This site is intended to provide information about the

Feasts of Divine Holy Spirit in Florida

Festas do Divino Espírito Santo na Florida

Sponsored by PASA

 

 

Community 2024* Location

Read about the History of the

Holy Spirit Feasts

in Florida

West Palm Beach April 7 13265 Okeechobee Blvd - Loxahatchee
SW Florida April 13 Temple Beth Shalom 702 SE 24th Ave - Cape Coral
St. Petersburg April 27/28 7808 46 Ave N - St Petersburg

Port Richey

May 4/5 11205 Areca Dr - Port Richey

Port Saint Lucie

May 19 1482 SE Green Dr - Port Saint Lucie

Palm Coast

May 26 1200 Palm Harbour Pkwy - Palm Coast

* Dates subject to change

 

Where did this 8 centuries old tradition start?
Click HERE to learn
The tradition in St. Petersburg
Slide show 2007-2019
   
Photo albums of the Holy Spirit Feasts - St. Petersburg, Florida 

2023 2019  2018  2017  2016  2015  2014  2013
2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007
 
                 

 

 

 

Mordomos / Feast Presidents

St. Petersburg

Port Richey

Southwest Florida

2024

Ermelindo e Ana Paula Andrade

2024

Joe Cabral

2024

Tony and Helen Torres

2023

John e Fátima Teixeira

2023

Nancy Raposo

2023

Tony and Helen Torres

2022

Cancelled

2022

John e Maria Mendonça

2022

Joe Datoma

2021

Cancelled due to pandemic

2012

Cancelled due to pandemic

2021

Cancelled due to pandemic

2020

Cancelled due to pandemic

2020

Cancelled due to pandemic

2020

Cancelled due to pandemic

2019

Gary e Virginia Costa

2019

Agnelo e Clara da Costa

2019

Epaminondas Borges Sousa Jr

2018

Jose e Natividade Furtado

2018

Tony e Alice Riquinha

2018

Roque Avelar

2017

Rui e Keslym Correia

2017

Jose e Helena Carlos

2011

Roque e Liceria Avelar

2016

Alfredo e Marcia Martins

2016

Ernesto e Dora Amaral

 

 

2015

Jorge e Maggie Chaves

2015

Marta Chappell

Port Richey - Império das Crianças

2014

José e Theresa Ponte

2014

Janete DeSousa

2010

Aura Chaves

2013

João e Cidália Correia

2013

Frank Mendes (Frank Rosa)

2009

Steven Chaves

2012

Rui e Lucia Correia

2012

Marta Chapel

 

2011

Manuel e Ana Cabral

2011

Maria Botelho

 

 

2010

António Leandres

2010

Frank Mendes

 

 

2009

Jim e Angelina Phelan

2009

Lourenço Raposo

 

 

2008

Maria Batista

2008

Tony Alves

2007

Philip Carvalho

2007

Norman Botelho

Palm Coast

Port Saint Lucie

West Palm Beach

2024

Manuel Goulart

2024

Dolores & Leo Bettencourt

2024

Lucy Tavares

2023

António & Natália Santos

2023

José e Maria Leal

2023

Carlos e Goretti Andrade

2022

António & Teresinha Areias

2022

Jose e Dionisia Farias

2022

John & Tina Cadete

2021

Cancelled due to pandemic

2012

Cancelled due to pandemic

2021

Cancelled due to pandemic

2020

Cancelled due to pandemic

2020

Cancelled due to pandemic

2020

Cancelled due to pandemic

2019

Jenifer Cabral

2019

Maria Leal e Maria Conceição Leal

2019

Joaquim e Maria Martins

2018

Fatima Chaves e Americo Martins

2018

Carlos e Ana Cardoso

2018

João e Coltide Paiva

2017

Luís e Inês Sousa

2017

Carlos & Gina Machado

2017

Carlos e Eduarda Vassal

2016

Vitorino e Conceição Andrade

2016

José e Maria Leal

2016

Ligia Amaral

2015

Manuel e Helena Sousa

2015

Manuel e Maria Silva

2015

Fatima Chaves e Américo Martins

2014

Fátima Chaves e Américo

2014

João e Maria Olivia Bettencourt

2014

Filomena e Carlos Teixeira

2013

Elifonso e Fátima Rito

2013

Fátima & Jose Trigueiro

2013

António Andrade

2012

José Eduardo Chaves

2012

Tina Cardoso

2012

João Raposo

2011

Vitorino e Conceição Andrade

2011

Carlos & Gina Machado

2011

Fatima Chaves e Américo Martins

2010

Fernando e Maria Arraial

2010

Luis e Tina Cardoso

2009

António e Teresinha Areias

2009

Luis e Tina Cardoso

 

The Holy Ghost Discovers Florida

The short history of the Holy Spirit Feasts in Florida

is presented as

The Holy Ghost Discovers Florida

in a segment of the book

IV CONGRESSO INTERNACIONAL

SOBRE AS FESTAS DO ESPÍRITO SANTO

by Tony Goulart, 2010

 Click image for extracts of the book

 

The extracts include the work on "The Holy Ghost Discovers Florida", a list of all the works by other participants, including the work by Pedro Folgado on "Alenquer, “Terra do Espírito Santo”".  In the index you will see representation from multiple global Portuguese communities where the Espírito Santo is celebrated, and numerous communities in the United States, with greater concentration in the Northeast and in California.

"The Holy Ghost discovers Florida" work begins with a brief description of the geography of Florida and the demographics of the Portuguese communities holding these Feasts.  Such background information was helpful for non-Floridians to contextualize the events.  The work elaborates on the Feasts in each community, with focus on the sponsoring community, P.A.S.A. 

Gratitute to the coordinators of the IV International Conference on the Holy Spirit Feasts, Tony Goulart and Jose Rodrigues, for invitation to participate in the conference. The work is dedicated to everyone involved with the Holy Spirit Feasts in Florida, who provided feedback and information assembled in this work.

Presentation LINKS:

 

Video of Slides used at the presentation of "The Holy Ghost Discovers Florida" at the IV Congress in 2010:

 

Oral presentation recording of "The Holy Ghost Discovers Florida" in 2010 (unedited):

 

 

Other Links to by California media:

 

2010 Conference and Feast photos

 

2010 Conference and Feast Videos

 

 


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