Our Lady of Peñafrancia procession

Our Lady of Peñafrancia procession

By Leticia Peralta Toran and Romy Zetazate

The Bicolanos and Bicolanos living in the province of Ontario, trooped to the Blufers Park, Scarborugh Lake at Brimley, Scarborough, Toronto to honor the miraculous Our Lady of Peñafrancia the Patron Saint of the Bicol Region.

Headed by Earl Francis Orino Dacara, president of the Bicol Canada Community Association including the other BCCA officers, convincing hundreds of Bicolanos and Bicolanas who settled in the province of Ontario.
The procession was both on land and water or fluvial.

After the fluvial procession a mass was held with Msgr. Edgar Pan of Goa, Camarines Sur who is the parish priest of St. Rose of Lima Parish at 3216 Lawrence Avenue East, Scarborough, Toronto.
In the evening, a mass was held at the Our Lady of Assumption which was coupled with a social.

(St. Jamestown News Service)