August 9, 2026

Final Preparations Underway for the 137th Annual Feast of San Rocco di Potenza in Little Italy, New York

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San Rocco di Montpellier, ora pro nobis As the 137th Annual Feast of San Rocco di Potenza approaches, members of the San Rocco Society gath...

New Music — Domenico Scarlatti: 14 Sonatas

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New music that may be of interest to our readers. • Domenico Scarlatti: 14 Sonatas , performed by Aapo Häkkinen Label: Brilliant Classics Re...

Feast of the Assumption at the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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August 8, 2026

Remembering Maria Teresa of Austria, Queen of the Two Sicilies

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31 July, 1816 — 8 August, 1867 In memory of Maria Teresa of Austria, Queen of the Two Sicilies, we pray for the happy repose of her soul. Vi...

Assunta Feast at Casa Italiana Springfield Italian Social Club in Springfield, Massachusetts

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August 7, 2026

Restoring Pietas in the Age of Iron

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The Great Chain of Being , 1579, copperplate engraving, from Rhetorica Christiana , Diego Valadés Tradidi quod et accepi. ~ I Corinthians 1...

Feast of the Assumption at Holy Trinity Oratory at Renaissance Montessori in Gainesville, Virginia

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August 6, 2026

The Eyes That Still Wonder

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The wild still has a way of speaking to those willing to listen (from the author's personal archive) My recent trips upstate have brough...

The Great Bourbon Book Shortage

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Mystery solved. Now I know why it’s nearly impossible to find replacement copies of my beat-up old editions of Harold Acton’s The Bourbons o...

New Book — Religion and Ideas in Southern Italy: Church, State and its People during the Early Modern Age

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A forthcoming title that may be of interest to our readers. Available at Amazon.com • Religion and Ideas in Southern Italy: Church, State an...

Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary at Holy Trinity Church in Hackensack, New Jersey

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August 5, 2026

In Search of Leucàsia with the Ghost of the Count of Sciancato

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In Search of… with the Ghost of the Count of Sciancato explores mysteries where history and legend blur and conjecture begins—along with the...

The Sphinx

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A Sphinx from Villa San Michele, Capri The enduring image of the sphinx has long stirred the imagination, appearing in the haunting works o...
August 4, 2026

The Wan Muse

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Madame X (Lady Unknown) , ca. 1907, marble, Auguste Rodin. Gerald Cantor Sculpture Gallery (Gallery 800), Metropolitan Museum of Art “This i...

New Book — Giacomo Da Lentini's Sonnets Retranslated into Sicilian

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A new title that may be of interest to our readers. Available at Amazon.com • Giacomo Da Lentini's Sonnets Retranslated into Sicilian b...
August 3, 2026

New Music — Scarlatti: Il Trionfo della Grazia

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New music that may be of interest to our readers. • Scarlatti: Il Trionfo della Grazia , performed by Ensemble Celadon Label: Ricercar Relea...

Photo of the Week: The Colossal Head of Augustus in the Cortile della Pigna, Vatican Museums (I)

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The Colossal Head of Augustus, dating from the 1st century AD,  is displayed on the east wall of the open-air Cortile della Pigna (Courtyar...

Feast of St. Albert of Trapani at the Carmelite Monastery in Morristown, New Jersey

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August 2, 2026

Rediscovering the Christian Statesmanship of King Ferdinand II Through the Funeral Oration of Monsignor Francesco Saverio Petagna

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Gianandrea de Antonellis’ introduction to the 2019 edition of Elogio Funebre alla Pia Memoria di Ferdinando II (1859), subsequently republi...

Feast of Our Lady of the Snows at the Metropolitan Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption in San Francisco, California

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August 1, 2026

My Blue Heaven: One Hundred Years of Napoli

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To support Napoli is to understand that football is never just football. It is passion, fire, and mentality, a way of seeing the world. We h...

Glory, Pilgrimage, and the Shadow of Martyrdom

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Santa Patrizia, ora pro nobis Beneath shortening days And fields heavy with fruit, August calls the soul From glory To sacrifice, For e...

The 137th Annual Feast of San Rocco at Most Precious Blood Church in Little Italy, New York

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July 31, 2026

The Forge Beneath Etna

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The Forge of Vulcan , ca. 1660, Luca Giordano Beneath Etna’s ancient slopes Burned the hidden forge of      Hephaestus, Divine smith of gods...

Upcoming Art Exhibitions in New York City (2026–2027)

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The Temptation and Fall of Eve , 1808, William Blake For readers planning a visit to New York City, the following exhibitions promise an exc...