Santo Cristo Event To Be Held May 16 and 17
The annual Senhor Santo Cristo festival will take place this weekend at MSA, featuring Portuguese-American musician Aristides Romeiro alongside local performers, religious celebrations and community festivities.
A spokesperson said, “This Saturday and Sunday, 16 and 17 May, the annual Senhor Santo Cristo festival will take place at MSA. All members of the public are invited to attend free of charge.
“Additionally, the festival’s organizers are pleased to announce that Portuguese-American musician Aristides Romeiro will headline the weekend’s festivities. Romeiro is a well-known performer of popular Portuguese music based in Boston, USA.
“Also performing are a number of local acts: In Motion School of Dance, Caroline Brown, the Vasco da Gama Folklore dancers, the Casa dos Açores Folklore dancers, and AFB’s Cultural Dancers. DJ Scoobay will provide further musical entertainment for the evening.
“This year’s celebrations will begin with a Triduum of Preparation. On Friday, 15 May, a Holy Mass with Confession will be held at 7:30pm at St. Theresa’s Cathedral.
“On Saturday, 16 May, a Mass will be celebrated at 7:45pm in St. Theresa’s Cathedral, during which the statue of Senhor Santo Cristo will be transferred from the Chapel to the Sanctuary. MSA will then be open to the public for live entertainment from 8:00pm to midnight.
“On Sunday, 17 May at 1:30pm, a Solemn Mass will be celebrated in St. Theresa’s Cathedral, followed immediately by a procession from the Cathedral, down Dundonald Street, then to Woodlands Road, to Laffan Street and back to the Cathedral.
“Immediately following the procession, festivities will continue at MSA from 4:30pm to 11:00pm, which include a bazaar, baked goods, auction, food & beverages and live entertainment. A raffle draw will take place at 8:00pm. Anyone wanting to purchase or sell raffle tickets can contact the Commissão Senhor Santo Cristo via email at santocristobermuda@gmail.com.
“Senhor Santo Cristo is an Azorean tradition that the Portuguese community has celebrated in Bermuda for many years. It is a religious veneration associated with an image of Jesus Christ, specifically a Renaissance-style representation of the Ecce Homo, dating back to 1700 in the Azorean city of Ponta Delgada.
“The festival is jointly organized in Bermuda by the Commissão Senhor Santo Cristo, the Vasco da Gama Club and the Portuguese Cultural Association [registered charity, #385].”
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