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Ntra. Sra. del Carmen de Hågat (Agat, Guam)
The parish of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, in Hågat (Agat), belongs to the archdiocese of Agaña. Hågat is one of the oldest villages in Guam, founded in the 1680s during the Spanish era, and its patron feast of Carmen is held on the second Saturday of July.
🌹 Wonders and anecdotes
- Hågat was founded in the 1680s, in the Spanish era of Guam, and its community venerates the Virgin of Carmen as a patron.
- The village and its church were destroyed by the 1944 bombing, when Hågat was one of the beaches of Guam's liberation landing; the rebuilt temple became a symbol of the rebirth of the people.
- The patron party begins with a procession at sunset in the streets, with traditional hymns in Chamorro, by the sea.
- Devotion is linked to the scapular of Carmen, a sign of Mary's maternal protection, and culminates in the banquet of the people with the fruits of the sea.
Virgen del Carmen (Agat)
In Hågat, the Virgin of Carmen accompanied a town that lost everything under the 1944 bombs and rose again around its church. His evening procession with chamorros is one of Guam's most beautiful.
"Virgin of Carmen," under your scapular to the village of Hågat.
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