Brazil Marks São Judas Tadeu Feast With Masses, Processions and Pilgrims

Overview

• In São Paulo, the Jabaquara sanctuary holds services from 5 a.m., with a 5 p.m. Mass led by Cardinal Dom Odilo Scherer followed by a procession and partial live transmission.
• In Belo Horizonte, organizers expect more than 60,000 pilgrims, with Masses every two hours from midnight and solemn celebrations at 6 a.m., 6 p.m. and 10 p.m., plus guidance to arrive early and use public transport.
• In Aracaju, celebrations began with a dawn reveille and vehicle blessing, culminating in a 5:30 p.m. solemn Mass presided by Archbishop Dom João Costa and a community procession.
• In Rio de Janeiro, the Cosme Velho sanctuary runs special programming that includes the traditional red-and-black Mass linked to Flamengo’s devotional tradition.
• Flamengo has honored São Judas Tadeu as patron since the 1950s, with the saint’s image enthroned at the club in 1957 and October 28 recognized locally as Dia do Flamenguista.