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ROME AND LAZIO: SOLEMN CELEBRATION FOR SAINT GEORGE, HOLY PATRON OF THE ORDER

30/04/2021

On the occasion of the annual recurrence of the feast of the Megalomartyr St. George, Patron of the Order, the Delegation of Rome and Lazio, led by HH Prince Don Lelio Niccolò Orsini d’Aragona wished to celebrate his memory with an exceptional event.

*La suggestiva cornice barocca della Chiesa di Santa Caterina da Siena in Magnanapoli*

*S.E. Rev.ma Mons. Giuseppe SCIACCA, assistito dai Cavalieri Ecclesiastici Don Ettore Capra, Don Teodoro Beccia e dal Rev.do Dom Elvir Tabakovic*

The Solemn Pontifical was celebrated by H.E. Rev.ma Mons. Giuseppe SCIACCA, Secretary of the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura, Titular Bishop of Funds, our KnightGrand Cross, assisted by the Reverend Ecclesiastical Knights of Grace Don Ettore Capra and Don Teodoro Beccia. The liturgy took place at Church Santa Caterina in Magnanapoli, Main Church of the Military Ordinariate – generously offered to the Delegation for the occasion by the Military Ordinary Archbishop for Italy, H.E. Mons. Santo Marcianò, and thanks to the active collaboration of the Rector, Reverend Military Chaplain Don Pasquale Madeo.

*Mons. Sciacca, Segretario del Supremo Tribunale della Segnatura Apostolica*

A musical repertoire centered on the production of Mons.Lorenzo Perosi was performed by the Musical Chapel, formed by exceptional Cantors from the Pontifical Music Chapel called Sistina and from the Accademia di Santa Cecilia, coordinated and directed by Dr. Rocco Marco MASSARA FERRARI.

*Il Rev.mo Mons. Stefano Sanchirico ed il Consigliere al Cerimoniale, Cav. Ufficiale Dott. Rocco Marco Massara Ferrari*

Da destra verso sinistra: S.E. il Principe Don Fabrizio Massimo; Lady Paola Windsor, il Delegato, S.A. il Principe Don Lelio Niccolò Orsini d’Aragona; il Segr. Gen. Dott. Giampaolo Grazian; il Conte Riccardo Langosco; in secondo piano, il Generale di Corpo d’Armata Salvatore Camporeale, Comandante per la Formazione, Specializzazione e Dottrina dell’Esercito

At the end of the sacred rite, the Delegate, assisted by Count Riccardo Langosco, delivered some admission diplomas, granted by the Grand Master, H.R.H. the Duke of Castro.

*S.A. il Principe Don Lelio Niccolò Orsini, Delegato per Roma e Lazio, consegna il diploma a Lady Paola Windsor insieme al Delegato Vicario Langosco*

The recipients of the diplomas were: Lord Nicholas Windsor, son of the Duke of Kent and nephew of King George V, (who, being in England for the mourning that struck the Royal Family for the loss of Prince Philip, delegated his wife, Lady Paola Windsor, also awarded the honor, to collect the diploma) – Knight and Dame Grand Cross of Justice; Prince Don Fabrizio Massimo, Prince of Arsoli – Knight Grand Officer of Justice; Marquis Giuseppe Ferrajoli di Filacciano, Commander of Justice; Don Guglielmo dei Principi Giovanelli Marconi – Knight of Justice; Donna Vittoria dei Principi Giovanelli Marconi – Dame of Justice; Countess Milena Von Rex, Dame of Justice; Donna Louise Afan de Rivera Costaguti, Marquise of Sant’Angelo – Dame of Justice; Don Alessandro Arborio Mella – Knight of Justice; Noble Giovanni d’Ayala Valva – Knight of Justice, and General Luigi Infussi – Official Knight of Merit; Dr. Andrea Canali – Official Knight of Merit; Dr. Fabio La Motta – Official Knight of Merit; Ten. Col. Davide Passone – Official Knight of Merit.

*Il Principe Lelio Orsini con il Conte Riccardo Langosco consegna il diploma al Principe Massimo*

*Il libretto per seguire il Solenne Pontificale ad uso dei fedeli.*

*Da destra verso sinistra: Il Delegato, Principe Lelio Orsini; il Segretario Generale, Dott. Giampaolo Grazian; il Delegato Vicario, Conte Riccardo Langosco*

*Un momento della sacra cerimonia, officiata da S.E. Mons. SCIACCA.*

The Secretary General of the Constantinian Order, Dr. Giampaolo Grazian; the Consul of Georgia, Mrs. Natalia Kordzaia with her assistant, Dr. Diana Liparteliani; the Army Corps General Salvatore Camporeale; the Prefect Francesco La Motta; Nob. Adv. Renato Taccone, Brigadier General Matteo Paesano and Brigadier General Giuseppe Tirico also attended.

American Delegation’s Masses for the Feast of St. George

26/04/2021

Holy Mass was celebrated in several cities of the United States for the Solemnity of Saint George the Martyr, Principal Patron of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of St. George on Friday, April 23 and the following days. Masses were celebrated in Atlanta, Georgia; Brooklyn, New York; Chicago, Illinois; Houston, Texas and Washington, DC. For the occasion, the Grand Master, His Royal Highness Prince Charles of Bourbon-Two Sicilies wrote to the American Delegation’s knights and dames:

Dear Knights and Dames of the American Delegation,

I greet you with joy as we celebrate the annual feast of our patron, Saint George the Martyr. While the various restrictions in course do not allow us to together commemorate this heroic Soldier who has always protected our Sacred Militia, and likewise so many of you are unable to attend the Holy Masses organized in various places throughout the United States for the feast, we are nonetheless united in the communion of prayer and confraternal solidarity.

