- This event has passed.
Fête-Dieu du Mississippi
August 14 @ 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
The solemn flotilla will embark on the Mighty Mississippi for a one-time only Blessing of the River and the Great State of Louisiana! Families, businesses and churches are encouraged to “come down to the river” and participate in the two-day blessing.
The extraordinary 130-mile procession down the Mississippi River will begin on Wednesday, August 14 and will pass through Plaquemine at 12:35pm. All events for the Plaquemine River Rally begin at 11:30am at the Plaquemine Lock Historic Site.
Families, parishes, and pilgrims are encouraged to gather at these revival sites along the river for prayer and reception of the blessing. The flotilla will arrive at about 4:25 PM in the French Quarter and there will be a Great Benediction on the levee at 5:15 PM in front of Jackson Square, followed by a procession into St. Louis Cathedral for a final blessing and a Solemn Mass of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary by Archbishop Gregory Aymond, D.D. The 2-day festivities will conclude with a celebration in Jackson Square at 7:30 PM.
View the Plaquemine River Rally Schedule of Events →