To celebrate the installation of the new pipe organ at Saint Leonard Church in Boston’s North End, there will be an organ recital by internationally renowned Maestro, David Reccia Chynoweth. The recital is free of charge and will take place on Friday, May 24 at 6 p.m. On Sunday, May 26, the 12 noon Mass will be celebrated by Cardinal Read More…
The North End Music & Performing Arts Center (NEMPAC) and The Boston Landmarks Orchestra present their 4th annual Messiah Concert on Wednesday, December 12 at 7 p.m. The concert will be held at St. Leonard’s Church at 320 Hanover Street, North End, and is free and open to the public. The concert will be directed Read More…
The Society of Saint Joseph will kick off October as Italian Heritage Month with a mass celebrated by Cardinal Sean O’Malley on Sunday, September 30 at 12pm at St. Leonard of Port Maurice Church, 320 Hanover Street. Attending the mass will be Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito, Speaker of the House Robert De Leo, and members Read More…
By Bennett Molinari and Richard Molinari Saint Leonard Parish has been presented with a unique opportunity requiring that we seize the moment and take advantage of it for such an opportunity might never come again. Six months ago, a generous benefactor from Florida offered to match dollar-for-dollar donations to Saint Leonard’s renovation, up to one Read More…
If your window was open on Wednesday night, you may have heard devotees to Saint Anthony marching through the streets of the North End on the traditional June 13th Feast Day alongside the Franciscan Friars and the Italian American Band. The candlelit procession through the streets of the North End followed a Mass held inside Read More…
The members of Saint Anthony Society, sponsors of the North End’s famous St. Anthony’s Feast, have pledged $25,000 to the restoration of Saint Leonard Church. The church, opened in 1873, is New England’s oldest church built by Italian immigrants and has undergone an extensive year-long restoration. The refurbishment includes work on the stained-glass windows, the Read More…
In addition to the 70+ photos from the procession of Saint Padre Pio, I captured these video clips from last Sunday, June 24, 2012. The video includes scenes from the carrying the statue of Saint Pio through the streets of Boston’s North End and inside Pizzeria Regina.
On Sunday, June 24, 2012, devotees to Saint Padre Pio held an Italian Mass and carried his statue from Saint Leonard Church throughout the streets of Boston’s North End. Accompanied by the North End Marching Band, this is the second year for the procession of Saint Pio, a relatively new saint canonized by Pope John Read More…