On Saturday, August 9, 2025, the town of Sant’Angelo del Pesco joyfully welcomed back the Icon of Madonna del Carmine. After a meticulous and lengthy restoration, the beloved sacred image returned home, greeted by a heartfelt and emotional gathering of the community.
This treasured work remains a living symbol of faith, history, and identity, continuing to unite the people of Sant’Angelo del Pesco with their precious and revered heritage.
Month: August 2025
Celebration in honor of Our Lady
Parish of San Michele Arcangelo, Sant’Angelo del Pesco, August 8, 2025
The parish community of Sant’Angelo del Pesco is pleased to announce an event of great significance for both the faithful and the entire town. After meticulous restoration work carried out in specialized laboratories in Campobasso and Rome, the treasured painting of Our Lady Madonna del Carmelo, which left our church on April 4th, will return to be admired and venerated once again. To mark this extraordinary occasion, in addition to the traditional celebrations on August 15th and 16th, the Parish has scheduled two additional days of festivities and prayer.
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For a long time in our village, the passing of time was marked only by religious rhythms. Daily life, mostly made up of farmers, followed the chime of the church bells: in the morning, at noon, and again at dusk.
That familiar sound was our alarm clock, our timekeeper — the voice of a day that began and ended always the same, in a slow, reassuring cycle.
August 13: story of a special day
In Sant’Angelo del Pesco, August 13 is no ordinary date. It’s the day the entire village comes together to celebrate the Polenta Festival, better known as the Fascarllata. For forty-five years, this event has brought together friends, relatives, and visitors, turning the main square into a stage for tradition, togetherness, and community pride.
Continue reading “August 13: story of a special day”25 Images for a Nostalgic Journey
Today, August 15th, is no ordinary date for us Santangiolesi.
It’s the celebration — the most awaited and cherished of the year, even more than Christmas. A time when the town fills with familiar voices, colors, and scents, and when the heart gives in to memories that resurface vividly, like old photographs tinged with yellow.
1863–2025: an endless story
Sant’Angelo del Pesco – On Saturday, August 9, 2025, the community of Sant’Angelo del Pesco gathered in great numbers for a moment of deep emotion and heartfelt devotion: the return of the painting of Our Lady of Madonna del Carmine, following a long and meticulous restoration. The warm and sincere participation of the townspeople reflected the profound bond the people of Sant’Angelo share with this precious and ancient sacred image — a living part of the town’s history and identity.
Continue reading “1863–2025: an endless story”The year’s bittersweet celebration
There was a time when summer carried the scent of dry grass and ripe fruit. It wasn’t measured in days, but in moments of waiting: the final school bell, the first cicadas filling the afternoons, the long evenings stretching out like the sunset behind the hills. Back then, in my small village, August was the true destination of the year, and as a child I would spend winter and spring waiting for it, the way you wait for a promised gift.
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