On the Second Sunday of September Brooklyn’s first Italian Roman Catholic Parish host the Congrega Maria S.S. Addolorata and the people of Mola di Bari as they honor the feast of their hometown patron saint with a Procession and Mass.

The Procession and Mass are the largest such events held outside of Mola di Bari in Italy since 1948. The statue of Our Lady or Sorrows is carried from the church and brought through the streets of Carroll Gardens upon the shoulders of the faithful.

The procession returns to Sacred Hearts and St. Stephen Church at 7pm where a grand fireworks display is done in honor of Addolorata before entering the church for a Mass in Italian.

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