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EUCHARISTIC CELEBRATION IN SAN SALVATORE IN LAURO

18/12/2023

In the afternoon of 14 December, a Solemn Mass was held in memory of the Blessed Virgin of Loreto de’ Marchigiani at the Parish of San Salvatore in Lauro in Rome. The celebration was presided over by His Most Reverend Excellency Mgr. Rino Fisichella, Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization.

A large group of Knights and Dames of the Rome and Lazio Delegation, as well as the Marche and Umbria delegation, participated. The parish priest of San Salvatore in Lauro, Mons. Pietro Bongiovanni was present.

ROME AND LAZIO: CEREMONIES OF 25 – 26 NOVEMBER

18/12/2023

On 25 and 26 November, the Rome and Lazio Delegation organized an intense weekend full of ceremonies with the participation of the Delegate Marquis Giuseppe Ferrajoli di Filacciano. It was the first official event with the participation of the new Vice Delegate for the Provinces of Lazio, the Noble Prof. Lawyer Franco Ciufo. On Saturday 26 there was a conference followed by the Grand Gala in the halls of the Grande Albergo Miramare in Formia and on Sunday the solemn Mass was celebrated in the Cathedral of San Pietro in Minturno. There were over one hundred present at the demonstrations, with the intervention of civil and military authorities. The Minister of Defense, Hon. Guido Crosetto, our Confrere, unable to be present personally for the well-known moment of international crisis, wished to greet the Delegates and the Confreres gathered and to offer his best wishes for the oncoming Christmas holidays and the end of the year. The message, very touching and appreciated, was read during the ceremony.

Calabria: Activities with the Red Cross and donation on the occasion of the Immaculate Conception

15/12/2023

On 13 December, the Calabria Delegation intended to assist the efforts made by the Italian Red Cross – Committee Riviera dei Gelsomini of Siderno, chaired by Dr Concetta Gioffrè, in managing the emergency situation relating to the influx of migrants, donating toys, clothing, confectionery, food and necessities. The donation took place also thanks to the help of the Military Corps of the Red Cross of Reggio Calabria, in the person of Cap. Marcello G. Novello. The President of the Italian Red Cross – Comitato Riviera dei Gelsomini di Siderno Dr. Gioffrè, enthusiastically welcomed the Dames and Knights, headed by the Vice Delegate Grand Off. Aurelio Badolati. During the meeting, Dr. Gioffrè explained the activities of the committee and in particular focused on the measures taken by the Red Cross both for migrants and for the increasingly needy in the area of Locra. She also recounted some episodes that saw volunteers, operate during the landings, emphasizing that migrants who land in Roccella Ionica are in need of everything, in particular children to whom no assistance is given during the journey. The President, in thanking the Calabria Delegation, added that for smaller migrants new toys and clothes, together with donated sweets, will be particularly appreciated. The Vice Delegate Aurelio Badolati said that in the near future, the delegation will renew other donations and help the volunteers of the Red Cross also in the reception of migrants.

On the occasion of the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, the delegation made a concrete gesture of solidarity by donating 30 hot meals to the neediest.

LOMBARDY: PRE-CHRISTMAS CEREMONY

15/12/2023

Milan, 6 December – The pre-Christmas delegation celebration was much appreciated and successful. After the lighting of the Christmas tree in Piazza Duomo, at 18.00, H.E. Mons. Domenico Siglini, Bishop emeritus of Palestrina, presided the Holy Mass. The Prior Mons. Arnaldo Morandi, the Representative of Pavia Mons. Maurizio Ceriani, the Knights of Ecclesiastical Grace Mons. Marco Domeneghini, Mons. Luigi Mistò, Mons. Gianni Zappa, Don Luca Camisana. The celebration took place in the Constantinian church of San Giorgio al Palazzo, with the Silver Medal of the Singers of San Cipriano, directed by Maestro Knight Alessio Lucchini. Numerous Knights and Dames were present, the Delegate of Lombardy Count Giuseppe Rizzani, the Archduke Martin of Austria Este, Count Roberto Giustiniani, Delegate of Triveneto, Dr. Lorenzo Fiori, President of the Garden Society, General Alfonso Miro, Commander of Lombardy, the Knights Giovanni Ballarino, Alberto Predieri, Federico Pizzi, and Giuseppe Perego, Delegation Councillors, the Grand Officer Alberto Di Maria, Delegate of the Dynastic Orders of the House of Savoy, as well as other important personalities of the Constantinian Order and of the Lombard society. After the ceremony, there followed an elegant and cordial convivial evening at the Circolo Società del Giardino, which ended with Christmas greetings between brothers and guests.

LOMBARDY: TEULIE’ MILITARY SCHOOL

15/12/2023

Milan, 10 November 2023 – On the occasion of the Change of the Commander of the Teulié military school, as usual, the Lombardy delegation was invited, with whom it has friendly relations and collaboration.
During the impressive ceremony the Delegate, Count Giuseppe Rizzani, accompanied by Hon. Gabriele Albertini, Representative for Milan, by Dr Federico Pizzi, Delegation Councillor, awarded the diplomas of Knight Officer to Gen. B. GDF Francesco Mazzotta, Provincial Commander, to Col. Comandante outgoing Gianluigi D’Ambrosio and those of merit to the four best students of the school. The new Commander, Colonel Antonio Calligaris, our Knight, has assumed the task in the presence of the highest military and civil authorities of Milan including Gen. B. Alfonso Miro, Commander of the Lombardy Army, the Provincial Commander of the Carabinieri, Colonel Giuseppe Stellato, Commander of the Nunziatella, arrived specifically from Naples.