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Vincent placed my hand in Matteo’s hand. He stepped back.

The officiant was a Catholic priest from St. Leonard’s in the North End. Father Greco, he had married Vincent and Rosalia in 1979. He was 82.

He had a kind face. He cleared his throat. He said, “Today we celebrate the marriage of Matteo Vincent Lombardi, son of Vincent and Rosalia Lombardi, and continue reading …