There is always something to celebrate in Montalcino.
This past weekend was the celebration of their patron saint: Madonna di Soccorso.
Her image saved the day from a seige by the Spaniards in the 1500’s, and since then the 8th of May is always a big deal with parades, church masses, first communion, community suppers, tombola(italian bingo), and more. This ends with Mothers Day.
I was asked to play the organ in the exquisitely beautiful Madonna church for the Archbishop of Siena and all went well on yet another relic organ.
The Italian people really venerate the past and teach their children to hold it dear also. Though outsiders, a few Montalcinese have opened their hearts to us, and in giving back in some small way, we are a little bit Montalcino and a little bit Catholic!
Tags: catholic, madonna di soccorso, montalcino, mothers day, organ, siena, tombola
LITTLE BIT MONTALCINO AND A LITTLE BIT CATHOLIC! IS THAT LIKE A LIL BIT COUNTRY AND A LIL BIT ROCK & ROLL??? I’LL DRINK TO THAT!!
I AM HOPING I WILL GET TO ENJOY ONE OF YOUR ORGAN PLAYS WHEN I AM THERE. WHAT IS THE HOLIDAY THE WEEK OF MAY 20 TO THE 26??