Saint Agrippina’s Feast is here! With the St. Joseph Society not having a feast this year, St. Agrippina’s Feast is the first “big” festival of the year taking place August 4, 5, 6 & 7, 2016 at Hanover & Battery Streets in Boston’s North End. The society is hosting a 4-day festival with daily processions and a 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…
It was a festive opening night for the Feast of Saint Agrippina di Mineo held July 31st on Hanover Street in Boston’s North End. The statue was unveiled and processed down to the Greenway before returning to her new weekend feast chapel. Authentic Sicilian costumes were featured this year by the ribbon girls, handmade by ladies from Mineo, Sicily that Read More…
Kicking off the 101st Saint Agrippina’s Feast, the City of Boston officially dedicated Saint Agrippina Way in front of the society’s headquarters at 459 Hanover Street with a new street sign. The dedication led into one of the cutest parts of the feast with the Children’s Procession as the youngest devotees carried the model Saint Agrippina Read More…
The 101st Saint Agrippina’s Feast kicked off on Thursday night with an opening night procession down Hanover Street. There was dancing in the square with the statue of St. Agrippina and a children’s procession with a smaller version. Watch the video for some clips of the event.
The Saint Agrippina’s Feast Schedule is out for Thursday, July 30th through Sunday, August 2nd. For the 2nd year in a row, the society is hosting a 4-day festival with daily processions and a full lineup of entertainment. Details in the feast poster.
News from the Saint Agrippina Society: Hailing back to 1940, the Saint Agrippina Women’s Society is celebrating 75 years having survived through the generations and going strong today in their devotion. On Sunday June 28th, the society gathered in Boston’s North End for Mass at St. Leonard Church followed by an anniversary barbecue on Battery Read More…
Saint Agrippina Di Mineo Men’s Benefit Society met with Cardinal Sean O’Malley at The Cathedral Church in Boston on May 18, 2015. The officers of the club presented The Cardinal with a plaque thanking him for his assistance in securing Saint Agrippina’s relic for the 100th Anniversary in 2014. In the picture above from left to right: Read More…
Phil Carangelo and the Saint Agrippina Society are bringing the holiday toy program back this year for North End children. Details below. 19th Annual Christmas Program for North End Children St. Agrippina’s Chapel at 459 Hanover Street Sponsored by the St. Agrippina di Mineo Benefit Society Sunday, December 14th from 12 noon to 2 p.m. Read More…
This year is the 100th Anniversary of the Saint Agrippina’s Feast, scheduled for July 31st through August 3rd in Boston’s North End. In advance of the celebration, the society has displayed honorary pole banners on Hanover Street. Sponsors include neighborhood businesses as well as family memorials. Organizers have also announced headlining entertainment performances by The Read More…
A message from the Saint Agrippina Society, located at 459 Hanover St. in Boston’s North End: June 23rd is Saint Agrippina Di Mineo’s Feast Date. The prayer to Saint Agrippina: O glorious virgin and Martyr Agrippina your cruel executioner bound you to prepare you for martyrdom. Pray for us that our hearts will also be Read More…
Highlighting the 99th St. Agrippina’s Feast weekend was the Grand Procession held on Sunday, August 4, 2013 through the streets of Boston’s North End. As you can see in the video, there is plenty of singing and dancing to the music of the North End Marching Band and the Northeast Italian-American Band. The weather was Read More…