The Vasa Vasa Madonna - Easter in Modica
Dates and Scheduling
28 Mar 2024
18:30 Holy Mass in Coena Domini
29 Mar 2024
18:30 Liturgical Action and Adoration of the Cross.
20:00 Procession with the dead Christ and the Madonna Addolorata along Corso Umberto I.
Corso Umberto I
30 Mar 2024
18:30 Easter Vigil followed by the Rite of the Resurrection with the entrance of the simulacrum of the Risen Christ towards the main altar.
31 Mar 2024
Easter Sunday
08:45 Exit of the Madonna dressed in mourning along the following streets:
Sbalzo, Catena, Fontana, Gerratana, San Marco, Corso Mazzini, S. Margherita and return to S. Maria di Betlem.
10:00 Solemn Eucharistic Celebration presided over by the Most Rev. Parish Priest Can. Antonio Maria Forgione.
Exit of the Risen Christ and the Madonna 'Vasa Vasa'.
The Procession will wind along Corso Umberto I.
Corso Umberto I
12:00 SUGGESTIVO INCONTRO DEL CRISTO RISORTO E DELLA MADONNA “VASA VASA”.
Piazza Municipio
19:00 SOLEMN EUCHARISTIC CELEBRATION presided over by H.E. Rev. MGR. SALVATORE RUMEO BISHOP OF NOTO
20:00 SOLEMN EVENING PROCESSION OF THE RISEN CHRIST AND THE MADONNA 'VASA VASA' along Corso Umberto I, Via Vittorio Veneto, Viale Medaglie D'oro, Piazza Corrado Rizzone and return to S. Maria di Betlem
In Modica, on Easter Sunday the traditional rite of the Madonna Vasa-Vasa takes place, that is the Madonna "Kiss kisses". During the morning the procession of the statue of the Madonna and Christ takes place, carried on the shoulders by the faithful, who look for each other along the course. At noon, in front of the church of Santa Maria di Betlem, we witness the traditional midday kiss between the Madonna and the Risen Christ: the Madonna, at the sight of the Risen Christ, spreads and clasps her arms as a sign of joy and incredulity, it frees itself from the black mantle that wraps it, while white doves soar in flight.
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