10 feast of the assumption of the blessed virgin mary
1. Feast of the Assumption of the
blessed Virgin Mary JULY 9th
A peculiar sign of devotion always alive in the
people of Cassino takes place on July 9th. The
Mother of Christ is carried through the streets of the
town to visit all Her believers, to ensure Her
continue presence and Her maternal protection.
According to ancient traditions the citizens of
Cassino commemorate especially Her intervention in
1837, when a terrible plague was raging in town and
killing very many people.
On July 9th of that year they resorted with
great faith to Our Lady of the Assumption.
They carried the statue in procession to the
chapel of the Crucifix on the way to
Montecassino. Our Lady replied to the faith
of Her followers : the plague ceased.
2. The great traditional penitential procession,
which was carried out on July 9th, since 1991
has been transformed into a characteristic
"pilgrimage" of the statue in the parishes of
Cassino centre. This "pilgrimage" has a great
advantage for the pastoral community life, as a
full day the holy statue of the Assumption stops
in each parish, whose presence stimulates even
more devotion, remembrance, thanksgiving
and especially prayer.
3. Coronation of Our Lady of the
Assumption
AUGUST 14th
The solemn coronation of Our Lady of the Assumption
into Heaven, which is celebrated every year on August
14th, is an ancient and heart-warming ceremony,
according to a pious tradition established as a permanent
reminder of Her continuous and effective protection over
the centuries.
Those who have not yet participated will
never be able to imagine the joy and
commotion that one feels when the
Abbot puts the crown on the head of
the Precious Queen and Mother of
Cassino.
4. The tradition wants that the encounter of the statue of the Child Jesus with His Mother takes
place in Via del Foro, a meeting that marked another greatest grace for all the faithful.
About this "meeting" has
always been said that when
it had not yet been
established this ritual of the
Coronation, the town was
being tormented by a
terrible calamity. Therefore
the abbot decided to implore
Our Lady's help, by having
Her statue met with a statue
of the Child Jesus. At the
time when the meeting took
place, the plague stopped
again, and it was established
that in the place of the
"meeting'' it would happen
every year the solemn
coronation.
5. The feast of the Assumption
of the blessed Virgin Mary AUGUST 15th
In Her Church, our Cathedral, Our Lady
adorned with a lot of gold presents,
welcomes Her children and accompanies
them to the altar, where priests dispense
them the Food of the Word and the
Eucharistic Bread, that Her Son gave to the
world.
All enjoy this feast, beautiful in the Church
and in all its rites. Everything contributes to
live in peaceful happiness this day: the
solemn religious services, the solemn Holy
Mass presided by the Father Abbot of the
Diocese, dom Pietro Vittorelli, the procession
at night and all the public ceremonies,
including wonderful fireworks.
