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Wednesday, September 15, 2021

Hispanic Heritage Month

There are still reasons to celebrate. It is officially Hispanic Heritage Month, a celebration that begins on September 15 and runs through October 15. This celebration began in 1968 under President Lyndon Johnson and was originally Hispanic Heritage Week. Twenty years later, President Ronald Reagan extended the celebration to a full month with the approval of Public Law 100-402 on August 17, 1988. 2020 marks the 32nd Hispanic Heritage Month in the U.S. This month is supposed to be a dedicated time for our country to celebrate the history and cultures of Hispanics of Mexican, Spanish, Central and South American and Caribbean descent in our nation. Read more at this link.

Learn more about Hispanic Heritage Month at this link.  Also, see A Liturgy for Hispanic History Month

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