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NAPLES AND CAMPANIA: MIRACLE OF SAINT JANUARIUS

20/09/2021

At precisely 10 o’clock Saint Januarius has melted his blood in the sacred ampoules. As every year, the Guard of Honour of the delegation of Naples and Campania was present despite the restrictions due to the pandemic. The Commander of Merit Giovanni Samo and the Knight Grand Official of Merit Dr. Luigi Andreozzi received the highest honor and privilege of representing the Order, which was the only Order of chivalry being officially invited by the Curia of Naples. The two Knights were interviewed for a long time by Miss Sarah Cozzolino, journalist of Radio Television Suisse of French-speaking Switzerland, speaking in detail of the Constantinian Order, of the many works of Charity put in place by H.R.H. the Grand Master, as well as the history of Saint Januarius and his Miracle.

PIEDMONT AND AOSTA VALLEY: FEAST OF THE EXALTATION OF THE HOLY CROSS

20/09/2021

On friday September 17, the feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross was celebrated by the delegation Piedmont and Aosta Valley at the Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta in Acqui Terme.

The Solemn Holy Mass, presided by the Vice Prior Father Augusto Piccoli and concelebrated by the Knights of Ecclesiastical Grace Father Luca Lanave and Father Eugenio Gioia, had some very important and significant moments.

The Vice Delegate Knight Nicolò Papurello, on behalf of the Delegate Count Marco Aurelio Galateri di Genola, awarded the Diploma of Knight Officer of Justice to General Uberto Incisa of Camerana.

The flag of the Municipality of Castel Boglione was decorated with the bronze medal of merit in the presence for the aid provided to its residents and those of the neighboring municipalities during the first phase of the emergency Covid, in the presence of Mayor Maurizio Bossi and the City Council. The Provincial Commander of Alessandria of the Finance Police, Colonel Massimiliano Pucciarelli, was awarded, during the ceremony, with the bronze Medal of merit. Subsequently, the Vice Prior gave the blessing to a pram offered by the Dame Matilde Zacchia to the Red Cross section of Cassine. At the end of the Eucharistic celebration, the party continued in the exclusive location of Villa Delfini, where a gala dinner was held, attended by Ladies, Knights, and supporters of the Order.

TUSCANY: FEAST OF THE EXALTATION OF THE HOLY CROSS

20/09/2021

The Tuscany Delegation solemnly celebrated the Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross on 14 September in the Cathedral of Carrara.

The solemn eucharistic concelebration was presided over by the Commander of Ecclesiastical Grace, Don Donato Mollica, Proposed Chapter of the Cathedral of Livorno and Vice Prior of the Tuscany delegation; the Parish Priest of the Cathedral of Carrara, Mons. Raffaello Piagentini was the concelebrant. The Commander of Ecclesiastical Grace, Don Salvatore Placido Bevinetto, Parish Priest of the Historic Center of Livorno, and the Knight of Ecclesiastical Grace Don Emanuele Borserini, Parish Administrator in nine parishes of the Diocese of Massa Carrara – Pontremoli attended the concelebration.

The liturgical service was carried out by the ministers of the Cathedral of Carrara.

Although the ceremony was held on a midweek day, the presence of Knights, Dames and Aspirants was remarkable, coming from all the Tuscany provinces and guided by the Provincial Referents the Knights of Merit, Angelo Ragnoni, who coordinated the activities on site, Daniele Romanelli, Andrea Terreni, Luca Templari and Alessandro Freschi.

The Delegate, Count Ranieri Gastone Adorni Braccesi, Knight Officer of Justice and the Coordinator of the delegation, Knight of Merit Luciano Giorgio Giannelli were present.

A group of Knights of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem, led by H.E. the Lieutenant of the Central Apennine Italy, Commander Engineer Giuseppe Marrani took part in the liturgy.

The Knights and Dames, processionally, made the solemn entrance into the Cathedral with the singing of the Hymn written by Master Paolo Biagini in honor of the Order, set to music by Biagini himself together with Carlo Martinucci, and performed on the organ by the Master.

The liturgical celebration was attended by several Civil and Military Authorities including the Prefect H.E. Doctor Claudio Ventrice, Doctor Cesare Bassani, representing the Mayor of Carrara, the Commander of the Harbour Office of Marina di Carrara Antonio Masiello, the Commander of the Police of Carrara, Major Cristiano Marella.

After the initial greeting of the Mass, Don Donato Mollica read the Message that the Grand Prior H.E. Cardinal Renato Raffaele Martino wrote specifically for the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross this year. The liturgy continued with the execution of the songs planned for the Mass of the Angels that was led, for the part related to the faithful, by the Knight of Merit Marco Meucci.

At the end of the liturgical celebration the Knights, Dames and Aspirants, together with the Authorities, moved to the prestigious laboratory Cave Art Studies of Michelangelo owned by Knight Franco Barattini for a Vin d’honneur offered by him in honor of the new Delegate.

South-East Asia: 17 September 2021, Italian Embassy in Bangkok

17/09/2021

His Excellency Lorenzo Galanti, Ambassador of Italy to the Kingdom of Thailand, accredited also to Cambodia and Lao PDR, has warmly received the Delegation to express His congratulations to the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George for its recently acknowledged capacity of observer to the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN-ESCAP).

The Italian Embassy itself is an appreciative partner of UN-ESCAP’s work to ensure a concerted regional approach in accelerating the Sustainable Development Goals which apply to all nations acting in the post-pandemic recovery contest.

Regularly informed about the Delegation’s initiatives, H.E. Lorenzo Galanti has cordially extended His conversation to several topics and was happy to accept from the Delegate the Crest of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George as a token of a three-year long pleasant relation.

South- East Asia: 16 September 2021, Kosovo Embassy to Thailand

16/09/2021

The Delegation paid a courtesy call to Mrs. Ulpiana Lama, Minister Counselor and Chargée d’Affaires of the Republic of Kosovo to the Kingdom of Thailand. The sociologist, who has a deep knowledge of Italian and French cultures and languages, guides the Embassy which is not only the first ever of Kosovo in Thailand (established one and a half year ago), but also in South East Asia, and plays a regional role with side accreditations to Brunei, Malaysia, Maldives and Singapore.

Kosovo is the second youngest country in the world, declaring its independence from Serbia on February 18th, 2008, and ruled by the International Court of Justice as a sovereign nation in 2010.

Mrs. Ulpiana Lama, eager to know more about the values embraced by the Dynastic Orders of the Royal House of Bourbon Two Sicilies and the personalities who have received Their decorations all over the world, appreciated the work in joining the community efforts in coping with the economic, social and mental health effects of the pandemic.

The Acting Ambassador stressed the increasing importance of the ethical decision-making in world affairs and expressed Her congratulations for the inclusion of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George in the “United Nations -Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific” stakeholders directory in an observer capacity.