Santuario di San Michele Arcangelo (Part 5)

As our confratello travels through the Old Kingdom, he continues to send us pictures of old haunts and newly discovered treasures from our ancestral homeland. The latest batch just arrived from the Sanctuary of Monte Sant’Angelo on Mount Gargano in Foggia, Apulia.

See Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 6

A Look at the 11th Annual Feast of San Pio da Pietrelcina at Holy Rosary Church in Staten Island, New York

San Pio da Pietrelcina, ora pro nobis

Monday evening, devotees gathered at the Holy Rosary Parish
Center for the external feast of San Pio da Pietrelcina and procession

A little rain couldn't stop the procession

The procession makes its way down Jerome Avenue

We soon arrived at Holy Rosary Church

Mass was celebrated at Holy Rosary Church

Participants were greeted by the Knights of Columbus Honor Guard

Members of the St. Pio of Pietrelcina Society of Holy Rosary
take a commemorative photo with the statue

The honor guard and standard bearer process into church

They were followed by the statue and Fr. Michael Martine, Pastor

The statue of Padre Pio was placed in the sanctuary for Mass

(L) The society's standard. (R) Soloist Jenna Esposito was fantastic

After Mass, devotees pin donations and ex-voto onto the statue

(L) Our friends Raymond from the Italian Enclaves Historical Society and Victoria from Young Italians of America. (R) Processing the statue out of church 

(L) The tabernacle chapel. (R) Icon of Our Lady

(L) Crucifix from the original Holy Rosary Church. (R) San Nicola

(L) Infant Jesus of Prague. (R) San Rocco di Montpellier

(L) Santa Lucia. (R) Our Lady of Guadalupe

Santuario di San Michele Arcangelo (Part 4)

As our confratello travels through the Old Kingdom, he continues to send us pictures of old haunts and newly discovered treasures from our ancestral homeland. The latest batch just arrived from the Sanctuary of Monte Sant’Angelo on Mount Gargano in Foggia, Apulia.

See Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 5, Part 6