Dom Gilvan Pereira Rodrigues presides over 1st Jubilee Holy Hour at Paróquia Ceia do Senhor e Santo André Apóstolo

Bishop Gilvan Pereira Rodrigues presided over the first Jubilee Holy Hour at the Parish of the Lord's Supper and Saint Andrew the Apostle in Salvador on Thursday, October 29. The parish priest, Father Thiago Kern, concelebrated the prayer service.

The Holy Hour is part of a series of prayers held across the Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia to prepare for the conclusion of celebrations marking 475 years since the diocese was created and 350 years since it was elevated to an archdiocese. These celebrations began in February.

During the service, Bishop Rodrigues stated that the Holy Hour allows the faithful to contemplate Jesus Christ as the center of the Church's history. He noted that the prayer, meditation on the Word, and silence before the Blessed Sacrament help the community prepare for the upcoming anniversary celebrations. The archdiocesan territory includes the municipalities of Salvador, Lauro de Freitas, Salinas da Margarida, Itaparica, and Vera Cruz.