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BELGIUM: RELIGIOUS CEREMONY

15/12/2023

The Belgian delegation met on the feast of Christ the King at the Church of Saint Jacques-sur-Coudenberg.
The Pontifical Mass was celebrated in the presence of His Royal Highness Prince Lorenzo of Belgium, Bailiff of the Order’s Grand Cross.
His Most Reverend Excellency Monsignor Noël Treanor, Archbishop-Bishop Emeritus of Down & Conner, Apostolic Nuncio to the European Union, celebrated, while Monsignor Willen van der Valk, Representative of our Order in the Netherlands, Monsignor Jean – Baptiste Itaruma, Councillor of the Apostolic Nunciature to the European Union, Reverend Pleban Robrecht Boone, representative of the Holy See to the International Committee of Military Medicine and Reverend Abbate Ivo Celis concelebrated.
His Serene Highness Prince Charles-Louis d’Arenberg, Knight Grand Cross of Justice, and Delegate of the Kingdom of Belgium, assisted by the Consul General Gunnar Riebs, Knight Grand Cross of Merit, Deputy Delegate of the Kingdom of Belgium, welcomed all the distinguished guests.
After the religious ceremony the Knights of the Order and other guests took part in a formal lunch at the “Cercle Royal Gaulois”.

NAPLES AND CAMPANIA: PRE-HOLIDAY MASS FOR THE IMMACULATE

15/12/2023

On December 7th 2023, the Delegation of Naples and Campania, on the occasion of the Feast and Sacredness of the Most Holy Mary Immaculate, took part in the solemn pre-holiday Mass in honor of Our Lady Mary Immaculate at the Church of Don Orione, located in Ercolano (Naples) by invitation of Don Orione and prior authorization of the Delegate Donna Federica Cattaneo De Gregorio.
Dame Nunzia Sannino, Knight Luigi De Angelis, Knight Alessandro Caramiello, Knight Antonello Amaddeo and Knight Davide Di Blasi attended. The Mass was celebrated by Father Rosario Belli, general director of Don Orione. The guests of the structure, the theater manager Doctor Ciro Cozzolino and many faithful were present.
For the occasion, Dame Sannino and the Knights present, donated to the Don Orione Institute a large supply of sanitary equipment (360 diapers) and an equally conspicuous supply of stationery products such as crayons in wax, to finger, watercolors, markers, brushes, cards, glue, sharpeners, notebooks and various. The donated material will be used for the 15 children with disabilities who are guests of the institute located in Ercolano and for the upcoming Christmas chores that the same children are preparing to realize. The entire supply was delivered directly to Father Rosario Belli in the presence of the guests.

CALABRIA: MOST RECENT DELEGATION ACTIVITIES

7/12/2023

On 5 December, the Calabria Delegation and the Polistena Brutium Lions Club donated food and basic necessities to the “la buona volontà” community of Cittanova (RC). The purpose of the donation was to create a Christmas-themed inclusive-solidarity lunch to offer a carefree evening to those less fortunate. In fact, the community “la buona volontà” has been chosen as it helps people who are serving an alternative sentence to prison, making them embark on a path of recovery and reintegration into civil society.

The Constantinian Order has decided to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of Mgr. Limina during the Eucharistic celebration last Sunday, November 26, at the parish of the Blessed Virgin of the Rosary of Pompeii, where the dean of the Crotone clergy – former president of the Cathedral Chapter of the Diocese of Crotone-Santa Severina – continues in his mission of Charity. Charity that was at the heart of the recent initiative that, during his homily, he intended to recall referring to the recent donation made by the Order to the Table of the Poor “Padre Pio”, founded by Monsignor Limina himself in 1997, that every day provides a hot meal to about one hundred thirty people in difficulty. Nicola Oliverio, Knight of Grace, Knights of Merit Alessandro Cuomo and Vito Michele De Caro were present at the liturgical service, the latter one of the volunteers who animate the Table of the poor, and the representative for the city of Crotone, Antonio Oliverio, Knight of Grace. At the end of the religious service, the participants and Monsignor Ezio Limina have planned future initiatives to promote synergy between the work of the charitable structure and the activities of the Constantinian Order.

