Feast of the Immaculate Conception

The 2025 edition

The 2025 Feast of the Immaculate Conception in Salemi renewed the town's most deeply felt devotional tradition. The celebrations were preceded by the novena, which began on November 29th, with the Holy Rosary, the Stellario, and Holy Mass every afternoon in the Mother Church.

On December 8th, the Solemnity of the Immaculate, the day opened at dawn with the morning wake-up call and bell ringing, followed by morning masses and the solemn Eucharistic celebration with the lighting of the votive lamp and the presentation of the silver key to the Madonna. In the afternoon, presided over by the Bishop of Mazara del Vallo, Holy Mass preceded the solemn procession with the statue through the streets of the historic center. The festival, paired with that of Saint Nicholas of Bari on December 6th, confirmed Salemi as one of the most devoted centers to the Immaculate in the entire Diocese of Mazara del Vallo.

December 6 — Saint Nicholas of Bari

• 9:30 AM and 11:00 AM — Holy Mass in the Mother Church
• 4:15 PM — Holy Rosary and Chaplet to Saint Nicholas
• 5:00 PM — Solemn Eucharistic celebration, followed by a procession with the statue of Saint Nicholas

December 8 — Immaculate Conception

• 7:00 AM — Morning wake-up call and bell ringing
• 8:00 AM, 9:00 AM, 10:00 AM, 11:00 AM — Holy Mass in the Mother Church
• 11:30 AM — Solemn Eucharistic celebration, lighting of the votive lamp, and presentation of the silver key to the Madonna
• 4:15 PM — Holy Rosary and singing of the Stellario
• 5:00 PM — Holy Mass presided over by the Bishop, followed by a solemn procession with the statue through the city streets and floral tributes in Piazza Santa Maria

The evening procession on December 8th with the 18th-century statue and the traditional "Lodate Maria" hymn sung by the faithful.