All are welcome to St. Mary of the Pines Church, at (100 Bishop Lane in Manahawkin, at 10:30 a.m. on Aug. 7 for a special Mass in honor of Maria Esperanza of Venezuela, to commemorate the 20th anniversary of her passing.

The event will include a Gregorian chant and feature several speakers, including Esperanza’s daughter, Esperancita.

Esperanza was a widely respected Venezuelan mystic with an incredibly storied life of faithful service, marked by what witnesses have described as visions and the…