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Behind the Scenes – Dressing the Statue

admin — Sat, 11 Aug 2018 13:39:35 +0000

It is the Friday evening at the start of the Festa of Madona Del Libero in August in the town of Pietrelcina. Outside there is a concert going on in the Piazza Maria SS Annunciata. Inside the Parish Church of Our Lady of the Angels, where St. Padre Pio said his first mass, there are ...

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St. Padre Pio and Madona del Libera

admin — Sat, 30 Jun 2018 14:34:35 +0000

Growing up in Pietrelcina, St. Padre Pio was of course steeped in the local devotion to Our Lady of Liberty. However, it seems he also had a very personal devotion to her. One old resident related to us personally that Padre Pio had been seen talking to Our Lady at the foot of the altar. ...

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Our Lady of Liberty

admin — Sat, 30 Jun 2018 14:23:54 +0000

The story of Our Lady of Liberty goes back nearly one and a half thousand years to the time of St. Barbatus who was then the Bishop of Benevento. At that time the city, and the surrounding countryside, were living in fear. The Byzantine Greek armies had already inflicted many horrors on other towns in ...

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Festa Procession

admin — Sat, 30 Jun 2018 14:18:15 +0000

There are several feasts celebrated with special events and processions throughout the year. 16-17 January: The first is in January and is celebrated in towns all over Italy. It is the feast of St. Anthony of Egypt who was an early mystic who was said to be ‘On Fire’ with the love of God. To ...

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