Il Regno: Celebrating Advent Sunday and the Fourth Annual Sanfedisti Feast of San Nicola di Bari in Brooklyn, NY

San Nicola di Bari, ora pro nobis

"If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world." ~ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit, as spoken by Thorin Oakenshield

Following Holy Mass Sunday morning, members and friends of the Fratelli della Santa Fede (aka Sanfedisti) gathered at Amunì Ristorante (7217 3rd Avenue) in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, to celebrate the First Sunday of Advent and 4th Annual Feast of San Nicola di Bari with the commemoration of San Francesco Saverio.

Some thirty partygoers were treated to another fantastic multi-course Sicilian repast by Chef Vincent Dardanello. On the menu this year was fresh cavatelli with a traditional Sunday ragù replete with fall-off-the-bone pork ribs, hot and sweat sausages, meatballs, and braciola di cotenna di maiale. We also enjoyed homemade crepe-style manicotti, caponata, arancini, and carciofi fritti. We finished our festive gathering with digestivi (Amari), assorted nuts, fruit, fennel, café and profiteroles.

Heartfelt thanks to our dear friends from the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of St. George, San Rocco Society of Potenza in NYC, the Brooklyn Latin Mass Society, the Italian Mass Project, the Holy Name Society of the Shrine Church of St. Bernadette, and the Angus Dei Knights of Columbus Council 12361 for joining us in the festivities.

We are especially grateful to Fr. Leo Camurati for being a part of our celebration.

As always, it was a great joy to celebrate our faith and culture together. Evviva San Francesco Saverio e San Nicola di Bari!