They call it the “Feast of all Feasts” and the 97th St. Anthony’s Feast lived up its billing. Hundreds of thousands came to visit the feast in Boston’s North End over the weekend, culminating in the grand finale procession where St. Anthony’s Club members carried the saint for over 10 hours making hundreds of stops Read More…
The 106th Fisherman’s Feast featured the Grand Procession of the Madonna del Soccorso di Sciacca through the streets of Boston’s North End on August 21, 2016. 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 Read More…
The 102nd St. Agrippina’s Feast was highlighted on Sunday with an 8 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 of their own flair to the festive procession were the Greater Boston Firefighters Pipe and Drum Corps. The Grand Procession ended Read More…
Madonna Delle Grazie of Avellino, Italy was honored on Sunday, July 10th, at the annual procession in Boston’s North End. The society was founded in Boston in 1903 from San Sossio Baronia Avellino. Featuring the North End Marching Band and the Northeast Italian Band, devotees to the Madonna started at St. Leonard’s Church at the corner of Hanover Read More…
Devotees of Saint Padre Pio from St. Leonard Church held the 6th annual procession on Sunday afternoon in honor of the relatively new saint. 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 was accompanied by Read More…
Santa Maria di Anzano was honored in a special Father’s Day procession, having been postponed from earlier in the month due to rain. Starting at Saint Leonard Church, devotees marched with two marching bands through the neighborhood streets. In 1905, a group of ten immigrants from Anzano, Italy founded the Madonna di Anzano Society that continues today. Read More…
The feast day of Saint Anthony was celebrated Sunday by devotees processing through the streets of Boston’s North End. The statue of the Saint Anthony of Padua left from Saint Leonard Church for an all day march to the sounds of the North End Marching Band. June 13th marks the death of Saint Anthony and is recognized as the Feast Read More…
Santa Rosalia di Palermo was honored on Sunday, September 14, 2015 by society members celebrating 76 years of devotion to St. Rosalie in Boston. After a Mass, the annual procession took place through the streets of the North End. This year’s anniversary was held in honor of member Joe Longo. The Santa Rosalia Society was Read More…
The 96th St. Anthony’s Feast featured a 10-hour Grand Procession on Sunday, August 30, 2015 bringing the statue of San Antonio to nearly every street in Boston’s North End. In this photo gallery from the start of the procession, the statue emerges from its feast chapel as society members take turns carrying the saint and collecting ribbon donations. Read More…
The 105th Fisherman’s Feast featured the Grand Procession of the Madonna del Soccorso di Sciacca through the streets of Boston’s North End on August 15, 2015. At the end of Sunday’s Grand Procession, the statue of the Madonna returned home to North, Fleet and Lewis Streets where thousands had gathered for the famous “Flight of Read More…
The 101st St. Agrippina’s Feast was highlighted on Sunday with an 8 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 of their own flair to the festive procession were the Greater Boston Firefighters Pipe and Drum Corps. The Grand Procession ended Read More…
The Society of San Rocco held their annual procession on Sunday, July 19, 2015 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, Read More…