Lamezia Terme – At the end of the novenary, the parish of Santa Maria Maggiore celebrated the beloved Saint by taking her in procession. In fact, May 22nd is the feast of Santa Rita da Cascia. Numerous faithful accompanied the statue through the streets of the parish. Joy and emotion of the participants for the faith towards the Saint “of impossible causes and desperate cases”, in particular in the moment of the release of the Statue and in seeing her descend from the steps of the church with the many faithful waiting for her down in the street. The tradition of the balconies of the houses adorned with ancient embroidered fabrics to greet the Saint and the throwing of flowers as she passes by has also been renewed. “Community, ‘become what you are’…people of God!”. It was the theme, the underlying theme, of the novena in preparation for the celebration that culminated yesterday. During the days the Eucharistic Celebrations celebrated by various priests of the diocese during which the blessing of the girls dressed as Santa Rita and the roses took place.
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