Madonna del Soccorso summer fest in Sciacca

The feast of the Madonna del Soccorso is celebrated in Sciacca on February 2 and August 15. The celebrations of February 2 recalling the miracle of liberation from the plague that loomed over the town.
The summer festival begins on the last Saturday of July when the statue of the Madonna del Soccorso, located in the Mother Church, is placed in the presbytery. The translation of the statue is carried out by the sailors, according to an ancient tradition.
Day 1 August the fifteen preparatory days begins, with celebrations in the morning and in the evening.
The evocative procession of the marble simulacrum of the Madonna, patron saint of Sciacca, on a seventeenth-century vara adorned with gold, silver and coral jewels donated by devotees, carried on the shoulders of a hundred barefoot sailors.

Dates and Scheduling

15 Aug 2024

18:00 Dressing of the Simulacrum of the Holy Mary. of the Rescue

20:00 Procession of the miraculous Simulacrum of the Madonna del Soccorso through the streets of the city

At the end of the procession, short reflection, singing of the Hymn to the Madonna and blessing to the City
 Palazzo Scaglione

22:30 Holy Mass
 Chiesa San Giovanni Battista (Collegio)

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