Commemoration of the Translation of the Relics of Saints Alfio, Filadelfo, and Cirino
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Edition 2025 — Translation of the Relics in Lentini
508th anniversary of the translation (2025)
The 2025 edition of the commemoration took place between Monday, September 1st and Tuesday, September 2nd, celebrating the 508th anniversary of the 1517 translation of the relics. Organized by the Parish of Sant'Alfio together with the Festival Committee, it combined liturgical moments and cultural initiatives in the historic center of Lentini (SR).
The program
On Monday, September 1st, at 8:30 AM, the relics were exposed in the Sacred Heart of Jesus chapel; in the evening, at 8:00 PM, a Eucharistic celebration was followed by the organ and trumpet concert "From Baroque to the music of our days."
On Tuesday, September 2nd, the day of the anniversary, three holy masses were celebrated (at 8:00 AM, 9:30 AM, and 8:00 PM, the latter presided over by the Vicar General, Monsignor Sebastiano Amenta). At 7:00 PM, the "penitential procession along the paths of martyrdom" took place with the reliquary casket and the bust of Sant'Alfio. The evening concluded with the video projection "Tales of a Feast" and fireworks.
Additionally, cultural exhibitions and events were held: the "Trophea laborum" exhibition at San Giuseppe, a photographic exhibition at the Carmine, and the screening of the docu-film "I expected it" dedicated to Father Pino Puglisi.
Programme
Monday, September 1, 2025
- 8:30 AM — Exposition of the relics in the Sacred Heart of Jesus chapel
- 8:00 PM — Eucharistic celebration, followed by the organ and trumpet concert "From Baroque to the music of our days"
Tuesday, September 2, 2025
- 8:00 AM — Holy Mass
- 9:30 AM — Holy Mass
- 7:00 PM — Penitential procession "along the paths of martyrdom" with the reliquary casket and the bust of Sant'Alfio
- 8:00 PM — Holy Mass presided over by the Vicar General, Monsignor Sebastiano Amenta
- Evening — Video projection "Tales of a Feast" and fireworks
Cultural events
- "Trophea laborum" exhibition at San Giuseppe
- Photographic exhibition at the Carmine
- Screening of the docu-film "I expected it" about Father Pino Puglisi
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Translation of the Relics in Lentini in brief
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