Christmas Tree Lighting in San Diego’s Little Italy 2021

 Christmas Tree Lighting in San Diego’s Little Italy

After being cancelled in 2020 due to the pandemic, Little Italy San Diego’s Annual Christmas Tree Lighting and Christmas Village was back. I was able to capture the Tree Lighting Ceremony that had dignitaries like San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria and State Assemblyman Christopher Ward. Other speakers included New City America and Little Italy Association (LIA) Chief Executive Administrator Marco Li Mandri, LIA Board President Steve Galasso, and San Diego City Councilman Stephen Whitburn of District 3. All of them gave updates on the status of the Little Italy neighborhood and encouraged guests to patronize local small businesses. At the end the chief pastor of Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Church, an Italian National Parish, Fr. Joe Tabigue gave a prayer and blessing then helped with the tree lighting countdown, done in Italian of course! You can view the video here. I encourage you to shop and eat in San Diego’s Little Italy this holiday season! Buon Natale!

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First OSDIA Lodge #1627 Female VP Grace Ingrande Gives Talk on "What Empowerment Means to Italian American Women Today"

 First OSDIA Lodge #1627 Female VP Grace Ingrande Gives Talk on "What Empowerment Means to Italian American Women Today"

On Sunday, October 24th, 2021, the Order of the Sons and Daughters of Italy in America OSDIA Fratllanza Garibaldina Lodge #1627 Vice President Grace Ingrande gave a wonderful and insightful talk on "What Empowerment Means to Italian American Women Today." The talk was given at the lodge's 89th Anniversary Dinner Dance which I will post more of later and Grace is the first female VP in the lodge's 89 year history. Until recently, OSDIA was known as OSIA, Order of the Sons of Italy in America and only men could hold offices. That all changed a number of years ago. Please enjoy the video.

Grazie! Auguri!

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St. Joseph's Feast in San Diego

 St. Joseph's Feast in San Diego

My parish, Our Lady of the Rosary (OLR), is an Italian National Parish in San Diego's Little Italy neighborhood and as such holds many traditional Italian Catholic saint feast day Masses and events. Sadly, they were all postponed or celebrated via video with only a few select in person attendees due to the covid lockdowns. In March, of course, there is St. Joseph's Day, La Festa di San Giuseppe, which was celebrated by my parish on March 17th. This year OLR did not hold a traditional Mass and luncheon fundraiser for it, but instead posted an article about it on their website and in their bulletin that you can view here. Today, however, I want to share what a "normal" St. Joseph's Day Mass looks like so you can enjoy it and, if you're ever in Southern California, once we able to travel and do more, you might consider attending one.

I am not a professional videographer, but you may still enjoy the cell phone video below of parts of the 2019 St. Joseph's Day Mass at Our Lady of the Rosary, San Diego. This is a short clip of the opening procession. You can view the full video here.

There are more photos here. And you can read about St. Joseph's Day here.

Our Lady of the Rosary is located at 1629 Columbia St. San Diego, CA 92101

Email: parish@olrsd.org

Phone: 619-234-4820

Web: OLRSD.org

Grazie! Auguri!

More video here.
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