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| Viva San Donato!
Photos courtesy of Joe Santoro
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| Members of the San Donato Society of Montclair, NJ enjoying the fruits of their labor |
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| The color guard led the procession through the neighborhood |
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| Devotees pin donations on to the statue |
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| (Above & below) Afterward, partygoers enjoyed a delightful luncheon and some fireworks |
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HRH was born in Rome, Italy on June 23, 2003
Photo courtesy of Real Casa di Borbone
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| Francesca Tempesta, DM (second from right), and the Order of Malta Auxiliary Photos by New York Scugnizzo |
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| Chef Marrone |
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Viva San Pio!
Photos by New York Scugnizzo
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| A shrine was erected outside St. Dominic's Church (2001 Bay Ridge Parkway) Saturday afternoon for the Cadutti Superga Mola Soccer Club's annual Festa di San Pio. Devotees offered flowers, votive candles and donations |
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| (Above & below) After Mass, which was celebrated in Italian, the statue was placed on the vera |
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| The vera was adorned with flowers |
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| Donations were pinned to the statue's cape |
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| Our friends Joseph, Cathy and Maria manned the religious gift table |
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| Our celebration caught someone's attention |
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| Prayer cards were offered to donors |
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| (Above & below) We depart from the fairground |
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| (Above & below) The procession saunters down Bay Ridge Parkway |
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| (Above & below) Members of the Associazione Culturale Pugliese Figli Maria SS. Addolorata joined together with the Caduti Superga Mola Club |
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| A good time was had by all |
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| Our dear friends Lucrezia and Josephine with soon-to-be ordained Deacon Alessandro from Calabria |
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| Devotees sang and prayed for nearly two hours |
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| The Metropolitan Festival Band |
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| We briefly stopped by the Cadutti Superga Soccer Club for some water |
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| A beautiful shrine was set up outside the clubhouse |
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| Back at the fairground, the procession concluded with the benediction |
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| The statue was returned to the shrine and revelers enjoyed plenty of food, games and entertainment at the street fair |
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| Afterward, we enjoyed a little brioche con gelato at nearby Villabate Alba's |
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| Wednesday evening the Shrine Church of St. Anthony of Padua (154 Sullivan St.) celebrated its Titular Feast with a solemn Mass and procession |
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| Before and after Mass, devotees venerate our glorious patron |
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| (Above & below) After Mass, celebrants venerate the relics of Saint Anthony |
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| Pastor Fr. Mario Julian proffered a relic for veneration |
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| The beautiful high altar with statue of St. Anthony receiving the apparition of the Infant Jesus |
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| Marble and bronze statuary outside the church |
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| (L) The statue of the Saint is placed on a flatbed. (R) Devotees offer donations |
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| The procession wends its way through the neighborhood |
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| Our new friends Theresa and Angela devoutly walked barefoot |
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| Members of the St. Rocco Society of Potenza show their support |
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| Afterward, we visited Song' e Napule Pizzeria for our celebratory meal |
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| I enjoyed a delicious plate of Paccheri alla Genovese, Photos by New York Scugnizzo |
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| HRH was born in Saint-Raphaël, France on June 16, 1950
Photo courtesy of Real Casa di Borbone
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| Viva San Vito! Photos by New York Scugnizzo |
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| Members of the Congrega San Vito di Ciminna prepare the vara for Sunday's procession |
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| Sashes and cummerbunds were distributed to members |
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| (L) San Vito departs the clubhouse. (R) Donations are pinned on to the saint |
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| Getting ready to start the procession outside the clubhouse (7712 18th Ave.) |
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| Young participants carry the flags |
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| (Above & below) The procession saunters through the neighborhood |
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| Devotees in the train of the saint didn't allow the lousy weather to dampen their holiday spirit |
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| The Tony Neglia Band |
