Congregants join hands in prayer in front of the image of Our Lady of Altagracia Jan. 20, 2017, at Rochester’s Our Lady of the Americas Church during the annual Mass celebrating Our Lady of Altagracia. (EMC file photo)
Mass at Rochester parish to honor Our Lady of Altagracia
The annual Mass honoring Our Lady of Altagracia, protectoress of the Dominican Republic, will be celebrated Jan. 20 at Holy Apostles Church, 530 Lyell Ave., Rochester.
Jesuit Father Jack Podsiadlo will celebrate the Mass in Spanish at 7 p.m.
Following the Mass, there will be a social gathering in the school hall with food from various local Dominican restaurants.