Easter in Ferla
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"A Sciaccariata"
During the celebrations for Holy Easter in Ferla there are numerous traditional religious appointments that mark the entire Holy Week.
On Palm Sunday a procession takes place where all the faithful go to hand olive branches and palms, and the traditional blessing of the palms.
During the Holy week the procession of u Signuri 'a canna takes place, in which the simulacrum of Christ is carried on the shoulders through the streets of the village.
On Holy Thursday the traditional visit to the tombs takes place in all the churches of the village.
On Good Friday the procession of the Addolorata and of the Signori a Cruci, i.e. of the Lord on the Cross, takes place first, at the end of which the body of Christ is taken down from the cross and placed in the cascia, the urn, and still carried in procession through the streets of the village.
On Holy Saturday the simulacrum of Our Lady of Sorrows , at the search for the Son, is carried in procession through the streets of the historic centre.
The solemn celebration takes place on Easter Sunday at dawn. At the end of the latter, the procession of Our Lady of Sorrows continues in search of her Son. At noon, between the launch of colored ribbons and the shooting of fireworks, in the main square, the long-awaited Scontru, Meeting, takes place among the simulacra of Jesus and of the Madonna. In the evening the festivities end with the procession on a triumphal chariot of the Risen Christ and the Madonna.
Dates and Scheduling
14 Apr 2025
14:30 Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament; adoration and confessions.
17:00 Holy Rosary.
17:30 Solemn Vespers.
18:00 Holy Mass.
15 Apr 2025
14:30 Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament; adoration and confessions.
17:00 Holy Rosary.
17:30 Solemn Vespers.
18:00 Holy Mass.
16 Apr 2025
18:00 Holy Mass.
Chiesa Madre
17 Apr 2025
18:00 Holy Mass in “COENA DOMINI”.
Chiesa Madre
Sepulchres will be set up in all the Churches.
23:00 Predica della Passione del Signore e processione “SIGNURI A CANNA” through the streets of the town.
18 Apr 2025
08:00 Begging through the streets of the town.
09:30 - 11:30 Confessions in the Mother Church.
Chiesa Madre
16:00 Liturgical action of the Passion of the Lord.
Chiesa Madre
17:30 Procession “U SIGNURI A CRUCI” with the Addolorata through the streets of the town.
Once we arrive in Via Calvario, there is a moment of prayer.
Return to the Church of Sant'Antonio Abate.
Chiesa di Sant'Antonio Abate
21:15 Sermon of the Seven Words of Jesus on the Cross, held by Don Giuseppe Canonico, secretary and master of ceremonies of the bishop of Noto.
“A SCISA A CRUCI” scenographic representation of what happened more than two thousand years ago on Mount Calvary, after the death of Christ.
Procession of “U SIGNURI A CASCIA” with the Addolorata.
On the return, fireworks show.
19 Apr 2025
08:00 Begging through the streets of the town.
16:30 "U LAMENTU DO SABUTU SANTU";
special itinerant parade of the "SANTO STEFANO PROTOMARTIRE" Band of Aci Bonaccorsi (CT), from the Mother Church to Piazza Sant'Antonio Abate.
20:00 Easter Vigil;
“A CALATA DA TILA” and Holy Mass of the Resurrection of the Lord.
Following, procession “A BEDDA MATRI O SCONTRU” through the streets of the town and return to the Basilica of San Sebastiano.
Chiesa Madre
24:00 “A SCIACCARIATA”, majestic and moving ascent of the Risen Christ, accompanied by the burning of hundreds of “SCIACCARE” (dry shrubs) and the cries of the faithful, from the Church of the Madonna del Carmine to the Monastery of the Madonna delle Lacrime.
20 Apr 2025
Easter of the Lord
05:00 Holy Mass at dawn.
Procession “U GIRO DE SETTE VANEDDI”, with “A BEDDA MATRI O SCONTRU”.
Basilica di San Sebastiano
10:30 Solemn Holy Mass.
Basilica di San Sebastiano
12:00 “U SCONTRU”; meeting between the Risen Christ and the Madonna in the Via Sacra (via Vittorio Emanuele).
19:00 Solemn Holy Mass.
Basilica di San Sebastiano
20:30 Procession of the Risen Christ and the Madonna placed on the artistic triumphal chariot, pulled by children through the streets of the town.
On the way back, fireworks show.
26 Apr 2025
Youth Easter
21:00 “A SCIACCARIATA DE CARUSI”.
27 Apr 2025
12:00 “U SCONTRU DE CARUSI”.
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