After Mass, the Holy Name Society carried St. Ann out of the church |
Father Remo Di Salvatore and His Excellency the Most Reverend Arthur Joseph Serratelli enjoying the festivities |
Departing St. Ann's Church, the procession makes its way through the fairgrounds |
Members of the St. Ann's Guild |
Members of the Italian Apostolate of the Archdiocese of Newark, NJ |
Our friends from the Madonna della Neve Society of Brooklyn, NY (& Steve) |
Our buddy Jude with his mom and son |
(Above & below) The procession wends its way through Hoboken |
We stopped by Lisa's Italian Deli for cold water and watermelon |
We enjoyed some delicious focaccia at the Madonna Dei Martiri clubhouse |
Devotees erected shrines to St. Ann outside their homes and businesses |
(L) Statue of Sant'Anna outside Failla Memorial Home. (R) Donations are pinned on to the statue of San Giacomo |
San Giacomo greets Sant'Anna outside the Monte San Giacomo clubhouse |
We were treated to delicious roast beef and hot pepper sandwiches |
San Giacomo joins the procession |
(L) The Company Kafe generously offer participants watermelon. (R) Msgr. Paul Bochicchio blesses the participants outside St. Francis Church |
The roisterous John Duke Band |
After the procession, St. Ann is carried back into the church |
San Giacomo and Sant'Anna are returned to the church sanctuary |
Fr. Remo blessed us with the relic of Sant'Anna |
Returning to the fairgrounds, we met up with some good friends and enjoyed some of Lou's homemade wine |