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“The Good Shepherd”: Sunday’s thought

Fourth Sunday of Easter. Jesus dies and is resurrected to reunite all men as children of God. He is the Good Shepherd, who offers his life for the sheep, knows them one by one and wants to bring the others into the fold too. He calls everyone to retrace his…...

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“Saint Michael and prayer”: the May novena

The spiritual journey of preparation for the Feast of the Apparitions of St. Michael will begin on Monday 29 April. By choosing the Monte Sant’Angelo Cave as his earthly home, the Archangel first became close to the inhabitants of our beloved Gargano and, by then spreading his cult throughout the…...

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Happy Easter with Maria

The solemnity of Easter it is one of the most important events of the liturgical year: it is a time of joy, hope and deep reflection on the mystery of our salvation. One of the essential elements of this mystery is the silent presence of Mary, the Mother of the…...

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The two Archangel Mountains

“Michael’s path” is a project aimed at enhancing and promoting the cult of the Archangel in the world, which was born with the aim of aggregating the seven most important places dedicated to the Celestial Prince of the Old Continent, so as to obtain the recognition of Via Micaelica as a…...

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Timetable change

With the entry into force of summer time, the time of afternoon masses changes. From Sunday 31 March 2024 the afternoon festive Masses in the Grotta dell’Arcangelo will be celebrated at 4.00pm, 5.30pm, 7.00pm. On weekdays the celebrations will be held at 8.00, 9.30, 11.00, 16.00. In the Church of the Madonna della Libera: Holy…...

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September celebrations: between words and images

The month of September holds the precious Feast of Saint Michael and all the Archangels: for the Sanctuary and for the City of Monte Sant’Angelo it takes on an even more significant value since the angelic Prince is celebrated as patron and defender. The liturgical functions and cultural events that…...

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“Welcome to our Gargano!”

Welcome message to tourists from the Archbishop Dear friends and tourist friends, you have chosen our wonderful Gargano to spend a few days of serene and restorative rest, after a year of work: I greet you and welcome you with joy also in the name of the Church which lives…...

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Chapel of relics: open again to the faithful

At the end of the Angevin nave, next to the Baroque altar of San Giuseppe, preceded by a narrow threshold closed by a bronze door, stands the Chapel of the relics, also called “of the Holy Cross”. Originally this room was used as a sacristy, but during the 18th century…...

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Temporary limitation of streaming

Dear friends of the Shrine and assiduous participants in the liturgies broadcast from the Sacred Grotto of the Archangel, you will certainly have noticed the frequent disservices, which have become absence, of our broadcasts in recent weeks: they are due to problems related to the internet network and the image…...

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In honor of the Founder: the images

The novena in preparation for the Feast of Bronislao Markiewicz took place from 21 to 29 January. The Polish priest, contemporary and friend of Don Bosco, founded the Congregation in 1902 which, placed under the protection of the Archangel Michael and inspired by the principles of temperance and work, today…...

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