Rome, Italy - May 2015 - The annual procession of Mary Help of Christians was held on the evening of 31 May, the last day of the Marian month and the monthly commemoration of Don Bosco. In this Year of the Bicentenary of the birth of Don Bosco the ceremony took on a particular character. The statue of Mary and the statue of Don Bosco were placed on the same carriage. Don Bosco was depicted in surplice and stole in the act of pointing the young and the faithful to Our Lady Help of Christians. The procession was followed by a fireworks display.
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