A Look at the 2016 Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Staten Island, New York

Evviva Maria!

Photos courtesy of Joe Santoro

Thanks Joe for sharing your wonderful photos of the 2016 Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel (Saturday, July 16th) at the Church of St. Rita in Staten Island, New York. It’s great to see this wonderful tradition endure. Evviva Maria!

Our Lady is showered with confetti and rose petals

Devotees pin donations on to the statue

The color guard lead the way

The procession wends its way through the neighborhood

(Above & below) Several societies show their support

Devotees carry the canopy behind the Blessed Mother

A close up of the beautiful statue

Our pal Ennio with the Blessed Mother

Back at the gym, the La Banda delle Feste Italiane entertain the revelers