Molise: collection and distribution for clothing and shoes donation

7/12/2023

Molise: collection, distribution and donation of clothing and shoes on Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 November. The Delegate Duke d’Alessandro di Pescolanciano and Knight Comm. Giuseppe D’Amico, assisted by Knight of Grace Giulio De Jorio Frisari and other postulants of Molise, have provided the recovery of a truck with a load of clothing and shoes from donor organizations, which will be delivered to the territory’s parishes, lay-religious communities and needy families during these weeks before Christmas. On Sunday, a large amount of sports shoes was donated to the Ukrainian community of Campobasso, in the presence of Father Mikola Chapliuk at the conference hall of the church Mater Ecclesiae of the capital, receiving heartfelt thanks. On the same day, the delivery of other clothing material to the community of Scapoli (IS) took place through the Mayor Knight Renato Sparacino, with whom began a constructive collaboration.

SICILY: ACTIVITIES IN NOVEMBER

6/12/2023

On monday, November 13, the Noble Antonio di Janni, Vice Delegate for Sicily, accompanied by the Noble Knight of Grace Prof. Manlio Corselli, was received in the Palazzina of the 4th Flight Department of the State Police allocated within the Airport ‘Boccadifalco’ of Palermo by Superintendent Dr. Antonio Molinaro, First Head of the State Police, Pilot Commander of the Department.

He was accompanied by the Senior Pilot Officer Dr. Paolo Bulgarella and the Officer of S.P. Dr. Fabio Melchiorre.

The Commander Molinaro met cordially with the Vice Delegate, thanking him for this pleasant visit. He had the pleasure of leading him to the helicopter shed supplied to the department, where the operator of the aeroplane and its technical characteristics were described.

The Vice Delegate, Dr. Di Janni, followed carefully the explanations of Commander Molinaro and was pleased with the efficiency of the service of the 4 Flight Department of the State Police that monitors with abnegation on the safety of citizens of the Palermo area.

After returning to the Commander’s office, Dr. Molinaro, together with his colleagues present, expressed significant appreciation for the work of solidarity carried out by the Constantinian Order of St George and asked the Delegate to greet the Grand Master of the Order.

Before welcoming the guests, the First Manager, Dr. Antonio Molinaro, wanted to pay homage to the Vice Delegate with the gift of a publication on the service activity of the Command Post Department.

On Wednesday, November 15, the Vice Delegate went to the “House of Smiles” to donate several hundred notebooks for the first classes of the primary school. The teaching material was delivered to the volunteer Andrea. The structure, present not only in Monreale but also in Partinico, welcomes children of various ages from families at risk. It is run by the Franciscan Father Francesco Biondolillo.

On wednesday, November 15, the usual donation of presidia for early childhood of the Project “Briciole di Salute” was held in Monreale. The distribution was held in the rooms attached to the Constantinian church of Maria SS degli Agonizzanti in Piazza Guglielmo II. The Vice Delegate with the meritorious Antonella Zito and Marco Scolaro, donated clothes for children, homogenized, biscuits, pastina, milk and even cakes. As every year, even older children received pandoro. Notebooks for primary school children were also donated.

On saturday, November 25, at the Benedictine Abbey of S. Martino delle Scale, the Vice Delegate has donated to the Benedictine Caritas several early childhood principals and notebooks for children of needy families attending elementary school, before the visit organized with several guests to learn more about the wonders of the Abbey. The Vice Delegate with the Dames Eugenia Ferro and Patrizia Biagi, handed over the presidios to Father Bernardo, in charge of the Benedictine Caritas. Immediately after the visit to the Abbey, Father Abbot Vittorio Rizzone met the Knights for lunch with their guests, amazed and fascinated by the beauty of the Abbey with its seven cloisters.

At the end of the distribution of the presidios for children, in the Constantinian church of Maria SS degli Agonizzanti of Monreale, the Vice Delegate for Sicily, Noble Antonio di Janni, Knight Grand Cross by Grace, has handed the silver medal of merit to the meritorious Marco Scolaro, who for years has helped and collaborated with the Project “Briciole di Salute”.

On November 14, a Solemn Pontifical was celebrated at the Cathedral Basilica of Acireale on the occasion of the Feast of the Translation of the relics of Saint Venus Virgin and Martyr, patron saint of the city. The Solemn Mass was celebrated by H.E. Cardinal Paolo Romeo, and saw the participation, in addition to the faithful gathered, of the highest civil and military offices, representatives of the Royal Chapel of Santa Venera, and a representation of the orders of chivalry present in the territory. For the Sicily Delegation, Knights Paolo Bella, Massimo Putrino, Giuseppe Longo, Giuseppe Di Gregorio, Giovanni Brachitta, Diego Bellia were present . At the end of the Solemn Pontifical, the Pastor of the Cathedral Basilica, Father Mario Fresta, in agreement with H.E. Cardinal Paolo Romeo, thanked the orders of chivalry for their participation, renewing the invitation to work with charity and a sense of Christian spirit.