Video: Procession of Madonna delle Grazie on Hanover Street gets started with a bang!
The statue of Madonna Delle Grazie was presented on Sunday afternoon at the annual procession in Boston’s North End. The society was founded in Boston in 1903 from San Sossio Baronia Avellino. Featuring Saint Alfio’s Band and the Northeast Italian Band, the procession started at St. Leonard’s Church at the corner of Hanover & Prince Streets and made its way through the neighborhood with many stops along the way. Madonna delle Grazie (Our Lady of Graces) is a devotion to the Virgin Mary in the Roman Catholic Church.
View the Feast Schedule for all the dates of the North End Summer processions and festivals.
Honoring one of the newer saints, a group from St. Leonard Church held the fifth annual procession for Saint Padre Pio on Sunday, June 28th in Boston’s North End. The statue of St. Pio was carried from St. Leonard Church after an Italian Mass and walked through the neighborhood streets where devotees pinned donations on ribbons. The procession Read More…
This is the second photo gallery for the 2012 Saint Joseph Feast, held on Sunday July 29, 2012 on Hanover & Battery Streets with a grand procession through the streets of the North End. See Part 1 here. The gallery shown below contains dozens of photos showing the Sunday night scene at the Feast along Read More…
Responding to the recent mayhem by mostly out-of-town youths on feast weekends in the North End, Boston Police made several arrests on Friday night at neighborhood parks and playgrounds used as gathering places for teenagers. Police reported 21 arrests in total, 19 of which were juveniles and 2 others for an unrelated incident. Charges included Read More…
2 Replies to “Madonna Delle Grazie 2013 Procession in Boston’s North End [Photos & Video]”
I am a member of the society of Madonna Del Grazie. I want to say thank you for the beautiful pictures that were posted online.
Thank you,Lina Ciccone .
I am a member of the society of Madonna Del Grazie. I want to say thank you for the beautiful pictures that were posted online.
Thank you,Lina Ciccone .
I am a member of the society of Madonna Del Grazie. I want to say thank you for the beautiful pictures that were posted online.
Thank you,Lina Ciccone .
I am a member of the society of Madonna Del Grazie. I want to say thank you for the beautiful pictures that were posted online.
Thank you,Lina Ciccone .