Madonna della Stella Festival
Edition 2025 Finished Free Sacred music Brass band Pyrotechnic show

Madonna della Stella Festival

08 Sep 2025
Scordia — Catania (287)

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Edition 2025 — Madonna della Stella

The 2025 edition of the Madonna della Stella Festival was celebrated on September 8, 2025, in the Montagna district of Scordia, marking the Nativity of Mary. The festival, preceded by a preparatory triduum that began on September 5, featured a solemn evening Eucharistic celebration followed by the traditional procession of the wooden statue of the Virgin through the streets of the neighborhood, accompanied by a brass band and hundreds of faithful.

The 2025 edition

On September 8, 2025, the community of Scordia (CT) gathered in the Montagna district for the Madonna della Stella Festival. The celebrations were preceded by a preparatory triduum starting on September 5, including a pilgrimage on foot from the church of San Domenico Savio, the recitation of the Rosary, and Eucharistic celebrations in suffrage for deceased devotees, along with the blessing of votive candles.

On the day of the solemnity, after the solemn evening Mass, the wooden statue of the Madonna was carried in procession along the traditional streets of the district, including Via Berlinguer, accompanied by a brass band, a horse parade, and the participation of numerous faithful shouting "Viva Maria".

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Rettoria della Madonna della Stella, Contrada Montagna

Madonna della Stella in brief

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