“My grandfather was a fisherman. My family is still in the fishing industry now," explains “Sista” Felica Ciaramitaro-Mohan of Gloucester. "St. Peter is the patron saint that watches over the fishermen when they go out to sea."

On Sunday, the Sicilian Catholic community of Gloucester, which has long had ties to commercial fishing, concluded its 89th annual St. Peter’s Fiesta in honor of the fisherman in the Bible who became one of Jesus’ first followers and is considered the Catholic Church’s first pope.

The multi-day celebration of the city’s commercial fishing and faith has grown to become a city-wide party featuring parades of statues and icons through the streets, rowing races, the blessing of the city’s commercial fishing fleet, Masses, nine evenings of prayer, a carnival and the greasy pole contest.

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