“The blood is still solid but in the process of melting.” These are the words spoken by the abbot of the Chapel of the Treasure of San Gennaro, Monsignor Vincenzo De Gregorio, after taking the case that holds the relics of the Patron Saint.
The ampoule was exposed in the Chapel and the religious celebration began. From the morning 'the relatives' of San Gennaro I am in the Chapel to pray and sing to the Saint so that he repeats the miracle of the liquefaction of the blood.
The one on December 16th is the third 'miracle' of the year and is called a 'secular miracle' and recalls the invocation of the Neapolitan to the Saint to protect the city from the eruption of Vesuvius in 1631.
Article published on 16 December 2023 - 10:33