I am sure that, following the example of Saint George, your expressions of prayer and spirituality and acts of charity in the service of God and neighbor under the excellent leadership of your Delegation, in these difficult times, will bear much fruit.

I encourage all of you to continue doing what you can, given the challenging circumstances, always recalling that we remain a united, Constantinian family, despite the momentary impossibility of regularly gathering, or in large numbers.

Know of my appreciation and support of your Delegation. As we continue to realize together the aims of our Order, let us also pray through the intercession of our patron, Saint George, for a quick end to this pandemic. May we soon greet each other in a happy reunion.

With my best wishes,
Charles, Duke of Castro,
Grand Master

[The pictured Icon of Saint George, venerated by the American Delegation, was ‘written’ by Dr. Catherine Stevenson, Dame of Merit of the American Delegation. It was blessed and presented during the visit of the Grand Prefect, HRH Princess Beatrice of Bourbon-Two Sicilies to the American Delegation, in February, 2020.]

USA: HOLY MASS IN BROOKLYN

20/04/2021

Holy Mass for the External Solemnity of Saint Francis of Paola, Patron of the Two Sicilies, was celebrated Saturday, April 17 in Brooklyn, New York, organized by the American Delegation of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of St. George. The Mass was celebrated at St. Francis of Paola Church (part of Divine Mercy Parish) by Most Rev. James Massa, auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Brooklyn and rector of St. Joseph’s Seminary in Dunwoodie (Yonkers), New York, Ecclesiastical Knight Grand Cross of Grace, and concelebrated by the pastor Fr. Thomas Vassalotti, Ecclesiastical Knight of Grace. Assisting in choir was Fr. Edmund Luciano of the Diocese of Metuchen, Ecclesiastical Knight of Grace, and other local knights and dames. After the Mass, Bishop Massa received his new diploma of the Order, indicating his new rank as Ecclesiastical Knight Grand Cross of Grace, having been received into the Order in 2019 as Ecclesiastical Knight Grand Officer of Grace.

USA: Constantinian Participation at the Opening of St. Francis de Sales Oratory in Lake Charles

29/03/2021

The Solemn Blessing and Opening of the new Saint Francis de Sales Oratory in Sulphur (Lake Charles), Louisiana, took place on Saturday, March 27, 2021. The celebrant was the ordinary of the Diocese of Lake Charles, His Excellency Bishop Glen J. Provost, Knight Grand Cross of Grace of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of St. George. The Bishop was assisted by Canon Matthew Talarico, Provincial Superior of the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest, also an Ecclesiastical Knight of Grace, and Canon Jean-Marie Moreau, also of the Institute, a friend of the American Delegation and the new rector of the Oratory. Despite the pandemic, two other knights of the Order were also able to attend in mantle. The blessing was followed by the Solemn Votive Mass of the Oratory’s titular patron, St. Francis de Sales.

A considerable presence of the Constantinian Order has existed in Lake Charles (as is also the case in New Orleans) for almost three decades, the city and Diocese have also hosted an investiture and Delegation meeting in May of 1994, at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, presided by the-then Grand Prefect, HRH Prince Carlo of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Grand Master and Head of the Royal House since 2008.

The church was completed and blessed in 1924, under the patronage of Our Lady of Prompt Succor (Notre Dame du Prompt Secours, Patroness of the state of Louisiana) but the parish was transferred, and the church building was reduced to profane use, becoming a courthouse in 1985. In 2019, the city of Lake Charles began the process of acquiring a new building for a courthouse, and the Institute of Christ the King was invited by the Bishop to come to his Diocese to begin an apostolate and to restore the former church to its original purpose, now under the name of St. Francis de Sales, Bishop and Doctor of the Church, and principal Patron of the Institute to which the Oratory is entrusted.

SOUTH EAST ASIA: TWO INITIATIVES ON THE OCCASION OF INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY

24/03/2021

On the occasion of International Women’s Day and in the framework of the 7th Asia Pacific Climate Adaptation Forum, the Vice Delegate Mrs. Paola Benaglia attended the conference entitled “THE ROLE OF WOMEN IN CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION”, organized by the Embassy of Italy in Bangkok in partnership with UN Women and Jobel Art for Earth.

Because of gender disparities, women are most often those who take the brunt of the dangerous effects of climate change in our daily life. The event aims to highlight how women leadership can effectively impact on the way our society adapt to climate change. In doing that, short engaging interventions of the panelists will be alternated by artistic performances on the subject, in order to inspire the audience emotionally and intellectually and to stimulate a deeper reflection on the topic.

Mrs. Benaglia also attended another event sponsored by the UN, held at the Alliance Française headquarters in Bangkok, in the presence of the Ambassadors of Austria, Canada, France, Mexico and the Chargé d’affaires of the Kosovo Embassy.
It is essential to underline that Cindy Bishop, UN-women Ambassador, activist and leading actress, also took the floor during the event.

Mrs. Benaglia offered to Cindy Bishop the shield of the Royal House of Bourbon Two Sicilies, in recognition of her commitment to promote gender equality and raise awareness against domestic violence.