Initiation

The person is invited to a "banquet" at a country house. They are brought into a room where several mafiosi were sitting around a table upon which sat a pistol, a dagger and piece of paper bearing the image of a saint. They question the person's commitment and feelings regarding criminality and murder. When the person has affirmed themselves then the most powerful boss of the family takes a needle and pricks the person's finger. Their blood is smeared on the image of the saint, which will be held in their cupped hands as the boss sets it alight. The boss then gives the warning "If you betray the family, your flesh will burn like this saint."