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| Devotees carry glorious San Rocco on Mulberry Street, Little Italy |
Qui nobili natus sanguine
Crucis signaris schemate
Sinistro tuo latere.
Numinis in praesentia
Nostra nunc serva corpora
Et crucis per praesidia
A peste oppidum libera.
Roche, peregre profectus
Pestifere mortis ictus
Curavisti mirifice
Tangendo salutifere.
Vale, Roche qui angelice
Vocis citatus flamine
Obtinuiste deifice
A cunctis pestem pellere.
Sit Christe Rex piissime
Tibi Patrique gloria
Cum Spiritu Paraclito
Et nunc et in perpetuum.
V. Ora pro nobis, beate Roche.
R. Ut digni efficiamur promissionibus Christi.
Oremus
Populum tuum, quaesumus Domine, continua pietate custodi, et beati Rochi suffragantibus meritis, ab omni fac animae et corporis contagione securum. Per Christum Dominum nostrum. Amen.
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| Statue of San Rocco on the 'Guariglia' bye-altar inside the Shrine Church of the Most Precious Blood |
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| The newly repaired putti |
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| Wax ex-votos |
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| (L) Concelebrants Fr. Robert Campagna and Fr. Jack. (R) The beautiful high altar behind the table |
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| Devotees pack into the church for Mass |
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| Fr. Campagna lights the incense inside the censer for the entrance procession |
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| (Above & below) After Mass, the color guard emerge from the church with flags, standard and cinte |
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| To the delight of the expectant crowd, San Rocco descends the steps of Most Precious Blood Church with great fanfare |
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| Steve sang his heartfelt rendition of Appresso al santo |
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| (Above & below) Gold ex-votos are affixed to the statue |
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| Devotees offer generous donations |
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| (L) a money cape and cloak are wrapped around the statue. (R) Giorgio with San Rocco's faithful pooch |
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| Matt, Peter and Stephen with the cherubim |
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| A good time was had by all |
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| The Lombardi ladies were all smiles |
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| Our dear friends from the St. Joseph Society of Lodi, New Jersey show their support |
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| The lads enjoying a little homemade grappa |
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| The procession departs from Most Precious Blood Church |
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| Leaving Little Italy for The Church of the Transfiguration in China Town |
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| Giorgio and Peter |
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| Bruno and Matt |
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| Raymond and Angelo |
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| Departing the Church of the Transfiguration for now-closed St. James Church |
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| Giorgio and Tony De Nonno |
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Remembering our roots, we made our way to now-closed St. Joseph's Church
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| Our pal Phil Arfuso, former President of the San Rocco Society of Fort Lee, New Jersey, helps carry our glorious patron |
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| The procession wends its way back to Little Italy |
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| The Tocci clan generously offered parched participants water and wine outside the old Vanilla funeral home |
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| Revelers dance in the streets |
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| The procession stops by our friends at Avella Dairy on Grand Street |
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| Raymond and John outside Di Paolo's Fine Foods on Grand Street |
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| Danny Vecchiano and the Giglio Band |
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| The procession briefly stops by Da Nico's Restaurant on Mulberry Street for some more water and wine |
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| Returning to the Shrine Church of the Most Precious Blood, the San Rocco Society of Potenza takes a celebratory photo |
