For the first time

«It’s the first time I come to this special sanctuary»: with these the words His Eminence Edwin Frederick O’Brien shared the joy of being for the first time in the special sanctuary of St. Michael. On 27 October, in fact, the cardinal presided over the Holy Eucharist in the Sacred…...

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The Feast of St. Michael for images!

Joy, prayer, participation, sonship, devotion, gratitude, faith: some of the numerous nouns that can define the Feast of the Archangel Michael and that, in the contents, can represent its legacy. During the novena the ecclesial communities of Monte Sant’Angelo and neighboring cities, together with the many faithful who came from…...

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Be a sign of God!

On Saturday 22 September, the September novena was enriched with an exquisitely vocational meaning: the novice Pier Paolo Latini and the seminarian Jaroslaw Lechininski issued the first and renewed the second, their religious vows. A celebration of and in the family: the two young men have, in fact, promised God…...

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From Poland … in music

Among the many activities desired and designed by Blessed Bronislao Markiewicz in favor of young people, stands out the creation of a band: born in 1895 as a simple group of music, during these 123 years has become a true orchestra composed of more than 30 elements between winds and…...

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Inauguration of the new pipe organ

The Shrine of the Archangel Michael is unanimously recognized as a wonderful and unique place in the world. For centuries the Sacred Grotto has welcomed thousands of pilgrims who, wishing for peace, mercy and forgiveness, experience the encounter with Jesus in the sacraments of Reconciliation and the Eucharist, as well…...

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New number of “Michael”

The new issue of the “Michael” Shrine magazine has been published. The themes dealt with in the numerous sections linked to the teaching of the Church, to the Catechesis on Angels, to History and Culture as well as to the Life of the Shrine are many and current. Read the…...

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Polish Peregrinatio: stage in Czestochowa

It is now 5 years that Poland is crossed by the Peregrinatio of the statue in copy of St. Michael: 670 parishes in all the Polish dioceses, 320 religious houses, schools, orphanages, hospitals and social assistance houses. A precious opportunity for the many faithful who have experienced the joy of…...

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Priest’s Day of Sanctification

The Diocesan Day of Sanctification of Priests took place on June 15th. Also this year the ministers of God have accomplished their thanksgiving for the gift of the call before the altar of the Archangel Michael. Orphans of the Pastor Monsignor Michele Castoro, most recently disappeared, the presbyters of the…...

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Memorial day of the Police

On Saturday, May 19, at the Basilica of San Michele, the commemorations and initiatives organized by the Autonomous Police Syndicate in honor of all the victims of the Mafia, terrorism, crime and duty ended. The focus of Memorial Day was the Walk of Memory, Truth and Justice, a journey of…...

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He has returned to the Father’s House

“When the time comes to unite with the supreme hour of the Lord’s passion, the consecrated person knows that the Father is now bringing to completion that mysterious process of formation begun some time ago. Death will then be expected and prepared as the supreme act of love and self-surrender…...

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