Feast of St. Martin de Porres Liturgy Monday November 3rd | 5:30 p.m.
Image of St. Martin de Porres.
The Sacred Heart Cathedral-St. Martin de Porres Society cordially invites you to attend the Feast of St. Martin de Porres Celebration.
Following Mass, we will hold a candlelight procession around the Cathedral Grounds and gather in front of the shrine of St. Martin de Porres for reflection. Afterwards, we will gather in the Sears Diocesan Hall for fellowship and light refreshments to celebrate the society’s 40th Anniversary. St. Martin de Porres Society items will be on display and as a service to our community, SMD will be collecting new or gently used towels and laundry detergent pods for Minnie's Maison.
Sacred Heart’s St. Martin de Porres Society – In 1985, Sacred Heart Cathedral in Davenport founded a St. Martin de Porres Society. The mission of this society is promoting racial unity and black awareness among Catholics in the diocese. The Society's annual activities include celebration of The Feast of St. Martin (Nov 3), annual teaching during Black History Month (February) and sponsoring a Black History Essay Contests as well as providing program support with numerous other church ministries and neighborhood initiatives.
St. Martin de Porres - (9 December 1579 – 3 November 1639) was a Peruvian lay brother f the Dominican Order who was beatified in 1837 by Pope Gregory XVI and canonized in 1962 by Pope John XXIII. He is the patron saint of mixed-race people, barbers, innkeepers, public health workers, and all those seeking racial harmony.
Sacred Heart Cathedral - 422 E. 10th Street – Davenport, Iowa