Festival ends with a traditional procession and an Italian-language mass

Joe Aquino, of Greenwich, pins his offering to the statue of Saint Rocco during the final day of the St. Roch Festival at St. Roch Church in Greenwich on Sunday, August 15, 2010. Photo: Amy Mortensen / Connecticut Post Freelance

Joe Aquino, of Greenwich, pins his offering to the statue of Saint Rocco during the final day of the St. Roch Festival at St. Roch Church in Greenwich on Sunday, August 15, 2010. Photo: Amy Mortensen / Connecticut Post Freelance

Father Matthew Mauriello, Pastor of St. Roch Church and Salvatore Di Pietro welcome the crowd during the final day of the St. Roch Festival at St. Roch Church in Greenwich on Sunday, August 15, 2010. Photo: Amy Mortensen / Connecticut Post Freelance

Father Matthew Mauriello, Pastor of St. Roch Church and Salvatore Di Pietro welcome the crowd during the final day of the St. Roch Festival at St. Roch Church in Greenwich on Sunday, August 15, 2010. Photo: Amy Mortensen / Connecticut Post Freelance

Alessandro Grippo, Giovanni Maseullo, Peter Pennella and Joe Pennella carry the statue of St. Rocco during the final day of the St. Roch Festival at St. Roch Church in Greenwich on Sunday, August 15, 2010. Photo: Amy Mortensen / Connecticut Post Freelance

Rocco Montemarano and his son, Gerardo, 12, of NJ, place their offering on the statue of St. Rocco as Joe Pennella, far right, looks on during the final day of the St. Roch Festival in Greenwich on Sunday, August 15, 2010. Photo: Amy Mortensen / Connecticut Post Freelance

Gerardo Montemarano, 12, of NJ, pins his offering to the statue of St. Rocco during the final day of the St. Roch Festival in Greenwich on Sunday, August 15, 2010. Photo: Amy Mortensen / Connecticut Post Freelance

Virginia Lombardi, of Greenwich, walks in the procession during the final day of the St. Roch Festival in Greenwich on Sunday, August 15, 2010. Lombardi came to Greenwich from Italy when she was 16 years old. Photo: Amy Mortensen / Connecticut Post Freelance

Nicolena Pennella collects an offering from Catherine Tesei, of Greenwich, during the final day of the St. Roch Festival in Greenwich on Sunday, August 15, 2010. Photo: Amy Mortensen / Connecticut Post Freelance

Father Matthew Mauriello, Pastor of St. Roch Church, blesses Jocelyne Dorisme as Catherine Tesei watches the procession during the final day of the St. Roch Festival in Greenwich on Sunday, August 15, 2010. Photo: Amy Mortensen / Connecticut Post Freelance

Father Matthew Mauriello, Pastor of St. Roch Church, blesses James Roina, 4 as his sister Courtney, 9 and his mother Diane look on during the final day of the St. Roch Festival in Greenwich on Sunday, August 15, 2010. Photo: Amy Mortensen / Connecticut Post Freelance

The St. Rocco statue is carried through Hamilton Avenue during the final day of the St. Roch Festival in Greenwich on Sunday, August 15, 2010. Photo: Amy Mortensen / Connecticut Post Freelance

Andrea Williams, of Fairfield, is given a kiss by her mother Rosemary Natale-Lovallo, of Greenwich, to celebrate Williams' birthday during the final day of the St. Roch Festival in Greenwich on Sunday, August 15, 2010. Photo: Amy Mortensen / Connecticut Post Freelance

Father Matthew Mauriello, Pastor of St. Roch Church, greets Millie Marijan, center, who celebrated her 100th birthday on June 13, 2010. Marijan's sister Marie Nenni, at left, watches the procession during the final day of the St. Roch Festival in Greenwich on Sunday, August 15, 2010. Photo: Amy Mortensen / Connecticut Post Freelance

Marie Nenni, 89, watches as her sister, Millie Marijan, 100, is blessed by Father Matthew Mauriello, Pastor of St. Roch Church, during the final day of the St. Roch Festival in Greenwich on Sunday, August 15, 2010. Photo: Amy Mortensen / Connecticut Post Freelance