Saturday 5/8/2017 at 10:30
Religion
Religious program of the feast of our Lady of the snows of Conco for Saturday August 5, 2017
Saturday, August 5, 2017, at 10:30 hours, Conco, will be celebrated the Holy Mass in honour of our Lady of the snows.
The function will be motivated by a small choir of Conco.
After the mass, singing and readings for reflection, will follow the traditional procession with the statue of the Virgin Mary, accompanied by the band "Attilio Banda" di Fontanelle.
At the end of the morning, a small artificial snowfall will leave present, remembering the miracle that gave rise to this party.
In Piazza San Marco then there will be a small concert, while, in the yard of the parsonage, refreshment will be available for children and teens.
During the day, also, will be screened at Sala Don Luigi the documentary "Legend, traditions and images of devotion to our Lady of the snows".
The video, which lasts about ten minutes, will be shown all the time, two hours in the morning and three in the afternoon.
THE MADONNA DELLA NEVE
A legend, linked to the magnificent Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, has it that in 358 ad the Madonna appeared in a dream to Pope Liberius, asking him to build a church dedicated to her. That morning a snowfall blanketed the place where now stands the Basilica: was on 5 August.
For a hundred years the Church was called "Santa Maria della Neve".
Today the miracle of our Lady of the snows in Rome is known all over the world and is considered one of the most important events of our traditions.
Conco wanted the Madonna della Neve as its Patron Saint.
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