2017 Carmine Festival in Naples: program of religious and civil events

For the 2017 Carmine Festival in Naples, a rich program of religious celebrations, illuminations and theatrical-musical show.

Sunday July 16 2017 it will be celebrated Feast in honor of the Madonna del Carmine in Naples, in the square in front of the Sanctuary of the Carmine Maggiore, but the celebrations with religious rites began as early as the beginning of June.

Every year, the celebration sees the participation of thousands of people among the faithful and not, who after the characteristic religious rituals, that will take place throughout the day at any time, will be able to attend the fireworks displaywhile the suggestive there will be no fire in the bell tower this year due to renovations.

The feast of the Carmine, deeply felt by the Neapolitan people since ancient times, is the last religious feast in Naples that is supported only with funds received from the faithful. In the last century it was such an important moment that the city breathed a festive air with the traditional stalls of sellers of peppered mussels, watermelons, and the consumption of tarallo and beer outside on the balcony of their home while listening to the broadcast songs. through the streets of the neighborhood.

Below, the program for the next few days until the highlight on Sunday.

Program of the Carmine Festival

13 July

Eucharistic adoration.

14 July

Liturgy of the Word, delivery of the Scapular and renewal of the commitment for those who already wear it.

Saturday July 15th

Holy Masses Hours: 7,00 - 8,00 - 9,00 - 10,00 - 11,00 - 12,00
From the 7,30 to the 13,00 hours, only during the interval between the Holy Masses, one can ascend to the Madonna's Icon.
18,00 Hours: S. Vespertina Mass.
19,00 Hours: Song of the First Vespers
22,00 Hours: Prayer Vigil Mariana

Sunday July 16th

Solemn commemoration of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel
Holy Masses Hours: 6,00 - 7,00 - 8,00 - 10,00 - 12,00 - 13,00
9,00 Hours: Mass with homily presided by the Preacher of the Novena.
11,00 Hours: S. Mass presided by MRP Luciano M. Di Cerbo, Commissioner General of the Carmelites. Subsequently: Supplication to the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel.
17,30 Hours: S. Mass.
19,30 Hours: Piazza del Carmine: Eucharistic Concelebration presided over by His Eminence Cardinal Sig. Crescenzio Sepe, Metropolitan Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Naples.
After the concelebration, Assignment of the city of Naples to the Madonna Bruna and torchlight procession.

External celebrations

Saturday July 15th

Piazza del Carmine
19,50 Hours: Lighting of the Cesarano di Torre del Greco illuminations.
20,00 Hours: The ONF Association A.Fe.PAT presents: The artists in love in "Naples thousand cultures" Theatrical and musical show.