Category: Delegation of Sicily

Palermo-19th January 2015. A Holy Mass was celebrated for Maria Sofia’s soul, Queen of the Two Sicilies, in Palermo at St. Francesco di Paola’s church. The mass was conducted by the constantinian chaplain, father Giorgio Terrasi from St. Francesco di Paola’s Padri Minimi. There were also the constantinian chaplain Father Antonio Porretta, the parson Father Saverio Cento and Mons. Gaetano Tulipano.

The mass was organized by the Sicily Delegation of the Sacred Military constantinian Order of St. George. The Sicily vicarious Delegate, the nobleman Antonio di Janni, reminded of the last Queen of the Two Sicilies mentioning her value and love to her people. He reminded of her heroism when she was with her soldiers in Gaeta encouraging them and helping the injured and a shell was dropped just close to the Queen’s house and she was miraculously alive. From the iron of that shell the soldiers forged rings that they used to wear even when they went back home. Furthermore, the assistance the exiled Queen in Austria gave to the southern Italian injured soldiers during World War II was recalled. Those soldiers had never known who that old lady was, the one who visited them in the Austrian hospitals bringing them some food.

Father Giorgio Terrasi, who conducted the mass, also celebrated his seventh year in the priesthood. The following Knights were present: H.E. the Prefect Gianfranco Romagnoli, Elio Zuccarello, Baldassarre Cacioppo, Rosario Palermo, Francesco Paolo Guarnieri, Salvatore Romano, Domenico Scapati, Piero Macaluso, Fabrizio Ippoliti, Carmelo Sanmarco, Gaetano Giarusso, Umberto Mendola and Dame Patrizia Biagi.

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Sicily – Wednesday, December 3, Celebrations of S. Francesco Saverio the Sicily’s Vicar CEO of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of St. George with the Knights Vincenzo Nuccio, Domenico Scapati and Antonio Regina, attended the Holy Mass celebrated by Father Antonio Porretta, Constantine’s chaplain, at the St. Francesco di Paola’s Church. The Constantinian chaplain Father Giorgio Terrasi concelebrated.

The participation of the Constantinian Knights was desired by thr vice provincial of the the Padri Minimi of S. Francesco di Paola, Father Saverio Cento, he is also a Constantine’s chaplain, on the occasion of his name day.

After the religious cerimony, in the sacristy’s halls, has been celebrated Father Saverio with a simple refreshment.

Castelvetrano – Monday, December 1st, 2014. At the Hotel Palace Altea lounges in Castelvetrano (TP) took place a lunch of Sec. AIAS-Onlus organization of Castelvetrano attended by more than 220 people.

The Chairmanship get the Sicily’s delegation Constantinian Knights to be close and support  the foundation.

The Order with his highest representative CEO Dr. Di Gianni, after the prayer and the blessing of the Constantinian chaplain Msgr. Gaspar Tortorici, gave a greetings and handed over to the association chairman Prof. Angela Puleo the commemorative medal of the Centenary Constantinian.

It also handed over a delegation’s certificate of merit to both Prof. Puleo and to Comm. Dr. Elio Zuccarello, who always supported the disabled belonging  to  AIAS-Onlus. The Comm. Zuccarello recalled as always, the Sicily’s delegation, cooperated with AIAS also through the gift, made some years ago, of eight assisted wheelchairs for the disabled of the association.

The Knights attending: Knight Grand Master of Cerimonies Dr. Grace A. Di Janni, Comm. Dr. Elio Zuccarello, (local representative) Dr. Giuseppe Grandinetti, Dr. Michele Salerno, Mr. Centonze Antonino (Councillor com.), Dr. Giuseppe Lipari, Mr. C. Notarianni, the ecclesiastic Knight Msgr. Giovanni Tortorici in addition to meritorious Mr. Pia Messina-Lentini and Dr. Vincenzo di Cristina.

Monreale – Tuesday, December 2nd, 2014. In Monreale, on the 2nd of  December, His Excellency Monsignor Archibishop Michele Pennisi, Sicily’s Prior Constantinian, allowed to distribute in the 300’s tower hall close to the Maria SS Agonizzanti’s Church, the foodstuff for the children in between 0 and 3 years old. The food, diapers etc. were purchased by the Knights, the volunteers and the deserving that always help the delegation in this philanthropic’s commitment.

It is important to recall that the initiative is in co-operation with the Archdiocese of Monreale.

Thanks to the volunteers, skilfully directed by Dr. Lia Giangreco and the Knights present, Antonio di Janni, Vincenzo Nuccio, Salvatore Romano, have been helped about 40 families

New Crumbs of Health are a rib of the project “The Hunger of our neighbor,” which is very close to the Grand Master H.R.H. Prince Charles of Bourbon Two Sicilies, Duke of Castro

In the middle of the month there will be a distribution in Piazza Armerina and before the Holy Christmas another in Monreale. “The hunger of our neighbor” is the unitary and humanitarian project that the Order wants to pursue, coordinating all his strength, through the work of all delegations, in Italy and in the world.

Our “neighbor” is to be intended in the evangelical sense of term that is our “neighbor”, who is a  needy one who lives around us and very often no one notices.

To the Constantinian Knights is required indeed to contribute to the basic needs of these needy in accordance to the Christian spirit which every Knight must be inspired by.

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Palermo 6th January 2015. On 6th January, Epiphany, the Delegation of Sicily, organized the distribution of presents to children (toys and stockings filled with sweets)

The first distribution occurred at 12a.m. at the church of S .Nicola da Tolentino in Via Maqueda, where about 50 children received the packet from Ms Giovanna Galli who has played the part of Befana for years. The constantinian knights attended the event too and welcomed the children.

In the afternoon at 5p.m. at the church of S. Francesco da Paola a second distribution for 150 children occurred with the cooperation of the constantinian Padri Minimi and the Onlus association “Croce Bianca” with its chairman Pietro Spezia. Padri Minimi are constantinian chaplains and they are:Father Saverio Cento, Father Giorgio Terrasi and father Antonio Porretta.

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(Palermo). Thursday, November the 20th, at 5 pm at the General Hospital of Palermo, the Sicily Delegation of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of St George’s – the oldest knights’ order – organized a remarkable event. Once again they play a central role in social initiatives for the wider society and the deprived.
At the presence of HRH the Prince of Bourbon of two Sicilies and the HRM The Princess Maria Carolina di Borbone the Hospital received the Neonatal intensive care Unit. This is a 140 cm lamp on a perch with 6 blue leds and 4 white leds for the newborn visualization, able to grant a radiometric radiation power of 70 cm.
The device is able to convey the therapeutic light between 425 and 475 mm in a directive cone without creating any inconvenient to the surrounding patients or the medical staff.
All the staff responsible of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and the Director of the General Hospital attended this ceremony as well as the Doctor Sebastiano Bonventre, Chief Surgeon, Knight of the Costantinian order and Major of the city of Alcamo (TP).