Holy Redeemer celebrates 94th Feast of St. Anthony June 9th & 10th
Since Holy Redeemer Church’s founding in 1924, the honoring of St. Anthony has played an integral part in the life of the parish. The annual Tredicina, or 13 days of prayer begins Friday June 1st and concludes Wednesday June 13th coinciding with the of St. Anthony’s death in Padua Italy in 1231.
For each Mass the church will host a different visiting clergy member who will expound on St. Anthony and the virtues and relevance of his message today. Patron Saint of the poor and oppressed, St. Anthony is also well-known as that of lost articles. Father Marty Polito, a Euclid native and Pastor of Holy Redeemer since 1996, adds that it is not just for lost things but for people who may have lost either faith, hope, and/or love. That this is an occasion for prayer for things needed to be found in one’s life and a time of self-renewal.
The feast celebration itself will start Saturday June 9th at 5:00 pm and is held in the school gymnasium and outside in the courtyard between the church till 8:00 pm. There will be concession stands featuring Italian food favorites, musical entertainment along with games of chance, various raffles and donated gift baskets.
Sunday the celebration continues following Mass celebrated by Bishop Anthony Pilla with a procession of the statue of St. Anthony through the streets of the neighborhood. The procession will include the Italian Band of Cleveland and Lolly the Trolly to shuttle those who may have trouble walking the full route. Afterwards the Festival will reopen at 12:00, when also a Morra Tournament will be held, and continue until 6:00 pm. Hope to see you there.
Holy Redeemer Church is at 15712 Kipling Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44110, Phone (216) 531-3313
Website: www.holyredeemer-cleveland.weconnect.com, Email: holyredeemerparish@gmail.com
William McCulloch
Amateur local historian