Madonna del Rosario Festival (Rocca di Capri Leone)
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Madonna del Rosario Festival (Rocca di Capri Leone)

09 Oct 2025 — 12 Oct 2025
Capri Leone — Messina (283)

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Edition 2025 — Madonna del Rosario Festival

The 2025 edition of the Madonna del Rosario Festival in Rocca di Capri Leone took place from Thursday, October 9th to Sunday, October 12th. Four days of faith and celebration, including the recitation of the Rosary, solemn Holy Mass, and the solemn procession of the statue through the village streets, accompanied by musical evenings in Piazza Gepy Faranda, a concert by Tito Alfano, and the traditional closing fireworks. The festival was graced by the pastoral visit of the Bishop of the Diocese of Patti.

Madonna del Rosario Festival 2025

The 2025 edition took place from October 9th to 12th in the district of Rocca di Capri Leone. It opened on Thursday, October 9th, with a musical evening by the Music Academy at the Sala Giovanni Paolo II. On Saturday, October 11th, at 6:00 PM, the recitation of the Rosary and Holy Mass were held in Piazzetta Mons. Caputo, followed in the evening at 9:00 PM by the Tito Alfano concert in Piazza Gepy Faranda.

The climax was on Sunday, October 12th: at 10:30 AM, the solemn Holy Mass; at noon, the listening of Andrea Bocelli's Ave Maria; and in the afternoon, at 4:00 PM, the solemn procession of the statue of the Madonna del Rosario along the main streets of the district. The day concluded with the Eucharistic celebration, fireworks, and the traditional raffle.

Programme

Thursday, October 9

  • 9:00 PM — Musical evening with the Music Academy, Sala Giovanni Paolo II

Saturday, October 11

  • 6:00 PM — Recitation of the Rosary and Holy Mass, Piazzetta Mons. Caputo, with the transfer of the statue to the Church of Our Lady of Częstochowa
  • 9:00 PM — Tito Alfano in Italian concert, Piazza Gepy Faranda

Sunday, October 12

  • 10:30 AM — Solemn Holy Mass
  • 12:00 PM — Listening to Andrea Bocelli's Ave Maria with a view of the Madonna del Tindari
  • 4:00 PM — Solemn procession of the statue along Via Nazionale, Via Fiume, Via Palermo, Via della Marina, San Francesco, Piazza Mattarella, and other village streets
  • Followed by — Fireworks, Eucharistic celebration, and final raffle

Highlights

The Tito Alfano concert in Piazza Gepy Faranda, the solemn procession of the Madonna del Rosario statue, and the concluding fireworks.

Prices

<p>Free admission to all celebrations and shows.</p>

Where does it take place — Madonna del Rosario Festival

Rocca di Capri Leone

Piazzetta Mons. Caputo, 98070 Capri Leone

Madonna del Rosario Festival in brief

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