On the occasion of the celebration of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, the Ligurian Delegation donated two thousand packs to the convent of the Sisters of Mother Teresa of Calcutta located in Genova Prà. Sister Domina thanked the delegation for this donation. These free meals will be distributed to the needy population throughout the western part of Liguria.
Venice, September 14th 2018. The members of the Delegation of the Triveneto were guests of the Scuola Grande di San Giovanni Evangelista in Venice for the celebration of the feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. Before the usual procession and the celebration, a formative meeting took place. The Vice Delegate, Mr. Lucio Pasqualetto and Prince Don Giovanni Alliata di Montereale, Representative of Venice, greeted the participants, Dr. Alberto Lembo, the Vice Delegate Mr. Federico Bulfone Gransinigh and Msgr. Orlando Barbaro took the floor and the delegation’s future activities were discussed. Then the solemn procession and the celebration took place. All Venetian Confraternities, the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, the Order of the Holy Sepulcher and several representatives of the Armed Forces participated.
On September 14th, in Turin,a mass was held on the occasion of the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, organized by the representative of the city of Turin, Mr. Massimo Trasforini. The Vice Delegate and many Knights attended.
On September 13th, at the Antey-Saint-André church (Aosta), the Representative of Aosta, accompanied by some Knights and Dames, donated some health materials that can be useful for the local rehabilitation structure.
San Martino in Freddana – Lucca, September, 15th 2018. The Tuscan Delegation, guided by the Vice Delegate Mr. Edoardo Puccetti, took part in the solemn Eucharistic celebration on the occasion of the feast of the Holy Cross. The liturgy was celebrated by the Vice Prior, Father Rodolfo Rossi, with Msgr. Giovanni Scarabelli. The event was enriched by the presence of H.E. the Prefect Mr. Francesco Paolo Tronca, General Secretary of the Constantinian Order, who greeted the Delegation with a message from HRH Prince Charles of Bourbon Two Sicilies, Grand Master.
On the occasion of the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, a solemn celebration took place in Piacenza. It was presided over by the Prior of the Delegation who also read the important message addressed to all Knights and Dames by the Grand Prior, HE Cardinal Renato Raffaele Martino. On this occasion, the diploma as Knight Commander of Merit with star was given to HE the Prefect of Piacenza, Mr. Maurizio Falco by the Delegate, Mr. Corrado Sforza Fogliani, assisted by the Vice Delegate, Mr. Franco Marenghi.
On September 14th the solemn celebration of the Holy Mass for the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross took place in Modena at the Basilica Abbazia di San Pietro. The celebration, attended by several Knights of the Representation of Modena and Reggio Emilia, a representative of the Order of the Holy Sepulcher of Jerusalem and many people, was presided by Father Manuel Paganuzzi, Chaplain of the Representation, who read the message sent for the occasion by the Grand Prior.
