The Procession
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Viva San Giuseppe!
Photos by New York Scugnizzo
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Scenes from Monday’s 104th Annual Feast of San Giuseppe at Saint Joseph’s RC Church in Lodi, New Jersey. (See Part 2, The Church and Dinner Party)
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| After Mass, San Giuseppe is placed on the vara with great fanfare |
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| Members of the St. Joseph Society of Lodi, New Jersey pose for a commemorative photo |
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| Devotees pin donations on to the saint |
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| Tolling bell marks the beginning of the procession |
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| (Above & below) The procession leaves the fairgrounds |
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| The color guard lead the way |
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| The Metropolitan Festival Band |
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| The procession makes its way through the neighborhood |
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| Women sang hymns and prayed the Rosary in Italian |
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| (Above & below) In memory of Paula LaFranca, family members generously offered cold water and refreshments to the participants |
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| Several Italian American Societies joined the procession |
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| After a few hours, the procession returns to the fairgrounds |
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| A detail of the vara |
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| Back at the church, standard bearers rally around St. Joseph |
