Easter in Corleone

During Holy Week in Corleone, ancient and traditional processions take place whose origins date back to the 15th century.
The Good Friday procession is particularly evocative: a centuries-old rite accompanied by the sounds of troccole, drums and "maschi ".
Members of the White brotherhoods take part in the Good Friday procession in Corleone. They wear the cammìsu, a long white linen shirt, a cape whose color identifies the brotherhood and on their head a hood whose upper end is pleated like a fan. At the head of the procession is the Great Cross and two lanterns that symbolize divine light. Funeral songs are sung along the procession, accompanied by the sound of the band and the characteristic noise of the troccola' which marks the time of the exit of the simulacrum of Our Lady of Sorrows from its church. The shot of a tamp instead symbolizes the Mother's pain for the death of her Son. The procession continues beyond midnight.

Dates and Scheduling

13 Apr 2025

18:00 Holy Mass.
Followed by the city's Via Crucis.
 Chiesa di San Martino

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17 Apr 2025

19:00 Mass “in Coena Domini” in the Mother Church.
 Chiesa di San Martino

21:00 Visit to the Altars of Reposition and Adoration.

23:30 Adorazione.
 Santuario di Maria SS Addolorata

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18 Apr 2025

11:00 Celebration of the “Office of Readings”.
 Chiesa di San Martino

12:00 Climb to Calvary for the Crucifixion.

17:30 Celebration of the “Passion of the Lord”.
 Chiesa di San Martino

20:00 Deposition from the Cross.
 Colle Calvario

21:00 Procession of the Dead Christ with Our Lady of Sorrows.
 Piazza San Nicolò

24:00 Christ's Foot Kisser
Cappella della Compagnia dei Bianchi dell'Ospedale.

00:10 Transfer of the Risen Christ.
 Chiesa dell'Annunziata

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20 Apr 2025

20:00 From the Mother Church, procession of the Risen Christ towards the Sanctuary of Maria SS. Addolorata.

21:00 Coronation.
 Santuario di Maria SS Addolorata

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