Feast of Saints Alfio Filadelfo and Cirino in Lentini
Feast of the Holy Martyr Brothers Alfio, Filadelfo and Cirino in Lentini takes place in the month of May and is the patronal feast of the city.
According to tradition the three brothers were martyred in Lentini on 10 May 253.
On the occasion of the festival, the traditional holy tour takes place, during which the Nuri, barefoot and semi-naked faithful with a red band around their body and in their hands a bouquet of flowers or carrying a candle on my shoulder, I go around the Mother Church raising praises to the Holy Martyr Brothers.
The celebrations end, on the day of the triumph, with the solemn exit of the fercolo of Sant'Alfio followed by the traditional procession through the streets of the city.
Dates and Scheduling
5 May 2024
09:00 Quadrangolare provinciale di minibasket "6° Trofeo Sant'Alfio".
Piazza Duomo
11:00 Holy Mass and blessing of families.
Chiesa Madre ex Cattedrale
17:00 “1° Trofeo Sant'Alfio” di Judo.
18:00 Arrival and reception of the Relics of Saint Lucia on the occasion of the diocesan Lucian Year.
Chiesa Madre ex Cattedrale
6 May 2024
19:00 Holy Mass
Chiesa Madre ex Cattedrale
7 May 2024
Sacerdoti saranno disponibili per le Confessioni individuali presso la Chiesa Madre dalle ore 9,00 alle ore 12,00 e presso il Santuario dei Santi Martiri dalle ore 18,00 alle ore 20,00.
La Penitenzieria Apostolica ha concesso il dono dell'Indulgenza Plenaria da ottenersi alle condizioni stabilite dalla chiesa nei giorni dal 9 all'II maggio e il 2 settembre.
8 May 2024
07:00 Musical Bands
20:00 Omaggio ai Santi Martiri dell'Orchestra Giovanile del I Istituto Comprensivo Vittorio Veneto presso la Chiesa Madre.
9 May 2024
07:00 Ringing of bells and firing of firecrackers.
16:30 The musical bands will travel the main streets of the city with peregrinatio of the illustrious relics of the Holy Martyrs Alfio, Filadelfo and Cirino.
17:00 Ringing of bells and firing of firecrackers.
19:00 Holy Mass
Chiesa Madre ex Cattedrale
20:30 Dalla Chiesa Madre, il Rev.mo Capitolo dell'ex Cattedrale e il Comitato si recheranno alla Chiesa della Campana.
21:00 From the Church of the Bell, between the festive ringing of the bells and the firing of firecrackers, the procession with the Relic of the Heart of Sant'Alfio will begin.
23:00 Fireworks show in Piazza Duomo.
Piazza Duomo
10 May 2024
01:00 To the ringing of festive bells and the firing of firecrackers, the simulacrum of Sant'Alfio will be exhibited in the former Cathedral Church for the veneration of the faithful and the nudi who will make the way along the Giro Santo.
08:30 Holy Mass
09:30 The Most Reverend Canons of the former Cathedral will bring the Sacred Casket containing the Relics of the Holy Martyrs to the fercolo of Sant'Alfio.
10:00 Triumphal exit of the fercolo of Sant'Alfio from the former Cathedral Church amidst the festive ringing of bells and the throwing of leaflets.
15:30 The fercolo of Sant'Alfio, from the Church of Cristo Re, will move in procession towards the Triumphal Arch.
21:00 Musical show directed byProf. Piero Vasilecurated by the Chroma Association.
11 May 2024
01:00 The fercolo of Sant'Alfio, from the Triumphal Arch, will move in procession towards the Diocesan Sanctuary of the Holy Martyrs (Church of the Fontana) passing through via Regina Margherita and via Roma.
01:30 Fireworks show
Piazza Duomo
07:00 Opening of the Diocesan Sanctuary of the Holy Martyrs (Church of the Fontana), where the simulacrum of Sant'Alfio will remain exposed to the veneration of the faithful.
Chiesa Dei Tre Santi O Della Fontana
11:00 Solemn Pontifical Mass.
Chiesa Madre cx Cattedrale
16:00 The fercolo of Sant'Alfio from the Diocesan Sanctuary of the Holy Martyrs will move in procession towards Piazza Umberto I.
18:00 Homage of the faithful to Sant'Alfio and blessing to the City
The fercolo of Sant'Alfio, from Piazza Umberto I, will move in procession towards the Triumphal Arch.
Piazza Umberto I
19:00 Holy Mass.
Chiesa Madre ex Cattedrale
19:00 Omaggio ai Santi Martiri del Simphonia Choir presso la Chiesa di San Francesco di Paola.
Chiesa San Francesco di Paola
21:00 Vincenzo Bellini Orchestra concert conducted by Maestro Umberto Terranova.
Piazza Umberto I
23:30 Estrazione biglietti della Lotteria di beneficenza.
Piazza Umberto I
12 May 2024
02:00 Il Rev.mo Capitolo, il Comitato e le Autorità muoveranno verso l'Arco Trionfale per rilevare il fercolo di Sant'Alfio e riportarlo in processione alla Chiesa Madre ex Cattedrale.
02:30 Pyromusical show.
Greeting to the City and blessing of the faithful.
Piazza Duomo
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