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| Fontanelle di Boves |
Italy
Here I am at the end of this short stay in Italy.
Arriving
in Milan on Thursday 11 July, I was welcomed by my sister Marisa and
her husband Flavio. We stopped by to say hello to some friends in the
area, and continued to Turin, where we met the Carmelite nuns and the
fathers. It was the first of numerous festive encounters that I
experienced numerous times in these days.
On Friday I stopped by
to greet the bishop of Cuneo, because the diocese decided to generously
welcome one of our seminarians from Bangassou to attend the seminary
here and finish his theology studies.
On Saturday 13 July, at
9pm, I was present at the procession of the feast of the Madonna del
Carmine: lots of people and lots of prayer.
On Sunday I
celebrated in the parish of the Immaculate Heart, where I grew up and
received my First Communion and Confirmation. It's a beautiful moment of
celebration, with many friends and relatives. In the memory of my
parents, who prayed and celebrated here in this parish, and whom we said
goodbye here for the last time, on the day of their funeral, a few
years ago.
On Tuesday I begin a series of celebrations and visits
to the convents of the Carmelite province. I started with the nuns and
fathers of Savona, and in the evening I celebrated the solemn Mass of
the feast of the Madonna del Carmelo.
On Wednesday I moved to
Bocca di Magra, and on Thursday I was n Genoa, in the convent of
Sant'Anna. In the afternoon I stopped by to greet the Carmelite nuns,
after having stopped by to visit Monsignor Armando Gianni, bishop
emeritus of Bouar.
On Friday I was in Arenzano and then in the Varazze Desert.
On
Saturday I celebrated my first priestly ordination! It is a very strong
moment in the life of a bishop, and I had the joy of ordaining Brother
Francis, a young Carmelite who has lived in Bouar for the last year.
We
leave in the afternoon for Pallavicino, a small town in the Apennines,
where Enrico Massone, a historic mission volunteer, together with
Elisabetta, his wife, organized a dinner for the Missions.
I
returned to Cuneo around midnight, and on Sunday 21 July I celebrated
Mass in the sanctuary of Fontanelle, created after the First World War
to pray to Mary Queen of Peace.
Tomorrow, July 23, I will leave
for Central Africa. Rich in many meetings and celebrations, with many
people greeting and hugging, who continue to support me with prayer.
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| Cuneo |
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| Cuneo - Cuore Immacolato |
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| Bocca di Magra |
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| Genova |
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| Arenzano - Ordinazione Sacerdotale Arenzano - Ordination sacerdotale |
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