Delegation of Lazio

Rome June 27, 2015. The Vicar Delegation of Rome, according to Dr. Maria Teresa Letta, Vice President of the Italian Red Cross, made a big effort, in these weeks, to collect  essential goods in favor of the earthquake victims in Nepal.

The large quantity of material collected, including medical devices (defibrillators and wheel chairs), tents to set up hospitals, emergency shelter and clothing for those disadvantaged populations, was offered , on June 27 at 16:30,  in the parish of S. Giuseppe al Trionfale  at  the presence of the Delegate  of Lazio,  H.S.H Prince Manfred Windisch-Graetz and the Vicar Delegate  for the city of Rome, the Marquis Lawyer Giorgio Mirti della Valle, as well as Knights and Dames of the Order.

This important initiative is part of the project “The hunger of our neighbour” strongly supported by Our Grand Master H.R.H. Prince Charles of Bourbon Two Sicilies, Duke of Castro, and integrates the continuous activities of the Order to give food and health support to the  the poor of the parish of S. Giuseppe al Trionfale.

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Rome, 9 May 2015. The vicarious delegation of Rome of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George – as part of the project, “The Hunger of Our Neighbour”, which is strongly supported by the Grand Master of the SMCOSG, H.R.H. Prince Charles of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duke of Castro, as well as part of the continual food and health aid for those in need of the Parish of San Giuseppe al Trionfale – has organised a collection of basic necessities, including medicines and clothing, to help the earthquake victims in Nepal.

Rome’s vicarious Delegate of the Constantinian Order, Marquis Giorgio Mirti della Valle, gave the Chancellor of the Delegation, the nobleman Doctor Fabrizio Ratto-Vaquer, the responsibility of getting in touch with the Italian Red Cross who are organising the shipping of basic necessities to the earthquake victims in Nepal.

Consequently, he gave mandate to his peers, Knight Doctor Vincenzo Gaglione and Lady Doctor Antonietta Capparella for the coordination and identification of donations to help Nepal. They were already responsible for the coordination and distribution of provisions to the parish of San Giuseppe al Trionfale where, on 23^rd April, for the solemnity of the patron saint, George, the Grand Prior of the Order, the Most Eminent Cardinal Renato Raffaele Martino celebrated the Holy Mass, followed by the distribution of food packages and clothing to help those in need in the parish.

After collecting a sufficient quantity of goods to send to the earthquake victims in Nepal, the vicarious delegation of Rome of the SMCOSG will come to an agreement with the Italian Red Cross to decide on a date for the delivery of the donations.

Rome – March 11, 2015- The Vicar Delegation  of Rome, according to  the project “The hunger of our neighbour “, created by our Grand Master of the Constantinian Order of St. George, after offering a lunch to 500 poor persons on December 8, 2014, along with a service of showers and change clothes,  has launched a project to provide food to poor people living in the districts  Prati-Trionfale Rome.

The Vicar Delegate of Rome Marquis Lawyer Giorgio Mirti della Valle, charged  the Chancellor of the Vicar Delegation, Dr Noble. Fabrizio Ratto-Vaquer, to start a new project of assistance to poor people  within the program “The hunger of our neighbour” which includes the donations of about 500 kg. of food, such as pasta, bread, biscuits, fruit and soft drinks, as well as other basic necessities.

Everything is coordinated and organized by Dr. Vincenzo Gaglione, knight of merit, who has found the people able to donate the necessary  food to the Parish of San Giuseppe al Trionfale for all those people who are below the poverty line and also for families with serious economic difficulties.

Within this project, the delegation also offered a stock of 100 pullover.

The parish of San Giuseppe al Trionfale is situated a few hundred meters from the Centre for Health,COS, of the Vicar  Delegation of Rome (coordinated by Lieutenant Colonel Dr. Giuseppe de Lorenzo) inaugurated on February 16, 2015, in the presence of  the Grand Treasurer H.E. Notary Claudio Limontini. Thus the Vicar Delegation of Rome is able to offer to the poors living in the  districts Trionfale-Prati and the surrounding areas a service of food and health, helping the parishes of the Prefectures of reference of the Vicariate of the Diocese of Rome.

