Monreale, February 21st, 2019– The vice delegate of Tuscany donated a seventeenth-century painting representing the Madonna delle Grazie of Trapani to the vice delegate of Sicily at the SS Maria degli Agonizzanti Church in Monreale
The Prior of Sicily, H.E. Msgr. Michele Pennisi, Bishop of Monreale and the Vice Prior Tuscany, Father Rodolfo Rossi, attended.
Monreale, February 21st, 2019– The delegation of Sicily and the delegation of Tuscany, represented respectively by the vice delegate Antonio Di Janni and the vice delegate Edoardo Puccetti, together with the vice prior of Tuscany Father Rodolfo Rossi, as part of the project “Briciole di Salute”, donated to Father Francesco, head of the non-profit organization Casa del Sorriso, medicines and basic foods. This donation marks the beginning of a joint collaboration between the two delegations, which will continue in the future with new initiatives.
The project “Briciole di Salute” is also active in the city of Paternò. On February 7th, Mr. Antonino Amato, Mr. Massimo Putrino, Mr. Giancarlo Greco and Mr. Giuseppe D’Urso gave the deacon Salvatore Mazzaglia one hundred panettoni (typical Italian Christmas cakes).
On February 11th H.E. Bishop Antonino Raspanti, Bishop of Acireale, celebrated a solemn liturgy on the occasion of the Solemnity of Our Lady of Lourdes, at the church of San Joseph in Acireale. The parish priest Emanuele Nicotra concelebrated the mass. Many Knights and representatives attended and were accompanied by the vice delegate. At the end of the solemn religious ceremony, a procession took place and immediately after it, a donation was made at the structure Madonna della Tenda di Cristo.
On Monday, February 11th, after the solemn Mass, some products were delivered to the Madonna della Tenda di Cristo structure in Acireale.
On February 13th, the first distribution of food was made in Monreale at the church of Maria SS degli Agonizzanti. In addition to diapers, baby food, cookies, milk and pasta, some medical products that had been collected at the local pharmacies were also delivered.
On February 13th, the vice delegate handed over a wheelchair and several diapers for the residence Benedetto Balsamo which hosts disabled old people.
A defibrillator for the Sanctuary.
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On February 2nd, the liturgical celebration of the Presentation of Our Lord Jesus at the Temple was celebrated at the church of San Francesco di Paola in Palermo. This feast is popularly known as “candlemas”. A representation of Knights and Dames of the Sicilian delegation participated.
On February 8th, the vice delegate and Mrs. Lia Giangreco delivered 400 cakes for the children at the Casa del Sorriso in Monreale. Diapers were also delivered for some newborn babies.
On February 9th, H.E. Msgr. Guglielmo Giombanco celebrated a solemn pontifical ceremony attended by the vice delegate and a representation of Sicilian Knights at the Cathedral of Patti. Father Antonio Cipriano, Vice Prior of Sicily and Father Giuseppe Gaglio, Rector of the Sanctuary of the Virgin of Tindari, concelebrated the liturgy. At the end of the religious ceremony, the vice delegate gave the diploma of Ecclesiastical Knight Grand Cross to Bishop Giombanco and also gave him a defibrillator that the bishop has assigned to the Sanctuary of the Virgin of Tindari, visited by thousands of faithful people.
