Last Thursday, I went to a meeting ostensibly to discuss the procession we were doing for one day in the triduum of San Fortunato. We ended up spending 1 3/4 hours discussing the live Nativity, and at the end, Don Riccardo said something along the lines of, "Oh, yes, and we're talking about doing a nice little procession for San Fortunato...if you need costumes sign up & we'll do what we can. Show up around 3 or 4, and we'll start at 5. We've called in some of the bands, etc."
Well, this is what you get with that much planning:
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| Yes, I made her costume! Jewelry courtesy of Luciana. |
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| We hope Mateo will start teaching Jeremy archery soon. |
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| Doesn't James look handsome? |
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| Eleanor's snood was made the evening of the meeting. |
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| We enjoyed dancing. |
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| Procession. |
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| We had archers. |
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| The confraternities |
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| Flag performers |
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| Who were excellent. |
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| The previous bishop |
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| Can't forget the horses |
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| Or the pooper scoopers (who took a look and then decided to give it a miss) |
And this was just Sunday!
Monday, we had a different procession. We enjoyed a different band (which included Elena's father ... Elena is Florence's friend and swim buddy), Mass with 35 priests and deacons, and the chance to kiss San Fortunato's hand.
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| The trumpeter is Elena's dad; the drummer with shades is one of our local cops. |
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| Coming out of Mass, we had this to enjoy... |
Love,
Alexandra
(Saturday photos courtesy of Michael)
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