Monza Brianza – Close to the Christmas holidays, Comm. Giuseppe Perego, together with Knight Pierangelo Pagani and chaplain Knight Father Michele Somaschini, donated food and basic necessities to the Casa Betania of Ettore Boschini (Seveso) and to the parish caritas of some parishes in the area.
Tortona – Saturday 25 November 2023
The Bishop, Mons. Guido Marini, celebrated the Holy Mass for the Knights and Dames of the Order of SS. Maurice and Lazarus and the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George In the morning in the chapel of the seminary.
The Delegate for Lombardy, Count Giuseppe Rizzani with the Prior, Mons. Arnaldo Morandi, the Hon. Gabriele Albertini and the representatives of Alessandria and Pavia; the Mauritian Delegate of Lombardy, Alberto di Maria with Prior Mons. Luigi Mistò and the vicars of Alessandria and Pavia were present; In his homily, the Bishop, inviting to look at the heroic firmness of Saint Catherine, venerated on that day and commenting on the Word of God in the liturgy, invited the many present to cultivate in their hearts “a marvelous and joyful welcome for the gift of salvation, offered to all in Christ” and, with this attitude, to face the fight against sin. Mons. Marini also thanked the two Orders for their constant attention to the Church of Tortona and for their generous support for charity and formation activities. At the end of the celebration, the two Delegates presented the Bishop with the diplomas of aggregation and the two Priors handed over the insignia of both chivalric militias. On the same occasion, Father Maurizio Ceriani, Episcopal Vicar for consecrated life, received the Mauritian medal of merit in silver, as recognition of the service he served for four years as Delegate and Prior of Lombardy of the Order of SS. Maurice and Lazarus.