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Viva San Gerardo, patron of motherhood!
(Photos by New York Scugnizzo)
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A look at yesterday's Feast of Saint Gerard Maiella at Saint Lucy's Church in Newark, New Jersey.
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Throngs of devotees gathered at Saint Lucy's Church to venerate the Saint
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To the crowds delight, St. Gerard emerges from the church
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The Saint is draped with 'blankets' of money
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A look inside beautiful Saint Lucy's Church, National Shrine to Saint Gerard
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Saint Gerard in Heavenly Glory by Gonippo Raggi.
Mural on the apse in Saint Gerard's Chapel
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One of several paintings by Raggi depicting the life of the Saint
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Inside the Chapel
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Next door to the church, displaying tons of historical memorabilia, is the Museum of the Old First Ward (in the basement of St. Lucy's Community Center)
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Some badges and pins on display
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Among the museum's many treasures is an authentic Neapolitan Presepio
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