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)
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 strong to …
