The faithful of St. Agnes Parish in Naples got a head start on celebrating their Patronal Feast Day with a Mass and international festival on Jan. 19, 2025.
St. Agnes Pastor Father Bob Kantor said the Parish was doubly blessed with the presence of Bishop Frank J. Dewane as the homilist, as well as Cardinal Gerald Lacroix, Metropolitan Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Quebec and Primate of Canada, as the principal celebrant, who was in the area visiting his parents.
The Feast of St. Agnes is Jan. 21, with celebrations moved to the closest Sunday. For the celebration, a relic of St. Agnes, normally embedded in the altar, was placed on public display for veneration. The annual International Festival featured food and entertainment from many different countries.
In addition, the Mass coincided with the 18th anniversary of Bishop Dewane’s formal installation as Bishop of the Diocese of Venice.
