Our Lady of Sorrows in the 8th-Century A.D. Benedictine Abbey in Frauenchiemsee, Germany.
Text and Illustrations: SAINT HUGH OF CLUNY
Once again The Society Of Saint Hugh of Cluny returns to
The Most Precious Blood Church, in Little Italy, New York,
for our annual Italian heritage Pilgrimage.
Once again we will sponsor a Sung Mass (Missa Cantata)
with orchestral accompaniment amid the noisy tumult
of The San Gennaro Festival.
This year, however, in view of the dire straits of The Church,
we will be Celebrating The Mass Of The Feast Of The Day:
Our Lady Of Sorrows.
The Mass takes place on
Saturday, 15 September 2018, at 1100 hrs.
Fr. Richard Gennaro Cipolla is The Celebrant.
Please help publicise this Divine Mass !
Hope to see many of you there !
Father Richard Gennaro Cipolla, shown here at last year’s Mass, will return as The Celebrant.
The Shrine Church of The Most Precious Blood,
113 Baxter Street, New York, NY 10013.
llustration: OLD CATHEDRAL
The following Text is from The Web-Site of
The Church of The Most Precious Blood at
The Church of The Most Precious Blood is The National Shrine Church of San Gennaro
and the location of Holy Doors during The Year of Mercy.
Located on Baxter Street, Manhattan, with an additional entrance on Mulberry Street,
The Church of The Most Precious Blood is part of Manhattan's Little Italy neighbourhood,
and the sister Church of the Basilica of Saint Patrick's Old Cathedral.
During The Feast of San Gennaro, a statue of San Gennaro is taken from its home within
the Church on a Procession through the streets of Little Italy. The construction of
The Most Precious Blood Church was initiated by The Scalabrini Fathers in the Late-19th-Century. The Scalabrini Order built the foundation, but ran out of funds to complete the job.
The Franciscans then took over the Parish and completed the Church building.
It is the home of the extraordinary Nativity of Mercy, which beautifully presents The Birth of Christ, and The Works of Mercy in an awe inspiring display. "Presepe or Presepio" - as it is affectionately called by Italians of all regions - is the result of countless hours of work of the artists
of La Scarabattola, a prestigious artistic Italian firm. The original idea of representing The Birth of Christ is traditionally associated with Saint Francis of Assisi, who, in Greccio, in 1223, invited
all to participate in The Coming of The Lord by re-enacting the scene at The Manger.
Appropriately, The Nativity of Mercy presents Saint Francis while speaking to the birds.
The Church of The Most Precious Blood is home to several vibrant Religious Societies,
in addition to "The Figli di San Gennaro", including: The Community of Sant Egidio,
The Craco Society, and The San Angelo Society. Besides the strong Italian Tradition,
the Vietnamese Congregation has also grown in recent years.
The High Altar, The Shrine Church of The Most Precious Blood.
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