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Naples, December 16, 2020 – Today, at least for now, the miracle of the liquefaction of the blood of San Gennaro. Today, December 16, is the last of the three dates on which the miracle of San Gennaro is traditionally repeated throughout the year. This morning it was the abbot of the Chapel of San Gennaro of the Cathedral of Naples, Monsignor Vincenzo De Gregorio, who announced it at the end of the mass celebrated at 9 o’clock at the altar of the Cathedral: “When we take the reliquary out of the box strong – explained the abbot – the blood was absolutely solid and remains absolutely solid. ”
The locket will be returned to the Chapel at 12 o’clock to resume again at 4.30 p.m. At 6.30 pm, Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe of Naples will celebrate Mass, in the hope that the faithful will finally receive the announcement of the miracle on that occasion.
By September the blood had melted
What happens
But what happens when the blood of the saint does not melt? Popular belief speaks of ominous signs. Going back, there was a lack of liquefaction, for example in 1939 and 1940, the years that led to Second World War. Then there are dates even closer to us and they are always dates when negative events occurred, as in September 1973, period of spread of cholera in Naples and in September 1980, year of the Irpinia earthquake. (whatwhat happened in the past).
And it also happened instead that the blood has melted beyond outside the usual dates come on January 23, 1799, the day that Napoleon’s general Jean Etienne Championnet He entered Naples victorious. Championnet, To appease the dissent of the Neapolitans who considered him the antichrist, he ordered the clergy to open churches and preach peace and order. Then the next day, he went to the Duomo. And as soon as the vial was delivered into his hands, here, to the general astonishment, the blood of San Gennaro dissolved.
The secular wonder
The prodigy of December is said “secular miracle” because it takes place in the Chapel of San Gennaro, administered by the Diputación de San Gennaro, an institution
layman born on January 13, 1527 by vote of the city and presided over by the mayor of Naples. This year, however, the celebrations take place at the main altar of Duomo to guarantee the necessary distancing provided by the anti-Covid regulations, which is difficult to guarantee inside the Chapel.
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