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| Our Lady of Pompeii, ora pro nobis |
O August Queen of Victories, O Sovereign of Heaven and Earth, at whose name the heavens rejoice and the abyss trembles. O Glorious Queen of the Rosary, we, your devoted children, assembled on this solemn day in your Temple of Pompeii, pour out the affection of our hearts and with filial confidence express our miseries to You. ~ excerpt from the Supplica
Sunday morning devotees packed into the Shrine Church of St. Bernadette (8201 13th Ave.) in Dyker Heights, Brooklyn for the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary of Pompeii. At noon, the congregation prayed the Supplica, a powerful petition for the intercession of our Blessed Mother that’s traditionally invoked on the 8th of May and the first Sunday of October.
Afterward, participants were invited to a celebratory luncheon at nearby Annabelle’s Pastaria (717 86th St.), a cozy little Italian eatery in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. At the restaurant, partygoers enjoyed some traditional Southern Italian fare, vino, and fellowship. To everyone’s great delight, zampognaro David Marker entertained the celebrants with a few traditional songs with his bagpipes and organetto.
