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Evviva San Gerardo!
Photos by New York Scugnizzo
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Sunday, my friends and I joined thousands of other pilgrims at the 117th Annual Feast of San Gerardo Maiella at Saint Lucy's Church, the national shrine of Saint Gerard, in Newark, New Jersey. Still one of my all-time favorite feast, I offer my sincere and heartfelt thanks to the men and women of St. Lucy's Church for their hard work and giving us this wonderful opportunity to celebrate our faith and our culture. Viva San Gerardo!
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| After the National Anthem, a standard bearer heralds the arrival of the saint |
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| San Gerardo emerges from St. Lucy's Church with much fanfare |
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| It's always great to see our friends from the St. Joseph Society of Lodi, NJ |
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(Above & below) Unable to attend the Fiaccolata di San Rocco in Astoria, Queens the night before, I was delighted to see our dear friends from the Societá Gioventú Quagliettana. Buon Onomastico to our buddy Gerard!
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| (Above & below) devotees make generous offerings |
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| (Above & below) large capes of money are wrapped around the Saint |
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| Our pals Paul and Frankie at Buon Antipasto |
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While waiting for the procession to start, I enjoyed the live entertainment
and a delicious hot sausage and peppers sandwich |
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| After a couple of hours of pinning money on to the statue, the procession left the parade grounds and slowly made its way through the neighborhood |
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| Devotees lined the procession route with their offerings |
