A Look at the 22nd Annual Festa di San Donato in Williamsburg, Brooklyn

Viva San Donato! 
Photos by New York Scugnizzo

Tuesday evening, my friends and I attended the third and final night of the 22nd Annual Festa di San Donato in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Organized by the remarkably hospitable Franca Mazza, devotees gathered nightly to pray the Rosary and venerate our beloved patron. Franca and her family generously set up tents and chairs, and offered a variety of refreshments to the attendees. All donations collected help support Franca's many charitable endeavors. 

As always, it was an honor and a privilege to celebrate our faith and culture together. We look forward to doing it again next year. Viva San Donato!

Instead of letting a passing thunderstorm ruin the evening,
Franca invited us into her home for shelter and a delicious meal 

Before Mass we prayed the Rosary

(Above & below) Mass was celebrated with Fr. Barozzi in Italian and English

Stephen LaRocca and Franca Mazza served as lectors  

Chalice with pall, ciborium and cruets 

The altar was erected in front of the Mazza residence

(L) A look at the miniature statue of San Donato. (R) After Mass, devotees had the opportunity to venerate the relic of San Donato  

The reliquary and close-up of the relic 

After Mass, celebrants take a commemorative photo

Cavalieri Vincent Gangone and John Napoli of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George were in attendance 

(Above & below) Afterward, we were treated to
coffee, fruit and some delicious homemade desserts