The Delegate and the Vice Delegate donated around 100 blankets to a village in Tak province, in northwestern Thailand. Blankets are essential during winter; in particular, the Phop Phra district hosts many refugees. The donation was carried out by Father Giovanni Matteazzi. All materials comply with verified quality standards. The initiative, on behalf of the Southeast Asian Delegation, was received with great joy and gratitude.
Avenza, November 3rd, 2020 – The Tuscan delegation, represented for the occasion by Knights Angelo Ragnoni and Gianpaolo Caterino, donated basic food items in Avenza, in order to allocate them to needy families in the region. The donation, which took place in the presence of Sister Patrizia, is part of the project “Briciole di Salute”.
The Delegation of Rome and Latium informs all Dames and Knights of the Delegation that on 05 August 2020, the Delegate for Rome and Lazio, HH Prince Don Lelio Niccolò Orsini d’Aragona, appointed the lawyer Salvatore Scafetta, Commander of Merit, as the Representative for the city of Gaeta, who will be available at rappresentante.gaeta@ordine-costantiniano.it
Brescia, October 15th, 2020 – The Secretary of the Representation Maurizio Mirandola, together with Knights Stefano Villotta, Luciano Mazzola, Claudio Gaole, the decorated Giuseppe La Tegola and the volunteer Vincenzo Porzio, in coordination with the Prior of Lombardy Msgr. Arnaldo Morandi and the Vice Delegate Giuseppe Rizzani, delivered a considerable amount of food destined for families and elderly people in difficulty supported by the Salesian caritas of the Pontifical Salesian University “Paolo VI” of Nave.
The ‘dean’ of the American Delegation of the Constantinian Order, Rev. Msgr. Joseph Francis Ambrosio, passed away on October 4 (2020) at the age 0f 72. Born in Jersey City, NJ on March 22, 1948, he was the son of Francesco and Racchele (nee’ Faccone) Ambrosio, immigrants from Morrone del Sannio in Italy’s province of Campobasso. He was ordained a priest on May 24, 1974 in Newark, New Jersey, having graduated from St. Peter’s University and Immaculate Conception Seminary, and later from St. John’s University. He dedicated his entire priestly ministry within the Archdiocese of Newark to the Italian Apostolate, of which he was the diocesan director, as a parochial vicar and pastor. His last assignment was at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish in Newark, where he began as administrator in 1996, where he was pastor since 1999 until his death.
Msgr. Ambrosio entered the Constantinian Order as an Ecclesiastical Knight of Grace in 2016, becoming an Official Ecclesiastical Knight of Grace in 2019. He was dedicated to the Royal House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, and was able to meeting Their Royal Highnesses on different occasions, hosting Her Royal Highness, Princess Beatrice of Bourbon-Two Sicilies this past February, when Her Royal Highness assisted at Msgr. Ambrosio’s Sunday Mass, and was his guest at the luncheon afterward.
Sadly, our respected and beloved Msgr. Ambrosio suddenly died on October 4, 2020. His passing away on that day is no coincidence, because it was the first Sunday of the month of October, Rosary Sunday, the day dedicated to his much-loved Lady of the Rosary of Pompei, Co-Patroness of the Constantinian Order. He loved this annual feast, and always spread the devotion to Our Lady of the Rosary at the parishes he served. Hearing this unexpected news, the office of the American Delegation quickly informed the knights and dames of Monsignor’s peaceful death, who were shocked and saddened, given their attachment to the loveable priest.
On the afternoon of October 8, the Delegate, Vice Delegate and Executive Director of the Delegation helped to carry the casket into church, where the viewing of the body took place. Msgr. Ambrosio’s mortal remains lay in state close to a beautiful flower arrangement in the shape of a Constantinian Cross, along with the Labarum, the Order’s funeral pall, the flag of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, and his brevit. Many knights and dames came to the viewing, and also assisted at the Vigil Mass celebrated by Most. Rev. Arthur Serratelli, Bishop Emeritus of Paterson. The next day, October 9, the Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated by His Eminence, Joseph Cardinal Tobin, Archbishop of Newark, and also attended by various knights. After the Mass, the funeral procession toward Madonna Cemetery in Fort Lee followed, with the hearse preceded by knights carrying Msgr. Ambrosio’s insignia and the Constantinian Labarum.
We pray for the repose of Msgr. Joseph Ambrosio’s soul and the consolation of his family and friends, through the intercession of Our Lady of the Rosary, Co-Patroness of the Order, our Patron Saint George, and all of our heavenly intercessors. Requiescat in pace.
