{"id":209934,"date":"2024-01-22T08:31:19","date_gmt":"2024-01-22T12:31:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/?p=209934"},"modified":"2024-01-22T08:58:53","modified_gmt":"2024-01-22T12:58:53","slug":"president-luis-abinader-hears-la-altagracia-mass","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/2024\/01\/22\/president-luis-abinader-hears-la-altagracia-mass\/","title":{"rendered":"President Luis Abinader hears La Altagracia mass"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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President Luis Abinader, First Lady Raquel Arbaje and Vice President Raquel Pe\u00f1a were present for the traditional Altagracia Day mass that fell on Sunday, 21 January 2024 at the Basilica Catedral Nuestra Se\u00f1ora de la Altagracia in Higuey, La Altagracia province. The Basilica is the second most important Roman Catholic church in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also attending the mass was Minister of the Presidency Joel Santos and his wife Carmen Ligia Barcelo, who is running for deputy for the ruling PRM for the El Seibo province in the East.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Others were Industry & Commerce Minister Victor (Ito) Bison\u00f3 and Minister of Housing Carlos Bonilla, the governor of the La Altagracia province Martina Pep\u00e9n and the mayor of Higuey, Rafael Bar\u00f3n Duluc (Cholitin), senator Virgilio Cedano, the director of the Police Ramon Antonio Guzman Peralta, the director of Digesett Francisco Ozoria de la Cruz and the director of Politur, Minoru Matsunaga.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Diario Libre reported that this year access by religious devotees to the basilica was limited by the security of the President.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nuncio Apostolic Piergiorgio Bertoldi and the Bishop of La Altagracia, Monsignor Jesus Castro Marte gave the mass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our Lady of High Grace is regarded as the protective and spiritual mother of the Dominican people. For the 21 January celebration, thousands of devotees arrived from all over the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Presidency reported that the President, his wife and the Vice President visited the Museo de la Altagracia and had lunch at the Bishop\u2019s house in Higuey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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President Luis Abinader, First Lady Raquel Arbaje and Vice President Raquel Pe\u00f1a were present for the traditional Altagracia Day mass that fell on Sunday, 21 January 2024 at the Basilica Catedral Nuestra Se\u00f1ora de la Altagracia in Higuey, La Altagracia province. The Basilica is the second most important Roman Catholic church in the country. Also … <\/p>\n

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