French Mass with Bishop Deshotel begins Fête-Dieu du Teche
Statues of St. Joseph and the Blessed Virgin Mary proceed ahead of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament as a foot procession is held from St. Leo the Great Catholic Church to the boat landing on the Bayou Teche in Leonville as part of the Fête-Dieu du Teche Eucharistic Boat Procession on Saturday, August 15. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)
Fr. Michael Champagne, of the Community of Jesus Crucified, incenses Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament during Mass held in St. Leo the Great Catholic Church. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)
Fr. Michael Champagne, of the Community of Jesus Crucified, incenses Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament during Mass held in St. Leo the Great Catholic Church. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)
By: TONY MARKS
Editor
LEONVILLE - Twenty-one years before the American Declaration of Independence was signed, peasant farmers were exiled from their native Acadia. Many of them eventually settled in Spanish territory that later became modern-day Louisiana. These Acadian settlers brought with them their Cajun faith and a strong devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary.
This devotion is still stro…
