PRESS RELEASE (9/09/2016)
Sunday, September 11, a Loano, to the 9:40 p.m., in fortress square, the concert of the’S.M. Immaculata Music Association of Loano.
The concert is part of the celebrations, sponsored by the Brotherhood of the White Disciples of St. John the Baptist under the auspices of the’Department of Tourism, Culture and Sports of the City of Loano, for the religious anniversary of the Most Holy Name of Mary.
The city band will perform pieces from classic band repertoires.
Monday, September 12, on the occasion of the Feast of the Most Holy Name of Mary, the statue of Our Lady adorned with flowers and lamps, after the masses celebrated since morning in the’Oratory of St. John the Baptist, will be carried in procession by the Brotherhood of Whites, along with the large processional Crucifixes, rich in decorative ornaments.
At 8 p.m. Holy Mass will be celebrated by. Fr. Edmund White. This will be followed by the Solemn Procession through the city streets. After traveling through the streets outside and inside the walls of Loano, the procession will stop in fortress square, where the blessing ceremony closing the procession will take place.
Participating in the procession will be the’St. Mary Immaculate Music Association, the Band N. Signora di Pontelungo of Albenga and numerous Ligurian Confraternities with their artistic Crucifixes.
