Retired Auxiliary Bishop Paul Sanchez was the Celebrant for the Feast of Our Lady of Velankanni Mass on Sunday at Our Lady of Lourdes in Queens Village.

Around 700 people attended the Mass, which was followed by a procession from 13 different ethnic groups.

Father Patrick Longalong, Father Robert Ambalathingal, Father Vincent Vu, Msgr. Robert Pawson and several other priests concelebrated the Mass with Bishop Sanchez.