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Mass Ad orientem (towards the East) was concelebrated by His Excellency, the Most Rev. Bernard Hebda, Archbishop of St. Paul-Minneapolis, and the Very Rev. Cav. Msgr. Joseph Ambrosio, Pastor of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church.
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| (L) Beautifully decorated High Altar with Our Lady of Mount Carmel. (R) A shrine to Our Lady was erected by the Communion rail |
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| After Mass, Our Lady is presented to the expectant crowd. Placed on a wagon, the statue was pulled through the Ironbound section of Newark, New Jersey |
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| (Above & below) Presided by the Most Rev. Bernard Hebda, the procession wends its way through the neighborhood |
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| Flags, society banners and standards add to the pageantry |
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| (Above & below) Members of the Congregation Maria SS. del Sacro Monte di Novi Velia Salerno di Jersey City, New Jersey show their support |
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| (L) Our friend Stephen La Rocca, President of the St. Rocco Society of Potenza, with the Very Rev. Cav. Joseph Ambrosio. (R) A close up of the new Congregation Maria SS. del Sacro Monte standard |
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| (Above & below) Knights of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George and the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem proudly served as honor guard |
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| HE Chancellor Pasquale Menna with Cavs. Vincent Gangone and John Napoli |
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| (Above & below) Our friends from the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem showed up in force |
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| (Above & below) A good time was had by all |
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| The procession stops so residents can offer donations |
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| Along the procession route, devotees set up statues and generously offer water to participants |
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| The Tony Neglia Band |
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| The procession returns to Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church |
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| After the Benediction, worshippers venerate the veil of the Madonna di Montevergine |
