Feast of San Giuseppe in Petralia Sottana

The Feast of San Giuseppe and the Virgineddi in Petralia Sottana is an event where rituals, devotion and tradition mix together: the strong devotion to the Holy Patriarch mixes with ancient rites linked to the rebirth of nature and the reactivation of agro-pastoral cycles.< br>Every year in the Madonita village the procession of the simulacrum of San Giuseppe is organized through the streets of the town and the "Virgineddi", i.e. the lunches offered for devotion or in exchange for a grace, whose menu is intimately linked to the territoriality, to the history and devotional penance, which were once intended for the less well-off sections of the population. The importance of this event is such that the devotional lunch menu has been entered in the register of De.C.O. products. by Petralia Sottana.

Dates and Scheduling

18 Mar 2025

17:30 Novena to the Patriarch Saint Joseph.
 Chiesa Madre Maria SS. Assunta

18:00 Holy Mass on the eve animated by the Schola Cantorum.
Wearing of the insignia (staff and halo) to the marble image of Saint Joseph in the chapel of the nativity.
Act of entrustment to the ancient patron saint of the City.
 Chiesa Madre Maria SS. Assunta

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19 Mar 2025

11:00 Holy Mass.

17:30 Rosary sung to the Patriarch Saint Joseph.

18:00 Solemn Holy Mass animated by the Schola Cantorum.

19:00 PROCESSION with the image of Saint Joseph. Stop in front of the S.0.M.S. and blessing of the “Virgineddi”.

19:30 “Il Virgineddi” dei piccoli.
 PRESSO i locali della S.O.M.S.

20:30 “I Virgineddi” dei grandi.
 PRESSO i locali della S.O.M.S.

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