pax Catholic Communications, y el P. Jose Luis Menendez, parroco de Corpus Christi en Miami, fueron los comentaristas para la transmision en vivo de Radio Paz, la estacion arquidiocesana.A Miami priest takes a picture of the altar during the annual Mass for the feast of Our Lady of Charity. / Un sacerdote usa su telefono celular para fotografiar la imagen de la Virgen.Archbishop Thomas Wenski delivers his remarks at the end of the Mass. / El Arzobispo Thomas Wenski se dirige a los fieles al concluir la Misa.Cardinal Raymundo Damasceno of Aparecida, Brazil, takes part in the annual Mass for the feast of Cuba's patroness, Our Lady of Charity. The cardinal was in South Florida visiting the area's Brazilian community./ El Cardenal Raymundo Damasceno de Aparecida, Brazil, toma parte en la Misa.Cardinal Raymundo Damasceno of Aparecida, Brazil, greets the Cuban community at the conclusion of the annual Mass for the feast of their patroness, Our Lady of Charity. The cardinal was in South Florida visiting the area's Brazilian community./ El Cardenal Raymundo Damasceno de Aparecida, Brasil, saluda a la comunidad cubana al finalizar la Misa.The Knights of Columbus honor guard open the way for the procession at the end of Mass. / La guardia de honor de los Caballeros de Colon abre el camino para la procesion al concluir la Misa.The faithful take pictures of the image of Our Lady of Charity as she exits the BankUnited Center after the end of the Mass. / Los fieles sacan fotos de la imagen de la Virgen de la Caridad a medida que sale del BankUnited Center despues de terminar la Misa.Anthony Barroso, Carolina Hernandez y Elizabeth Martinez, of Encuentros Juveniles, read La Voz Catolica after the Mass. Nearly 3,000 copies of the Spanish archdiocesan newspaper were given out to those who took part. / Anthony Barroso, Carolina Hernandez y Elizabeth Martinez, miembros de Encuentros Juveniles, leen La Voz Católica despues de la misa. Se distribuyeron cerca de 3,000 ejemplares de la edicion de agosto del periodico, cuya circulacion aun es bastante limitada en las parroquias de mayoria hispana de la Arquidiocesis.Two participants at the Mass pose for the camera, his T-shirt stating the fervent prayer of the Cuban people. / Dos fieles se dejan retratar al final de la Misa. La camiseta de el expresa la oracion ferviente del pueblo cubano.The image of Our Lady of Charity dressed especially for the occasion. / La imagen de la Virgen de la Caridad se ve revestida especialmente para la celebracion de este año.