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ACTIVITIES OF THE SICILIAN DELEGATION IN THE MONTH OF JULY

3/08/2017

The activities of the Sicilian Delegation to support the needy continued during the month of July.

As has been occurring for several months the Delegation continues to provide a donation of fish to the soup kitchen of St. Mamiliano in Palermo. On July 17 Vice Delegate Nob. Antonio di Janni. Knight Grand Cross of Grace, provided the soup kitchen with 20 kg of fish. The food will be cooked and provided to the patrons of the soup kitchen, to be consumed in their
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In response to a request by His Most Reverend Eminence Cardinal Montenegro, Archbishop of Agrigento, as of last month the Delegation has been supporting the Solidarity Soup Kitchen of the Missionaria Porte Aperta community in Agrigento by providing great quantities of food.

As part of the project “Crumbs of Health” two distributions took place during the month of July in the city of Monreale, in the premises located next to the church of Maria SS degli Agonizzanti. On Wednesday, July 19, the distribution consisted of 130 liters of milk, 60 packages of diapers, 150 jars of baby food, 20 containers of milk for infants, 50 packages of cookies and biscuits and 60 kg of pasta for the families of children ages 0 to 3 years.

On July 20 the Vice Delegate, accompanied by Knight Antonino Amato, donated a swimming pool 5 meter long 3 meters wide and 1.5 meters deep to the Madonna della Tenda di Cristo in Acireale. This facility is managed by the consecrated sisters of the Madonna della Tenda di Cristo who shelter single mothers and their children.

The donation was in response to a request made over the past several months, in order to allow the children to play in the water. The pool was assembled by the Vice Delegate and by Knight Amato, with the assistance of volunteers.
The pool was inaugurated and blessed on July 22 by Don Carmelo Raspa, the priest assigned to the structure.

PIEDMONT AND VALLE D’AOSTA DELEGATION – NEW DONATION TO THE PRO INFANTIA DERELICTA

1/08/2017

Turin, 22 July 2017 – A group of Knights, Dames and newly appointed members of the Piedmont and Valle d’Aosta Delegation, led by Mr. Mauro Maggione, responded to a request for assistance from the former orphanage of Turin, the Pro Infantia Derelicta, by providing the facility with a copious donation of food and home and personal hygiene items.

This new donation comes under the project “The Hunger of our Neighbor”, so strongly supported by H.R.H. prince Charles of Bourbon Two Sicilies, Duke of Castro and Grand Master.

ABRUZZO AND MOLISE – RESUMPTION OF ACTIVITIES IN THE MOLISE REGION

20/07/2017

VENAFRO (IS). Subsequent to a meeting held in Tagliacozza, Abruzzo on April 23, the Knights and Dames of the Abruzzo and Molise Delegation assembled in Venafro on July 9, thus initiating activities in the Molisana region. On this occasion many Knights and Dames from other parts of Italy were also present, along with numerous guests. Delegate Mr Francesco Ciufo was welcomed by the Municipal Administration of Venafro, represented by Mrs Angela Maria Tommasone who thanked them for having chosen her city for this meeting and by Regional Counselor Mr. Massimiliano Scarabeo, as well as numerous local authorities.
During the meeting the Delegate spoke of the different charitable activities carried out throughout the world to assist the less fortunate.

DONATION TO SOUP KITCHEN

13/07/2017

10 July 2017, as part of the charitable activities of the Constantinian Delegation of Lombardy, Brescia section, Mr, Maurizio Mirandola, with Mr Stefano Villotta and volunteers Mazzola Luciano, Savi Nicola and Denis, made a donation to the Caritas of Brescia East – through Mons. Pierantonio Bodini, Ecclesiastical Knight of Grace and Vice Secretary of the Office of the Grand Prior. The donation consisted of food supplies and cutlery to be used by the Caritas Soup Kitchen for the area.

THE BISHOP OF THE DIOCESE OF PIACENZA-BOBBIO NOMINATED ECCLESIASTICAL KNIGHT GRAND CROSS OF GRACE

26/06/2017

On June 22, during a private ceremony held in the Episcopal Palace of Piacenza H.E. the Most Rev. Mons. Gianni Ambrosio, Bishop of the Diocese of Piacenza-Bobbio, received his diploma as Ecclesiastical Knight Grand Cross of Grace from the Delegate for Emilia Romagna, Nob. Avv. Corrado Sforza Fogliani, who congratulated him also on behalf of the Knights of Piacenza and all members of the Delegation.

In addition to the Deputy Delegate also present were Avv. Franco Marenghi (who illustrated and donated to Bishop Ambrosio the Constantinian Chronicles for the years 2012-2016) and the Secretary General of the Office of the Grand Prior, Mons. Arnaldo Morandi. Mons Morandi conveyed the warm congratulations of Cardinal Martino and offered the bishop most significant writings of his magisterium, including a copy of the Decree issued by the Apostolic Penitentiary of the Vatican granting plenary indulgence to the Knights and Dames.

Mons. Ambrosio expressed his gratitude for the great honor conferred and his delight in having become a member of the great Constantinian Family. He expressed enthusiasm and interest in the instructions of the Grand Prior regarding the pastoral role and commitment that the Bishops and Priests are called upon to fulfil to ensure a true Christian life and charitable actions at the service of all members of the Order.

He then offered to all present the excellent and recently published “Auxilium a Domino”, by the Collegio Alberoni of Piacenza, commemorating the three hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the birth of Cardinal Giulio Alberoni, whose activities merge with those of the Farnese family and are the foundation of the dynasty of the Bourbons Two Sicilies.