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the San Gennaro’s blood does not want to melt: after the lost miracle of this morning and 12, the ampoule with the blood of the Patron Saint of Naples was returned to the main altar of the Cathedral for the remote exhibition of the faithful, around 16.30. The so-called secular miracle of December 16, in memory of the narrow escape from the terrible eruption of Vesuvius in 1631, has not yet occurred: the blood in the blister was still solid and did not dissolve. There is hope, and therefore much waiting, for the last mass, and therefore the last attempt, which will be celebrated in the Cathedral of Naples at 6.30 p.m. Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe, the latter as Archbishop of Naples, as he is about to pass the baton on to Mimmo Battaglia.
The miracle of December 16, also called a lay miracle, is the third and last miracle of San Gennaro to be celebrated during the calendar year: it is preceded by the miracle of the first Sunday in May – which celebrates the transfer of the remains of the Patron Saint of Naples – and that of September 19, the date on which San Gennaro is celebrated. The liquefaction of the patron’s blood contained in the vials is considered a good omen for the city and, on the other hand, the lack of prodigy is seen as a carrier of misfortunes. On the occasions when, indeed, San Gennaro did not repeat the miracle, there have been adverse events for the city. In 1939-1940, the blood did not melt and Italy was hit by World War II; In September 1943, the blood was solid again and Naples was occupied by Nazi troops. Again, September 1973: non-liquefied blood and a devastating cholera epidemic arrive in Naples, while, with the failed miracle of 1980, the earthquake in Irpinia devastated all of Campania. The last time the miracle was not repeated was in December 2016: a few months later, numerous fires devastated Vesuvius, in addition to the Ischia earthquake that killed two people.
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