For the month of March, there is also the ” Charity lucky dip in occasion of St. Giuseppe day”, organized by the Parish in the week going from 15 to 22 March 2015. The intention of the Vicar Delegation of Rome is making an offer in support of the “charity lucky dip” to  purchase one or more prizes (payable by the Constantinian Order) fundable with some great offers, specially designed by donors in favor of charitable works of the Order.

Several valuable objects will be personally offered  by the Vicar Delegate of Rome, Marquis Lawyer Giorgio Mirti della Valle and by the Chancellor the  Noble Dr  Fabrizio Ratto-Vaquer.

On Thursday, March 19, 2015 at 16:00  H.E. the very Reverend Cardinal Severino Poletto, presbyter of S. Giuseppe, in Trionfale street, will preside at the solemn Mass and procession, in the presence of the Representatives of the City of Rome and of the Vicar Delegation of Rome  of the Sacred Military Constantinian order of Saint George.

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Rome-18th January 2015. On last Sunday S. Antonio Abate was celebrated in a lot of towns of the territory of the Two Sicilies.

In this important part of Italy a lot of towns are named after the Saint so it was also a town festival.

Lazio vicarious Delegation recalled this occasion, as it is a more than ten-year-old tradition, in the church of Annunziata in Minturno where a lot of children came with their pets, their parents and grandparents.

Here attached you can find the newsletter about the event and about the Saint. Best wishes from Franco Ciufo.

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Rome-8th January 2015. New Year’s celebrations were really intense at the Vice Delegation for Lazio. In respect of H.R.H. Prince and Grand Master Carlo di Borbone delle Due Sicilie’s orientation, “the hunger of our neighbour”, several charity events were held and a lot of activities were carried out abroad as well, in warring territories where a lot of our brothers are serving in temporary missions.

In South Lazio where there is a high number of exiled families or in need, over eighty quintal food supplies were collected and handed out to about three hundred families. These activities have had a strong media impact with the public Authority’s acclaim and complacency.

We have contributed to the starting up of soup kitchens together with Caritas Diocesana, who we always cooperate with all year long, remembering that poor people, as anyone else does, “need to feed every day”. Important aids have been sent also to warring territories. Some of our brothers in the army who were in peace mission in Afghanistan, have carried on their voluntary service, which they usually do in the Delegation, with these people tormented by a long and cruel war. The humanitarian operation took place in the village of Jibrhil coordinated by our applicant who is finalizing his training to receive the constantinian Grand Cross, Cap. Cosimo Epifani, member of the Italian contingent in Herat.

The end of the year’s activities included also the attendance to the liturgical ceremonies and the organization of performances. In St.Pietro cathedral in Minturno these events were held: the concert of the Little Wind Band composed of several from 5 to 16 year old children who performed a rich international repertoire of Christmas carols, an opera concert based on musical Christmas topics, a festival of Choirs from the district of Aurunco. In the organization of these events our Delegation was supported by the National Association of the Italian constantinian Knights, at whose head is the lawyer Marquis Giuliano Buccini Grimaldi who has also given his high patronage.

Moreover, the Epiphany event in Formia was highly attended and broadcast on Lazio channels including a show of comedians, magicians and singers followed by the distribution of presents to the children.

Aid activities to poor people and activities supporting religious bodies have been carried out by Puglie Delegate, nobleman Prof. Ugo Patroni Griffi together with the Abruzzi Delegate, Marquis Dr. Baldassarre Castiglione who we thank for his fondness and friendship.

A lot of other activities less noticeable but definitely successful, have been carried out by our brothers in the city where they live also in cooperation with Caritas and with the other local religious communities who don’t receive humanitarian aids by the central organisations and must provide to the needs with unsolicited raisings and personal donations.

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