December 18, 2023

A Look at the Inaugural Italian Mass Project and Italian Enclaves Historical Society's Collaborative Christmas in Brooklyn Celebration

(Above & below) A good time was had by all
Revelers packed into Tommaso's Restaurant
A makeshift altar was erected in the restaurant
(Above & below) Homemade scorpelle with powdered sugar or honey
Co-hosts Alexis and Ray warmly welcome partygoers
Father Vincent Miceli says a few words before grace
Vocalist Jenna Esposito delighted us with song
Rocco the Comic had the room rolling
(L-R) The boys picking the winning raffle tickets
(Above & below) The restaurant's party room has a beautiful mural
Tommaso's collection of Christmas nutcrackers
After dinner, we celebrated Mass at St. Frances Cabrini's Church,
but we didn't receive Communion because we ate and drank
(L) The tabernacle. (R) Madonna delle Carmine
(L-R) La Sacra Famiglia
Christmas crèche in front of the sanctuary
(L) San Giacomo e Sant'Anna. (R) San Pio da Pietrelcina
(L) San Francesco d'Assisi. (R) Gesù Bambino di Praga
(L) San Rocco di Montpellier. (R) Santa Rita da Cascia
(L) Santa Lucia. (R) Sant'Agata
(Above & below) After Mass, we took a stroll through bustling
Dyker Heights to see the world-famous Christmas Lights