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NAPLES AND CAMPANIA: CEREMONY IN HONOUR OF ST MATTHEW IN SALERNO

27/09/2021

On 21 September, some celebrations took place in Salerno in honour of St Matthew, the Patron Saint of the city. Therefore, a religious ceremony was held, presided over by H.E. the Most Reverend Pietro Parolin, Secretary of State, and in the presence of Archbishop Andrea Bellandi, Archbishop of Salerno and Knight Grand Cross of the Order. The ceremony was held in the presence of Her Royal Highness Princess Beatrice of Bourbon Two Sicilies, the Delegate of Naples and Campania, Marquise Federica de Gregorio Cattaneo and a large group of Knights of the Delegation of Naples and Campania.

NAPLES AND CAMPANIA: EXALTATION OF THE HOLY CROSS

27/09/2021

On September 17, The Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross of the Delegation of Naples and Campania was celebrated (with a few days of delay compared to the calendar for technical-organizational reasons). More than 30 Knights and Dames of the Delegation were present; Father Mario Savarese, Vice Prior of the Delegation, rector of the Church of San Francesco Paola in Naples at Piazza del Plebiscito, presided over the Mass.

ELECTION OF THE PATRIARCH OF CILICIA OF ARMENIANS (LIBANON)

24/09/2021

Rome, September 23, 2021 – H.R.H. Prince Charles of Bourbon Two Sicilies, Duke of Castro and Grand Master, together with H.E. the Most Reverend Cardinal Renato Raffaele Martino, Protodeacon of Holy Roman Church and Grand Prior, with great joy express their warmest and fraternal congratulations to His Beatitude Raphaël Bedros XXI Minassian, elected Patriarch of the Armenians.
His Beatitude served as Ordinary for the Armenian Catholic Faithful of Eastern Europe, with the assignment by the Pope of the titular Episcopal See of Ceserea of Cappadocia of the Armenians and the title of Archbishop ad personam.
He has joined the Order since November 2013, when he was appointed Knight Grand Cross of Ecclesiastical Grace in the presence of Cardinal Martino.

ABRUZZO AND MOLISE: SEPTEMBER ACTIVITIES

22/09/2021

The Delegation of Abruzzo and Molise organized the spiritual retreat for the Knights and aspiring candidates of the Order, as every year. The spiritual exercises were held at the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Sorrows of Castelpetroso (IS) on September 9, 10 and 11. The theme of the 2021 Spiritual Retreat was inspired by the Apostolic Exhortation of His Holiness Pope Francis, “Patris Corde”, who, on the occasion of the celebrations of the 150th anniversary of the proclamation of Saint Joseph as Patron of the universal Church, declared the year 2021 a special year dedicated to the figure of the adoptive father of Jesus, until 8 December 2021. The day of Friday September 9 ended with a wonderful concert in the Cathedral, coordinated by Master Marciano Oliva, organist and composer, and composed by the masters: Angelo Scungio, clarinet, Nicandro Rodi, trumpet, Angela Cicerone, soprano, Gian Piero Frattaruolo, tenor. The ensemble has performed pieces by J.G. Walther, G. Donizzetti, C. Frank, E. Morricone, G.P. Telemann, J.S. Bach, W.A. Mozart. The concert, which began with the song “Laudate Dominum in Sanctis”, by Master Marciano Oliva, was the prologue of the musical path of the evening as a support to an intense and fruitful journey of reflection and meditation on the theme of our Spiritual Retreat “Patris Corde”. The spiritual exercises ended on Saturday September 11 with the celebration of the Solemn Mass in honor of the Feast of the Name of Mary and the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, concelebrated in the suggestive Shrine. All those present went in procession to the Grotto of the Apparitions, after the Solemn Eucharistic Celebration, through a difficult and tiring mountain path, pausing in prayer at the Aedicules representing the seven Sorrows of Our Lady in witnessing the sufferings of her beloved Son.

On 14th of September, the Knights and Dames of the delegation of Abruzzo and Molise, together with many faithful that rushed for the occasion, gathered in the small mountain church in Spigno, dedicated to the Holy Cross, to celebrate the important feast of the Holy Cross.

South- East Asia: September 21, 2021, Delegation’s office

22/09/2021

Social entrepreneur and advisor Datò Stephen Kim Seng Cheah (or Datò Steve Cheah) Commander of the Royal Order of Francis I, visited the Delegation to provide some updates after the prolonged lockdown.

Firstly, the Vice Delegate congratulated Datò Cheah on his appointment as Head of the Diplomatic Council Mission to Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam, a new and unique organization with consultative status to UN ECOSOC, combining a global think tank, a world-leading business network and a charitable foundation to spark inspiration and ignite world-changing collaborations, to be a catalyst for unprecedented human unity, progress, and fulfillment.

Commander Datò Steve believes that the Diplomatic Council and the Delegation can work together on some initiatives, as well as other meaningful ones such as coordinating education for immigrants and Pitch@School Thailand, which operates platforms and projects on entrepreneurship education and sustainable development in Thai schools, crucial to equip youths for today’s age of disruption and the many new challenges of post-COVID-19 environment.