Vigente.
Mojácar’s Irish Catholic community has celebrated the festivity of its patron saint, Saint Patrick, in the Santa María Parish Church.
The mass was celebrated by the Mojácar Parish Priest, Víctor Manuel Fernández, who conducted the service in English and Spanish.
The councillors Francisco García Cerdá, María Luisa Pérez and Ana García, members of the local council’s government team, were present at the mass, sharing with their Irish neighbours this big day for the community.
The parish priest called on the Irish faithful to share other important celebrations on the Spanish or Irish Catholic calendar on more occasions, an invitation that was welcomed by the faithful.
Saint Patrick was a missionary, preacher throughout Britain. In his youth he was captured by Scottish pirates and enslaved in Ireland. After seven years of captivity he managed to escape.
Following a vision he decided to return to Ireland as a missionary and ended up becoming a preacher of the gospel in Ireland. He adapted well to the social conditions of the place, forming a local clergy and several Christian communities, respecting the traditions and customs of the inhabitants. He was known as the Apostle of Ireland, where it was believed he died of old age about the year 461.
Once the mass was concluded, the Irish residents celebrated their big festivity in the different establishments of that nationality in the municipality.
