This years marks the 57th Anniversary of the yearly festival known best as the Festa Madonna Di Montevergine, a feast that has grown with each passing year. This year will be no different with inquiries becoming more prevalent thanks to this site. As regulars to the feast know the actual day of the celebrations falls on the last Sunday in September and this year that’s on the 30th of September. In the lead up to this years festivities I thought I would do a series of post informing you of just some of the things that you can expect this year. But first a few words from Domenico Zollo, the President of the Montevergine committee.
Mary Full Of Grace
Our Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI on one of his many sermons from the Vatican has said “Let us invoke with confidence the Virgin Mary, Full of Grace, the Queen of the Apostles and the Church, that every baptized person may become more like a living stone that helps build the Kingdom of God”.
My friends, I am sure that by gathering together at “the Piccola Assisi” on Sunday 30th September, we too can become “Living Stones”, thus showing our belief in God and building His Church through our intercession to His Blessed Mother. Let us all walk hand in hand and kneel at Her feet and ask Her to bestow Her Graces on all the world and bring peace and harmony to us all.
We would like to take this opportunity to thank our many sponsors and everyone for the generous support and encouragement given to us when Our Madonna di Montevergine comes door knocking.
We apologize to everyone living in the vicinity of St. Francis Assisi Church for any inconveniences we may cause through noise, traffic, fireworks etc. on the day of our FESTA.
May God and His Holy Mother Bless us all.
Evviva Maria
Domenico Zollo
For this post I think I’ll start with this years religious program. I think this to important because there is so much leading up to the actual feast day as there are many who make the pilgrimage to Adelaide to take part in the entire religious process leading up to the actual Festa itself.
Mary Full Of Grace – Religious Program
Theme for the week Monday 24th September to Saturday 29th SeptemberMonday 7.30pm
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Sunday – Feast Day9.00 a.m. Recital of the Holy Rosary in the Church of the 9.20 a.m. Procession from the Hectorville Church via Montecute Road, Newton Road and Graves Street. ALL RELIGIOUS ASSOCIATIONS ARE KINDLY INVITED TO PARTICIPATE WITH THEIR BANNERS. 10.20 a.m. Procession arrives at at Newton. 10.30 a.m. CON-CELEBRATED SOLEMN HOLY MASS by Padre Don Guiseppe De Candia accompanied by the choir San Francesco 12.00 Noon After Mass the Dame of Montevergine will prepare a lunch for everybody; (proceeds will be donated to charities) Food will be served all day. 1.00 a.m. Concert by the Giuseppe Verdi Band. 3.30 p.m. Armando Masone, Luigi Vella & Luigi Cirocco and popular local singers. 4.00 p.m. Holy Rosary and Benediction, followed by family Mass (in Church) 5.00 p.m. Monteverdi Singers 6.00 p.m. Elite Accordion Group 7.30 p.m. Joey Fimmano European Classics Musical extravaganza presented by Cav. John Di Fede and Vince Palumbo 10.00 p.m. Fireworks 10.15 p.m. CLOSE |
