The official program of the national pilgrimage to Mary, Our Lady of Seven Sorrows in Šaštín starts on Friday in western Slovakia. Taking place through the whole weekend, the event will be highlighted with the special mass on Sunday attended by Slovak bishops. "The main preacher will be Apostolic Prefect of Azerbaijan Vladimír Fekete," the Slovak Bishop's Conference announced. The Feast of Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows is a reminder that Saint Mary was proclaimed patron saint of Slovakia by the Holy See in 1927.
Martina Šimkovičová, Photo: TASR
