The St. Lucy Society kicked off their 96th Feast on Thursday, August 24, 2017 in honor of Santa Lucia, St. Lucy, Vergine e’ Martire – Protectress of Eyesight. The change from Monday to the Thursday night before the St. Anthony’s Feast appeared to bring out more people to the festivities. After a blessing on Endicott Street, a solemn Read More…
The 107th Fisherman’s Feast featured the Grand Procession of the Madonna del Soccorso di Sciacca through the streets of Boston’s North End on August 20, 2017. The Fisherman’s Feast is the North End’s oldest continuously running Italian festival and one of the largest with four days of festivities on North, Lewis and Fleet Streets. The tradition goes back to the Read More…
Pictures from Sunday procession for the 2017 Feast of Madonna Della Cava in Boston’s North End. (More photos) It was a picture perfect Sunday afternoon for the 97th Grand Procession in honor of Madonna Della Cava as part of the annual feast in Boston’s North End. The MDC society brought out the image of Maria SS Read More…
The 103rd St. Agrippina’s Feast was capped off Sunday with a 10-hour Grand Procession through the North End streets. Both the North End Marching Band and the Italian-American Band kept everyone upbeat with traditional feast music. Adding some Irish flair to the festive procession were the Greater Boston Firefighters Pipe and Drum Corps. The Grand Procession ended with the Read More…
The 103rd Feast of Saint Agrippina di Mineo opened on Thursday night marking the start of the 2017 feasts in Boston’s North End. After a dedication, blessing and unveiling, the children’s procession led the way on Hanover Street followed by the large statue of Saint Agrippina to the Greenway before returning to her new weekend Read More…
The Society of San Rocco held their annual procession on Sunday, July 16, 2017 through the streets of Boston’s North End. Traditional music was played by the Roma Band and Northeast Italian Band. The Story of Saint Rocco – Saint Rocco was born into an aristocratic French family. He turned away from his worldly inheritance and status, giving Read More…
The 2017 annual procession was held for Madonna delle Grazie on July 9th in Boston’s North End. This year, the St. Joseph’s Society hosted the group at their Hanover Street club before heading out to the neighborhood streets. The society to honor Madonna Delle Grazie of Avellino, Italy was founded in Boston in 1903 from San Sossio Read More…
Devotees of Saint Padre Pio from St. Leonard Church held the 7th annual procession on Sunday afternoon in honor of the relatively new saint. The statue of St. Pio was carried after an Italian Mass and walked through the neighborhood streets where devotees pinned donations on ribbons. The procession was accompanied by the North End Marching Read More…
It is Summer 2017 and that means time for the North End Processions & Feasts! A new addition this year to the Summer 2017 is a Mass and candle lit procession with the statue of Saint Anthony of Padua that will be held on the traditional date of June 13th. The procession will include the Franciscan Read More…
The first Sunday of June always brings the first Italian religious procession of the season to Boston’s North End, honoring Santa Maria di Anzano. After a Mass at Sacred Heart Church, the 112 year old society kicked off their procession from North Square. Devotees walked the streets with the North End Marching Band for the entire day through the Read More…
Enjoy more photos of the Santa Rosalia di Palermo procession, thanks to Gerri Paladino who photographed almost every procession this year!
Santa Rosalia di Palermo was honored on Sunday, September 11, 2016 by society members celebrating 77 years of devotion to St. Rosalie in Boston. After a Mass, the annual procession took place through the streets of the North End. The Santa Rosalia Society was formed in Boston in 1939 hailing from Palermo, Italy. The story Read More…