Feast of Maria Santissima di Basicò

The 2025 Feast of Maria Santissima di Basicò was celebrated from August 12th to 21st in the Nebrodi village in the province of Messina. The novena marked the days with rosary and evening mass, along with thematic days: August 12th, the food collection day with mass by Father Salvatore Puleo; August 13th, Eucharistic day with adoration; August 14th, day for the sick; August 15th, Solemnity of the Assumption; August 16th, youth confirmations; August 17th, baptisms; August 18th, vocational day; and August 19th, pilgrims' day.

On August 20th, the vigil featured the 6:00 PM welcome of Auxiliary Bishop Msgr. Cesare Di Pietro, preceded by a meeting of the bearers. On August 21st, the patronal day, the festive bell ringing at 6:00 AM announced the start of the feast, followed by the dawn mass at 6:30 AM; at 9:30 AM, the Casalvecchio Siculo band marched through the town, and at 11:00 AM, the solemn celebration was held. In the afternoon, at 5:30 PM, the welcome of the Sacred Hair of the Madonna kept in the Cathedral of Messina took place, followed by the 6:00 PM Eucharistic celebration and the 7:00 PM triumphal procession of the fercolo. The festivities were framed on August 19th by the 52nd Provola Basicotana Festival and the 2nd "Provola Food" review, featuring traditional music and flag-wavers from Motta Sant'Anastasia.

Novena (August 12 - 20, 2025)

• Every evening: rosary and mass
• August 12 — Food collection day, mass by Father Salvatore Puleo
• August 13 — Eucharistic day with adoration
• August 14 — Day for the sick
• August 15 — Solemnity of the Assumption, evening mass
• August 16 — Youth confirmations
• August 17 — Baptisms
• August 18 — Vocational day
• August 19 — Pilgrims' day
• August 20 — Vigil: 5:00 PM meeting of the bearers, 6:00 PM welcome of Auxiliary Bishop Msgr. Cesare Di Pietro

August 21 — Feast Day

• 06:00 — Festive bell ringing announcing the feast
• 06:30 — Dawn mass
• 09:30 — Casalvecchio Siculo band parade through the town
• 11:00 — Solemn celebration
• 17:30 — Welcome of the Sacred Hair of the Madonna (Cathedral of Messina)
• 18:00 — Eucharistic celebration
• 19:00 — Triumphal procession of the fercolo through the historic center
• Midnight — Fireworks display

Related events

• August 19 — 52nd Provola Basicotana Festival and 2nd "Provola Food" review, with traditional music and flag-wavers from Motta Sant'Anastasia

The triumphal procession of the fercolo with the statue of the Madonna, the welcome of the Sacred Hair kept in the Cathedral of Messina, and the midnight fireworks; on the popular side, the 52nd Provola Basicotana Festival.