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THE SARDINIAN DELEGATION RESUMES ITS ACTIVITIES

2/10/2017

Cagliari, October 2 2017 – The Delegation of Sardinia resumed its spiritual activities. At 1700 hours in the Chapel of the Hospital of San Giovanni di Dio in Cagliari, Don Francesco Farris celebrated Holy Mass in honor of St. George the Martyr and the Emperor St. Constantine. During mass he remembered the much missed dearly departed Mons. Ottorino Pietro Alberti, Knight Commander of our Order as well as all other deceased Knights.
The ceremony was attended by attorney Massimiliano Masia, Delegate, Knight Franco Locci, Secretary of the Delegation, Knight Antonello Sebis, Treasurer of the Delegation, Knight Commander the Hon. Dott. Felice Contu, Knight Giampiero Atzeri, as well as several decorated members and friends of the Order.

TUSCANY – CRUMBS OF HEALTH

2/10/2017

Viareggio LU, 27 September 2017 –The Project Crumbs of Health has made its appearance in Tuscany also. The Knights and Dames of the Delegation have donated food items and other necessities to the Social Cooperative Aurora, an organization that assists children ages 0 to 3.

ACTIVITIES OF THE SICILIAN DELEGATION DURING THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER – CRUMBS OF HEALTH AND CARDIO PROTECTED CITY

29/09/2017

Many actions of solidarity per were carried out also during the month of September by the Sicilian Delegation. Especially the Project Crumbs of Health which was repeated in several dioceses.

The distribution in Monreale took place between 6 and 20 September. Both times items for ovber35 families were donated: including 200 liters of milk, 60 containers of Humana 1 milk, 150 kg of pasta, 30 containers of homogenized baby food, 200 packages of biscuits and about 200 packages of diapers of various sizes.

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On September 15, in Piazza Armerina, in the presence of His Most Rev Mons. Rosario Gisana, Bishop of Piazza Armerina and Knight Commander of Ecclesiastical Grace of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of St. George, the priest of the Church of S.Stefano was provided with a donation of different types of necessities for people in need. IMG-20170905-WA0005

Meals for the “Morsel of the Poor” in Piazza Armerina were also prepared. The meals were cooked and distributed to the senior citizens who were guests of the facility.

The program Crumbs of Health was also repeated in the city of Trapani where products for children were distributed in the Church of the Sacred Heart.

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Among the many activities that must be mentioned is the donation of a defibrillator to the city of Barrafranca (donated to the local soccer team) and the monthly double donation of fish (more than 50 kg per month provided from April to the present) to the soup kitchen of San Mamiliano in Palermo, on 5 and 28 September, a facility where volunteers prepare meals for needy families which can then be taken away to be eaten in the individual’s respective home.

TRIVENETO REGION – FEAST OF THE EXALTATION OF THE HOLY CROSS – SEPTEMBER 14, 2017.

28/09/2017

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.

H.R.H. THE GRAND MASTER IN NOTO, 22-24 SEPTEMBER 2017

28/09/2017

On September 23 H.R.H. Prince Charles of Bourbon Two Sicilies, Duke of Castro, visited Sicily to take part in a number of charity activities in the city of Noto. He was accompanied by his spouse, H.R.H. Princess Camilla, Duchess of Castro, and by his daughters, T.R.H. Princesses Maria Carolina and Maria Chiara.

During the morning the Grand Master, accompanied by Princess Beatrice of Bourbon Two Sicilies, Grand Prefect, donated three semiautomatic defibrillators on behalf of the Constantinian Order to the State Comprehensive School “G. Melodia” in Noto.

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The donation is part of the vaster project titled “Cardio Protected City” that was initiated last year and that involved numerous Italian delegations, with the donation of first aid equipment for cardiorespiratory arrest.
Given the financial difficulties of many of the families of the area, and in response to a request by the Principal of the Melodia School, the Constantinian Order decided to purchase the school books required for all the students of the school for the year 2017-2018. This action inaugurated the Project “Book Coupon”. An additional donation of toys was also made for the smaller children of the School.

In the afternoon the Royal Family visited the bishopric of Noto and distributed essential items for children ages 0 to 3 years as part of the Crumbs of Health Program. They also donated a semiautomatic defibrillator to a local youth soccer team as well as clothes donated Mr He Jianxing (Entreprise HELI), Mr Ren Gael (VEGA’S) and Mr Jiang Yimin (GRASSTAR).
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On Sunday, September 24, following Holy Mass celebrated in the Cathedral of Noto by His Most Rev. Eminence Mons. Antonio Staglianò, Bishop of Noto and Knight Commander of Ecclesiastical Grace, a ceremony was held to confer diplomas to several Knights and Dames of the Order. In his remarks H.R.H., the Duke of Castro and Grand Master, thanked all those who work generously to carry out the activities of the Order and pointed out that when he was young he also held the title of Duke of Noto.
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For this reason, in noting the decision taken as Head of the Royal House to change the rules of succession by adopting the rule of absolute primogeniture, H.R.H. Prince Charles of Bourbon Two Sicilies stated that the title due to his second-born, Maria Chiara, be Duchess of Noto. Succession of titles in the Royal House of Bourbon Two Sicilies contemplates that the title Duke of Castro is to be attributed to the head of the Family, the title of the Duchy of Calabria to the first heir and that of the Duchy of Noto to the second heir in the line of succession.
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