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San Gennaro never says no, as the title of a beautiful book by Giuseppe Marotta said: the patron saint of Naples, “Yellow Face”, as he is called by the most devoted faithful (the so-called “relatives of San Gennaro”) repeated the prodigious event of the liquefaction of blood kept since time immemorial in a reliquary inside the Cathedral of Naples . At 10:02 a.m. on September 19, 2020, he was greeted by the head of the San Gennaro County Council the classic white scarf to symbolize the event. The blood came out partially already liquid from the treasure chapel. “The blood – said Cardinal Sepe from the altar, is completely dissolved, without lumps as it could have happened in past years, a sign of love, goodness and mercy of God and closeness and friendship of Saint Gennaro”.
Big screens in the Duomo to witness the miracle of Covid
The Duomo opened its doors for the celebration of the Feast of San Gennaro at 9.45 am. The cardinal Crescenzio sepe He entered the Chapel of the Saint, where with the help of the abbot monsignor Vincenzo De Gregorio, from the mayor Luigi De Magistris He was born in vice president of the Duque Riccardo Carafa d’Andria Provincial Council, he opened the safe with the relics and the vial of San Gennaro’s blood, which were taken to the main altar. The ceremony of the miracle of the liquefaction of the blood of San Gennaro developed in a reduced way compared to the usual due to the COVID-19. But in the street there are still the lights of the merchants to celebrate the patron saint. About 200 faithful were able to enter the Cathedral, in addition to celebrators and the choir. A large screen was installed in the Basilica of Santa Restituta for another 100 people, while two other maxi-screens are outside in the Duomo cemetery, where another 300 people can attend the event. At the altar behind Sepe also the president of the Campania Region Vincenzo De Luca.
Yesterday the first rites in honor of the patron saint
The rites for the prodigy of the patron saint began yesterday, Friday, September 18, at 5:00 p.m., when the president of the Diocesan Committee of San Gennaro, Carminantonio Esposito, received the oil for the votive lamp offered by the socio-sanitary associations, brought by president of the National Socio-Health Forum, Aldo Bova. At 6 o’clock in the afternoon the Vigilant Rite of the Celebration of First Vespers began in the Cathedral, presided over by Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe, at the end of the homily the collected oil was delivered. Then the metropolitan archbishop announced the opening of the new pastoral year and delivered copies of the letter “Burying the dead.” This was followed by the veneration of the relics of San Gennaro and later in the cemetery of the Cathedral Cardinal Sepe lit the votive lamp with one of the torches carried by four torches from the Italian Sports Center.
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