Maria SS. Addolorata
Patroness of Mola
di Bari, Italy
75th Anniversary in Brooklyn
1948-2023

 

The congregation of Maria SS Addolorata was established in 1948 in Brooklyn, New York, by the Italian immigrants from the town of Mola in Bari, Italy. Longing to continue the traditions of their faith and culture the congregation was formed in their new neighborhood of South Brooklyn at the Parish of Sacred Hearts - St. Stephen. At that time a replica of the statue of their hometown patroness, Our Lady of Sorrows, was commissioned and shipped by boat across the Atlantic from Mola to Brooklyn. Since that time the statue has been the inspiration of great devotion and faith. The statue is carried on the shoulders of men twice a year through the neighborhood of Carroll Gardens in South Brooklyn. These occasions are Good Friday and the Feast of Addolorata on the second Sunday in September. On these occasions devotees from the tri-state area and beyond gather back at the old neighborhood to walk in the footsteps of generations past that came to this great country with hope and dreams of a new life guided by their faith and the intersession of the Blessed Mother under the title of Addolorata.


This yeear the procession will be held on Sunday, September 10th beginning with first with the celebration of Mass at 4:30 PM at Sacred Hearts - St. Stephen Church by Most Reverend Robert Brennnan, Bishop of Brooklyn, followed directly by the procession which will travel through the streets of the community before returning back to the church for a special fireworks display at 7:30 PM. 
Sacred Hearts - St. Stephen Church is located at 125 Summit Street, Brooklyn, NY 11231 
 


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