DECEMER 2017
8- Feast of the Immaculate Conception, Hagatna (Cathedral of Santa Marian Kamalen)
25 - Christmas Day; mass schedule available at each parish
Santa Barbara, Dededo
Our Lady of Guadalupe, Santa Rita
Nino Perdido, Asan
JANUARY 2018
Blessed Diego Luis de San Vitores, Tumon
Nuestra Señora de la Paz Buen Viaje, Chalan Pago
Nuestra Señora de las Aguas, Mongmong
Our Lady of Purification, Maina
FEBRUARY 2018
Our Lady of Lourdes, Yigo
MARCH 2018
St. Joseph, Husband of Mary, Inarajan
APRIL 2018
San Vicente Ferrer, Barrigada
Santa Bernadita, Agafa Gumas
San Dimas, Merizo
MAY 2018
San Isidro, Malojlo
Santa Rita, Santa Rita
JUNE 2018
San Juan Bautista, Ordot
St. Anthony, Tamuning
Sacred Heart of Jesus, Chalan Pago
Immaculate heart of Mary, Toto
JULY 2018
St. Andrew Kim, Dededo
Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Agat
Santa Ana, Agat
AUGUST 2018
St. Victor, Tamuning
Assumption of Our Lady, Piti
San Roque, Barrigada
Santa Rosa, Agat
SEPTEMBER 2018
San Ramon, Canada Barrigada
Dulce Nombre de Maria (Sweet Name of Mary), Hagatna
San Miguel, Talofofo
Santa Teresita/Saint Therese of Liseux, Mangilao
OCTOBER 2018
St. Francis of Assisi, Yona
Santa Teresita, Mangilao
St. Jude Thaddeus, Sinajana
Umatac: San Dionisio
NOVEMBER 2018
Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament, Agana Heights
DECEMBER 2018
8- Feast of the Immaculate Conception, Hagatna (Cathedral of Santa Marian Kamalen)
About our fiestas
Here on our island and in the Northern Marianas, fiestas happen almost every weekend. We celebrate our village patron saints with family, friends and visitors!Many pray the patron saint's novena (nobena) prayers for nine days and end of the feast day or weekend the church has scheduled to be the feast day and usually on a weekend. A mass is celebrated with a procession and a huge feast put together by the parishioners of that church/village.
People also make time to have a fiesta at their homes and invite everyone they know to join them. These feasts of food, desserts, drink and celebration are very population and allow us to share our love of faith, food and culture.
Popular dishes you may find at a fiesta include:
Red Rice - rice cooked with achote seeds that make the rice a "red" or more of an orange color, cooked with a mix of onions, garlic, seasoned with salt. Some ladies (our moms) choose to add even more ingredients like green onions and bacon!
BBQ meats - Guam has an awesome marinade and it keeps getting better and better with new ones coming out every year! You must try some... barbeque chicken, ribs, fish, and more are available.
Fina'denne - a must try sauce we use with everything... kinda like tobassco! Adds great flavor to already yummy dishes on the fiesta table.
Shrimp patties - my sister makes some of the best of these yummy fritters! deep-fried and filled with a flour batter, chunks of shrimp and mixed vegetables.
Desserts - bonelos aga', latiya, kalamai, madoja, and more!
If you've never been to a Chamorro fiesta, make time to visit one of the villages during a feast day! You won't regret tasting the many appetizers, entrees, and desserts we have to offer!
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