Evviva San Gerardo!
Photos by New York Scugnizzo
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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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Boy Scout carried Old Glory during the National Anthem |
After Mass, San Gerardo emerges from St. Lucy's Church with much fanfare |
Cardinal Joseph Tobin offers a benediction before the procession |
Devotees bring their babies to be blessed by the Saint |
Members of the St. Rocco Society of Potenza show their support |
Always great to see our friends from the St. Joseph Society of Lodi, NJ |
We stopped by to see our buddies at Buon Antipasto |
We made new friends at Earth Moon Tide raw bar |
Watching my weight, I skipped the fried food this year and enjoyed some oysters with hot sauce and horseradish |
Inside the church, I offered thanks to Santa Lucia and San Vito for graces received through their intercession |
Making the rounds, I made my customary intercessory prayers to the saints (including San Michele and San Sabino) for the happy repose of the souls of my ancestors |
I was blessed to have the opportunity to venerate the relic of San Sabino |