Appointments on Saturday 15 July – 399th Festino di S. Rosalia

SOLEMNITY OF THE FINDING OF THE BODY OF S. ROSALIA

08.00 – 09.30: Holy Masses.
10.30 am: Musical entertainment in the square of the Cathedral and tour through the streets of the historic center by the “A. Marinuzzi” – City of Palermo of Masters Giovanni and Salvatore Bottino.
11.00 am: Solemn Pontifical Mass presided over by His Most Reverend Eminence Cardinal Salvatore De Giorgi, Archbishop Emeritus of Palermo, with the participation of the Archbishop, the Bishops of Sicily, the Mayor, the Authorities, the Metropolitan Chapters and Palatine, of the Clergy and of the Archiepiscopal Seminary. During the celebration, three significant dates of the Cardinal recurring in this year 2023 will be remembered: 25 years of belonging to the College of Cardinals, 70 years of priestly ordination and 50 years of episcopal ordination. The Cathedral Choir, conducted by M° Mauro Visconti, animates the Celebration.
17.00: Concert of the bells of the Cathedral.
5.30 pm: Holy Mass presided over by the Ciantro of the Cathedral Chapter, Mons. Gino Lo Galbo.
7.00 pm: Solemn procession of the Urn containing the sacred relics of Santa Rosalia. Itinerary: corso Vittorio Emanuele, Quattro Canti, (singing of the hymn of thanksgiving Te Deum – Choir of the Cathedral, directed by M° Mauro Visconti and entrusted by the City to Santuzza), piazza Marina (the Urn is welcomed by the Children’s Choir of the A. Scarlatti Conservatory of Music directed by Maestro Antonio Sottile). Message from the Archbishop to the City. Return of the procession along corso Vittorio Emanuele, Quattro Canti, via Maqueda, descent of Giovenchi, piazza S. Onofrio, via Panneria, piazza Monte di Pietà (stop in front of the first votive shrine dedicated to Santuzza), via Judica, via Gioiamia, via M Bonello and return to the Cathedral.
The Palermitan Band of M° Massimo Vella follows the Urn from the exit to Piazza Marina and on the way back the Band Complex “Cav. Michael Cascino”.
11.00 pm: Fireworks display in the Cathedral square.