Venezuelan devotees honor virgin of the valley with serenade
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In Anaco, Venezuela, parishioners and devotees celebrated the Virgin del Valle with a serenade including traditional birthday songs at midnight.
People gathered on September 8th to honor the Marian devotion that draws hundreds each year. Children and adults attended services at the Virgen del Valle church, part of a program coordinated by priest Luis Mota, to celebrate the Nativity of the Virgin Mary.
The celebration included prayers and hymns as people renewed their faith and offered intentions to the patron saint of eastern Venezuela. Bishop Jorge Aníbal Quintero Chacón of the Barcelona Diocese will lead a solemn mass on Tuesday. Devotees in Anaco came together as a community for the religious observance. The article notes the event strengthens intergenerational bonds among those who participate.
