The References 

Immerso, Michael. 1997. Newark’s Little Italy: The Vanished First Ward. New Jersey: Rutgers University Press and The Newark Public Library.

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Sims, Martha and Martine Stephens. 2011. Living Folklore. Utah: Utah State University Press.

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Lee, Sandra. 2008. Italian Americans of Newark, Belleville, and Nutley. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publication.

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Nicastro, Thomas D. 2012. The Feast of Saint Gerard Maiella, CSSR: A Century of Devotion at St. Lucy’s, Newark. Charleston, SC: History Press.

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Savastano, Peter. 2002. “Will the Real St. Gerard Please Stand Up?” PhD dis., Drew University.

A Philosophical look at the feast day and what it means

Saint Lucy’s Home page. “122nd Annual Feast of Saint Gerard.” Accessed February 1, 2022. https://www.saintlucy.net/saintgerardfeast2021

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Joseph and Pamela Curran (former residents of Newark and long time practitioners at St Lucy’s Church) in discussion with the author, February 2022.