So, the close-knit community of Portuguese Catholic immigrants did the only thing it could: Prayed, pleading for rain as members marched through town during the annual Holy Ghost Feast procession.

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A. The effects of Confirmation are an increase of sanctifying grace, the strengthening of our faith, and the gifts of the Holy Ghost. Q. 699. {177} Which are the gifts of the Holy Ghost?