BY MANUEL C. “MANNY” CORREIRA

It was a wonderful afternoon of religious faith, joy, and community spirit this past Sunday in celebration of the third annual Feast of St. Elizabeth. What the Rev. Vander S. Martins, the St. Elizabeth Church pastor, started in 2023 has blossomed into a wonderful religious event to coincide with the already well-celebrated United Brotherhood of the Holy Spirit and the Holy Trinity and Santo Cristo Feasts, as well as the Holy Rosary Sodality.

The procession throughout neighboring streets following Sunday’s 10:30 a.m. Mass was indeed a stirring experience for all those parishioners who participated, as well as those who watched nearby.

As Father Martins explained, “Saint Elizabeth, Queen of Portugal, was a woman of deep faith, charity, and reconciliation. Tho

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