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| San Gennaro, ora pro nobis |
Opening Night of the Feast of San Gennaro
Thursday afternoon, some friends and I visited the Feast of San Gennaro in Manhattan's historic Little Italy. While there, we stopped by the outdoor shrine on Mulberry Street to make a donation and offer our prayers.  |
| (R) Relic of San Gennaro. (L) John and Han |
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| (L-R) John, John, Michael and Achille |
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| Johnny Mandolin and Eric DeLauro by the stage on Grand Street |
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| Found this vintage 7"/45 vinyl record at E. Rossi & Co. gift shop |
The Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross
Leaving the fairgrounds, we attended the evening Traditional Latin High Mass at the Shrine Church of the Holy Innocents for the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, Titular Feast of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of St. George. Fr. Leo Camurati sang the Mass.
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| "The Return Crucifix" at the Shrine Church of the Holy Innocents |
Private Collection
Visiting my friends' house, they allowed me to take a few pictures from their private collection.
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| (L) Pristine copy of Naples: The City of Parthenope by Clara Erskine Clement (1894). (R) Ceramic Matrangela (Mother of Angels) from Sicily. |
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(L) Statuette of the monument to Italian immigrants in The Hill,
St. Louis Missouri. (R) Collar, miniature and rosette for The
Order of Roger II given by the claimants to the House of Altavilla |
Newly Acquired Reading Materials
Since leaving the hospital, I received some thoughtful "get well" gifts from some friends. Greatly appreciated, I'm looking forward to reading them all.
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| (L-R) Hidden Naples: A Guide to the City of Souls and Skulls by Fiorenzo Foglia and Luca Montemagno; The Sacred Blood of Naples: A Journey into the Wonders of Blood by Fiorenzo Foglia; Writing Southern Italy Before the Renaissance by Ronald G. Musto; Luca Giordano: Baroque Master in Florence exhibit catalogue; Stories of Southern Italy edited by Ella Carr; and Masaniello: The Life and Afterlife of a Neapolitan Revolutionary by Silvana D'Alessio |
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| Old issues of the Nazione Napoletana newspaper and L'Alfiere magazine |
Another Startling Discovery
During a day trip up north, I came across a bronze statue of the famed Fascist general and aviator Italo Balbo (1896-1940). I am genuinely surprised by how many pro-fascist discoveries we make in our travels.
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| Bronze statue of Air Marshal Italo Balbo |
