A pictorial of yesterday's (9/10/11) Fourth Annual Procession of Maria S.S. Addolorata at St. Athanasius Church in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn. The event is sponsored by the Associazione Culturale Pugliese Figli Maria S.S. Addolorata.
Stephen LaRocca, President of the Saint Rocco Society of Potenza, makes an offering inside the beautiful St. Athanasius Church
These cuties were the life of the party
The procession makes its way through the neighborhood
Balloons with a portrait of the Madonna were released into the sky
Members of the Societa S. Padre Pio (pictured) and Saint Rocco Society of Potenza joined in the celebration
(Left) Balloons with portraits of the Madonna lined the procession route
(Right) Some houses along the way had shrines devoted to the Madonna
Grand Marshals Filomena and Vito Carmelo accompany the Monsignor
Participants enjoying the festivities
Figli Maria S.S. Addolorata members pose for a picture outside St. Athanasius Church (Photos by New York Scugnizzo)
