In Positano “Exce a Maronna”: the celebrations for the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary begin

In Positano “Exce a Maronna”: the celebrations for the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary begin

In Positano “Exce a Maronna”: the celebrations for the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary begin. Once in Positano, the visitor’s gaze is captured by the sparkle of the majolica tiles that cover the dome of the church dedicated to S. Maria Assunta, the symbol of this community that rises to touch the sky between the colored houses and the limpid blue of our wonderful sea. Inside, on an eighteenth-century altar in marble, there is the most ancient and precious treasure: a Byzantine icon of the Black Madonna with the blessing son.

The oldest account of the Byzantine icon’s arrival in Positano is handed down to us by canon Filippo Montuori, from Positano, Dean of the Amalfi Cathedral Chapter.

In the 12th century, a ship coming from the eastern regions, where she had embarked the icon of the Virgin and Child, arrived in the stretch of sea in front of Positano, ran into a great calm that prevented her from continuing the journey. In the confusion that the event generated among the crew, a voice from the sky was heard saying: “Posa, Posa”. The captain of the ship interpreted this prodigy as a manifestation of the divine will: turning the bow towards the beach, the sailors landed and delivered the icon of the Virgin to the inhabitants of the place: they welcomed it with great joy and placed it in the ancient dedicated church. to the martyr San Vito, the first protector of Positano.

The community of Positano celebrates its Madonna on August 15, the day on which the Church celebrates the solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary into Heaven, with the procession of the eighteenth-century statue through the streets and at the seaside, attracting numerous devotees but also tourists. Everywhere in the world.

The program of the celebrations:

It comes out in Maronna – Beginning of the Novenario
7.00 pm: Singing of the Rosary
7.30 pm: Solemn Eucharistic Celebration, blessing and imposition of the gold star

From 6 to 13 August – Novenario
6.30 am: Rosary – Chaplet – Holy Mass
7.30 pm: Rosary – Chaplet – Holy Mass

7 August – 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time
7.00 am: Holy Mass – Santa Maria Assunta
8.30 am: Holy Mass – New Church
9.00 am: Holy Mass – Santa Caterina
9.30 am: Holy Mass – Church of the Rosary
11.00 am: Holy Mass – Santa Maria Assunta
6.00 pm: Holy Mass in English – Santa Maria Assunta
20.10: Holy Mass – Santa Maria Assunta

10 August – Concert at dawn
5.30: on the roundabout concert of the “Bulgaria Classic” Symphony Orchestra conducted by Maestro Leonardo Quadrini

13 August – Conclusion of the Novenary
7.00 pm: Rosary – Chaplet – Holy Mass and Song of the Te Deum

August 14 – XX Sunday in Ordinary Time “A Viggilia ra ‘Maronna”
7.00 am: Holy Mass – Santa Maria Assunta
8.00 am: in Piazza dei Mulini, arrival of the “City of Sorrento” Band Concert
8.30 am: Holy Mass – New Church
9.30 am: Solemn Eucharistic Celebration presided over by HE Mons. Orazio Soricelli Archbishop of Amalfi – Cava de ‘Tirreni
Rising of the picture follows
6.00 pm: Holy Mass in English – Santa Maria Assunta
7.00 pm: Singing of the Rosary – Holy Mass – Santa Maria Assunta
9.00 pm: in Piazza Flavio Gioia musical show “Emotions and music in flight”

August 15 – Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Holy Masses in the Parish at 6.00 – 7.00 – 8.00 9.00 – 11.00
8.30 am: Holy Mass – New Church
9.00 am: greeting along the streets of the “City of Sorrento” Band Concert
6.30 pm: “One Hundred Crosses, One Hundred Ave Maria”
7.30 pm: Solemn Eucharistic Celebration presided over by the new priest Don Daniele Civale and Procession with the venerated statue of the Madonna
At midnight, from the harbor of Positano, a fireworks display by the company “Guadagno”
The evocative lighting is taken care of by the renowned company “Cav. Donnarumma “
The floral decoration is cared for and offered by the company “Posa Flora” of Positano

16 – 22 August – Thanksgiving week
7.00 pm: Rosary – Holy Mass

August 2 – Maria Regina “Se ne trase a’ Maronna”
7.00 pm: Rosary – Chaplet – Solemn Eucharistic Celebration of Thanksgiving and deposition of the venerated statue of the Madonna in the Starry Chapel. Descent of the Framework.