Delegation of Triveneto

Padova, December 18th 2017- The delegation of Padova and Vicenza made a huge donation to Sermig -Servizio Missionario Giovani for the forthcoming Christmas festivities. The donation included 850 litres of milk, 750 kilos of cheese and about 1000 boxes of different food. Everything was adressed to poor and needy people who are daily helped by this charitable facility, whose actions support needy people.

It was an event that is part of Briciole di Salute project which, starting from the Sicilian Delegation, is spreading alongside Italy.

An information session hosted by the Triveneto Delegation was held in Verona on Saturday, October 21, in the halls of Palazzo Miniscalchi Frizzo, site of the Club al Teatro. The title of the conference was “The Constantinian Order in the Italian Legal System” and was chaired by H.E. Alberto Lembo, Grand Inquisitor, and by Don Arnaldo Morandi, Secretary General of the Office of the Grand Prior. Vice Delegate Lucio Pasqualetto acted as moderator.

The two speakers discussed the history and mission of the Order, viewed as part of everyday life, within the Italian and international legal system. They stressed the importance of a vocation to help others, the preservation of Faith and exaltation of the Holy Cross.
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Venice, 14 September 2017. The Triveneto Delegation celebrated the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross in the Great School of St. John the Evangelist together with the Venetian Confraternities of the Order of Malta and the Order of the Holy Sepulcher.
The ceremony honored the precious relic of the Holy Cross in the Basilica of Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari, followed by the Franciscan Contemplation of Father Lino Pellanda, parish priest of Frari and the traditional processions up to the Church of St. John the Evangelist, where Holy Mass was celebrated by His Most Rev. Eminence Mons. Dino de Antoni. Bishop Emeritus of Gorizia and Knight Commander of Ecclesiastical Grace.
In attendance were the Vice Delegates, Mr Federico Bulfone Gransinigh and Mr Lucio Pasqualetto, rappresentative for Venice Prince Don Giovanni Alliata di Montereale, Mr Giorgio Miccoli and numerous Knights and Dames of the Constantinian Order.

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On September 23 the Conference on Medical Prevention took place in the Palazzo Zacco, in Prato della Valle. The Conference was organized by the delegations of Padova and Vicenza as well as the Army Club of Padova, directed by Colonel Carlo Libanori.

The  large number of participants confirmed the great interest in the comments presented by Mr Sergio Garofalo on “Preventing skin ageing and skin tumors” and the presentation by Mr Domenico Trovato who spoke on “Prevention of cardiovascular diseases”.

The clarity and the linearity of the presentations, accompanied exemplifying slides, aroused great interest among the public.

At the conclusion of the conference Mr Alberto Lonigo, Representative for Padova and Vicenza, took the floor and spoke of the social importance of this meeting for purposes of the Order, which is especially interested in assisting the less fortunate and protecting our spiritual tradition.

After thanking H.E.  the Grand Inquisitor  Mr Alberto Lembo and Mr Lucio Pasqualetto, Vice Delegate of the Triveneto Region for their participation, the Representative stated that he hoped this was only the first of a series of such profitable and beneficial initiatives.

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Venice. The investiture ceremony for new Knights and Dames of theTriveneto region was held on June 10 in the stupendous site of the Patriarchal Basilica of St. Mark the Evangelist in Piazza San Marco in Venice. The ceremony was organized by Delegate Count Roberto Giustiniani and by Vice Delegates Nob.  Federico Bulfone Gransinigh and Knight Commander Lucio Pasqualetto.

The investiture ceremony and Holy Mass were officiated by the Grand Prior, His Most Eminent and Most Reverend Cardinal Renato Raffaele Martino, and concelebrated by Mons. Arnaldo Morandi, Secretary General of the Office of the Grand Prior and Prior for the Lombardy delegation and by Mons. Arnaldo Greco, Prior of the Triveneto Delegation.

In his homily the Grand Prior spoke of the participation and commitment of the knights and dames of our Order and what they can do to improve the society and environment in which they work, highlighting the importance of defending and exalting the Christian Faith, aiding the needy and exemplifying the principles and teachings of Christianity. His Most Reverend Eminence concluded by outlining the mission of each Delegation to carry out charitable activities  to aid the needy and at the same time to support the training of knights and dames and new members by conducting cultural and religious training sessions.

Present at the ceremony were H.E. Prince Ruspoli, Grand Chancellor, H.E. Nob. Dott. Alberto Lembo, Grand Inquisitor, as well as numerous civilian and military authorities of the Triveneto Region. Also present were representatives of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta and the Order of Saint Mauritius and Lazarus.

At the conclusion of the investiture ceremony and following the cultural events that included a tour of the Basilica and of a temporary art exhibit in the Museum of Glass on the island of St. George, the Triveneto Delegation, on behalf of its members, made a donation to Monsignor Meneguolo, Knight Commander of Ecclesiastical Grace, to be used for the needy families of the diocese.

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