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LOMBARDY ACTIVITIES – APRIL 2017

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Lombardy, April 2017 – During the month of April the Lombardy Delegation diversified its activities, alternating cultural events with religious ones by providing assistance to the needy.

On March 28, the Knights and Dames of the Brescia and Mantova Delegation delivered over 330 kg of pasta, donated by the Pagani Company, to Mons. Antonio Bodini, representative for the Brescia East zone of the Brescia Caritas.

Saturday, April 1, the Representative for Varese, Cav. Giovanni Mattei, accompanied by two applicants for membership in the Order, delivered a sizeable quantity of articles of clothing to be distributed to the needy of the city and the province to the representative of the Diocesan Caritas of Varese, Don Marco Casale,

On April 2, on the occasion of the Feast of St. Francis of Paola, co-patron of the Constantinian Order, a Holy Mass was celebrated in the Brescia parish of St. Francis by the chaplain Mons. Ivo Panteghini, delegated by the bishop. The mass was attended by a large group of Knights and Dames.

SICILY – EASTER PRECEPT, WAY OF THE CROSS AND PALM SUNDAY

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Palermo – In view of the upcoming Easter festivities, the Sicilian Delegation is providing greater support to their various dioceses during this period that is so significant for the life of every Christian.

The Easter precept was inaugurated with a religious function in the small church of St. Mary Magdalen inside the military headquarters of Saint Giacomo, in Palermo. The Knights and Dames were welcomed by General Riccardo Galletta, Knight Commander of Merit and Commander of the Carabinieri Legion of Sicily.

On Friday, April 7, several Knights and Dames went to the Church of San Giuseppe al Palazzo in Messina to take part in the traditional Way of the Cross, led by the Rector, Mons. Mario di Pietro, Knight of Ecclesiastical Grace.

LIGURIA – FOOD DONATIONS

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Genova, 14 April 2017 – In honor of Easter representatives of the Ligurian Delegation collected and donated food items to the parish of the ancient Mother Church of Genova Pegli dedicated to Saints Martin and Benedict.

The Knights, led by the Delegate, were welcomed by parish priest Don Michele Alberta who has been providing spiritual guidance to the activities of the Delegation for some time.

TUSCANY – PRE-EASTER MEAL AND DONATION OF FOOD

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Livorno, 13 April 2017. The Tuscany Delegation of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George organized a pre-Easter meal for 150 needy people in the Caritas of Livorno. The Vice Delegate, Knight Commander of Merit with Star Edoardo Puccetti, assisted by several other Knights, and Sister Raffaella Spiezzo, President of the Caritas Foundation of Livorno, worked to ensure the success of the event, a symbol of solidarity and sharing with the less fortunate. At the end of the meal all participants received an Easter egg donated by the Knights.

On the following day, Good Friday, the Knights and Dames of the Delegation donated food items to the priest of the Church of St. Peter the Apostle in Avenza (Carrara), to be distributed to the needy families of the community. They then took part in the solemn procession of Good Friday.

On Tuesday, 18 April, the Vice Delegate, together with several knights of the Order, brought basic food supplies to the soup kitchen of the Minor Franciscan Fathers of the parish of St. Anthony in Viareggio.

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SICILY – COMMEMORATION OF THE VI CENTENNIAL OF ST. FRANCIS OF PAOLA

4/04/2017

Palermo, April 2, Solemnity of St. Francis of Paola. The celebratory year commemorating the VI centennial of the patron saint of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies was concluded in the church of St. Francis.

At the conclusion of the religious ceremony, the Vice Delegate, Nob. Antonio di Janni, conveyed the greetings of H.R.H. Prince Charles of Bourbon Two Sicilies, Duke of Castro, Grand Master and Head of the Royal House, as well as those of His Most Rev. Eminence Cardinal Renato Raffaele Martino, Grand Prior and the Prior for Sicily His Most Rev. Eminence Mons. Michele Pennisi, Archbishop of Monreale.

The Vice Delegate also reiterated the commitment of the Sicily Delegation to continuing the project Crumbs of Health in the church of St. Francis of Paola.

On the same day, several Sicilian Knights and Dames participated in the ceremony held in the Sanctuary of St. Francis of Paola in Milazzo.

The Eucharistic Liturgy was presided by His Most Rev. Eminence Mons. Vittorio Luigi Mondello, Archbishop Emeritus of Reggio Calabria – Bova, Knight Commander of Ecclesiastical Grace. For the occasion the Constantinian Knights acted as honor guard for the Relic of the Mantle of the Saint during the procession toward the Sanctuary.