Delegation of Calabria

Saturday 4th March 2023, a group of Knights of the delegation Calabria participated in the sacred rite of the Way of the Cross, in Vibo Valentia at the Church Del Rosario, ruled by the Knight of Ecclesiastical Grace, Father Filippo Ramondino. The attendance to the ceremony was deeply felt by the community of Vibo Valentia, which gathered in the Church Del Rosario to pray and meditate on the passion of Christ alongside Knights and Dames of the Constantinian Order of Saint George. A donation was made to the parish community after the religious ceremony.

A religious ceremony was held on 5 March at the church of the Saints Michele and Nicola in Dasà, officiated by the parish priest Father Bernardino Comerci. The liturgy was held in the presence of Dr. Aurelio Badolati, Vice Delegate and of Knights and meritorious, invited by the Major Dr. Raffaele Scaturchio. The homily highlighted the themes of Lent. A donation was made at the end of the ceremony by the delegation for the poorest people of the parish.

Reggio Calabria, December 2022: fifty hot meals prepared in single portions were donated to parish Caritas of Candelora in Reggio Calabria and will be distributed to the poorest people in the territory.

Reggio Calabria – 09 December 2022. The Calabrian Delegation wanted to focus on the most needy people setting up a donation in favour of the “Piccola Opera Papa Giovanni” Association in Reggio Calabria.
The President of the Association, Dr. Pietro Siclari and the Accountable Dr. Francesca Mallamaci welcomed the Vice Delegate Dr. Aurelio Badolati, accompanied by a group of Knights of the Calabrian Delegation, at the premises of the structure located at Via a Reggio Calabria, where the reception center for mothers and minor children in need is currently located,
With the aim of supporting the necessities of the women and their children, who are guests of the reception center, the Delegation has donated shopping vouchers that can be spent at the Toys Center for the purchase of clothing, food, toys and school supplies.

Sunday 11 of December Dames, Knights, meritorious and Constantinian volunteers of the Calabrian Delegation gathered in Reggio Calabria, at the Candelora’s church, to attend the Eucharistic celebration presided by Vice Prior Father Luigi Cannizzo. At the end of the Eucharistic celebration, the Delegation came together for a fraternal dinner, that allowed the many participants to exchange Christmas greetings.

10 of january 2023, the presentation of the book “Chiesa, Vescovi e Cattedrale di Cosenza. Dalla Controriforma a fine seicento” took place at the Cathedral of Cosenza. The volume, strongly wanted by Mgr. Nole’, Archbishop in the Cosenza /Bisignano’s Diocese, recently died, tells the story of the cosentina’s Diocese, of its bishops, of the city, retracing important steps through the past centuries. The Calabrian Delegation was invited to participate in the event and Cosenza’s city Representative, Knight Giuseppe Spizzirri Marzo, greeted those attending and the organizers of the conference also on behalf of the Delegates by thanking for the attention and praising the initiative.

On January 5th, the Calabrian Delegation, adhering to the service called “Aggiungi un Posto a Tavola” by LIONS club “Polistena Brutium” of Polistena, has donated food to the Assosiation “Il Samaritano” managed by the Santa Maria Vergine of Polistena’s parish.

On Monday 7th November, a group of Knights from the Delegation of Calabria, led by Vice Delegate Grand Officer Aurelio Badolati, donated a table football to the Parish of Maria Santissima Annunziata in the Pellegrina of Bagnara Calabra (RC) district. In addiction to the donations, the Knights attended a mass, officiated by Father Giuseppe Saraceno, who during the homily thanked the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of St. George for its support to the needy of Pellegrina on several others occasions. The initiative was praised by the volunteers involved in the charity in favor of the parishioners.
The Delegation thanks Lieutenant Special Charge of Carabinieri Antonino Calorenni and Mr. Livio Cavagna for their contribution and active cooperation because without their Christian charity, the donation could not have taken place.

On October 1, the Delegation participated in the sacred rites in honour of the Blessed Virgin of the Rosary. The invitation was sent by Father Angelo Ruggiero. All the other religious brotherhoods of Bagnara Calabra were present at the solemn celebration. The ceremony was officiated by Father Francesco Bramuglia. During the homily, Father Bramuglia congratulated for the generous donation carried out by the delegation.

On October 14, an interesting conference took place at the Parish Hall of the Santa Maria della Candelora Church in Reggio Calabria on the theme “In preparation for the pilgrimage to the Holy Land”.
The conference was organized by the Delegation. The Vice Delegate Dr. Aurelio Badolati, the Vice Prior Monsignor Luigi Cannizzo, the Ecclesiastical Knight of Grace Monsignor Luigi Falcone and Dr. Vittorio Fioravanti took the floor as speakers.