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Join our tradition! Each year for the Solemnity of Christ the King, Wisdom holds a Eucharistic Procession on the UL campus.Did you know that a procession can change history?
La Rogativa is a famous bronze statue located in the old walled city of San Juan, Puerto Rico. Rogativa is a Spanish word derived from the verb "rogar" meaning to plea or to supplicate. A Rogativa is a large procession of people making a plea to God for hlep.
British troups, lead by Sir Abercrombie, took control of the city by naval blockade on April 30, 1797. The desperate governor of San Juan ordered a "rogativa." The women and children led by the bishop, marched through the streets that night. They started at the Cathedral. They sang hymns, carried torches and bells, and prayed for the city's deliverance. The British mistook the sights and sounds as evidence of the arrival of reinforcements. Considering themselves to be outnumbered, Abercrombie's fleet abandoned the city promptly and San Juan was saved!
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Ragin Cajun Catholics, 501 E Saint Mary Blvd, Lafayette, United States