Columbus Ss. Augustine and Gabriel Church celebrated a combined Mass on Sunday, May 19 with the Vietnamese and English-speaking communities for the Solemnity of the Pentecost that included a Marian procession around the parish grounds.

Father Joseph Bay, the parish pastor, was the celebrant of the Mass. He was assisted by Deacon Jason Nguyen.

The parish normally offers separate weekend Masses in English and Vietnamese, but the two were combined for this special observance.

Ss. Augustine and Gabriel is home to the Vietnamese Catholic community in the diocese.

The procession inside and outside the church   CT photo by Ken Snow
Father Joseph Bay incenses the statue of Our Lady. CT photo by Ken Snow
A large congregation assembled for the Mass that honored Our Lady on Pentecost Sunday. CT photo by Ken Snow
Father Joseph Bay leads with Mass with the statue of Our Lady used during the procession in the foreground. CT photo by Ken Snow
Dancers kneel at the altar after performing a traditional Vietnamese routine before Mass begins at Ss. Augustine & Gabriel Church. CT photo by Ken Snow

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