Happy Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross!

Prayer for the Exaltation of the Holy Cross

Lord Jesus, You do not represent the Father’s wrath, but His infinite mercy. Only through You might we have been saved, and through Your grace and majesty we find salvation from the fires of Gehenna. You have ascended to the heavens from whence You came, and shall come again when time has run its course. Amen.

Our Lady of Pompeii in Dyker Heights, Brooklyn

Our Order has been invited by the Holy Name Society of the Shrine Church of St. Bernadette to serve as honor guard and process the restored painting of Our Lady of Pompeii into the church.

Those vesting in church mantles are asked to arrive at 10:30 AM. Please contact John Napoli with any questions: jnapoli@smocsg.org

Masses for the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross

Dear Confratelli and Consorelle,

Saturday, September 14th, the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, is a feast of precept, one of the foremost feasts in the life of our Sacred Order and a holy day of obligation for our Order.  

Below are a few Masses to choose from that have been shared with our Delegation:

New Orleans:

Location: St. Patrick's Church, 721 Camp Street, New Orleans, Louisiana 70130 on Saturday the 14th September said by regional Chaplain, Fr. William Farge S.J. 

Mass will commence at 9:15 am and will be combined with the regular mass at that time members should arrive about 9:00 am to ensure all are in place for the start of Mass. Members will wear church robes, but we will not process and will have a reserved pew on the front right hand side. We will have several guests and please feel free to invite anyone you would care to.

We have not planned a meal afterwards but should attendees wish to do so we will organize an impromptu brunch on the day.

Please contact Timothy Pickles with any questions: 

Timothy Pickles Grand Officer

Vice Delegate for the South

(504) 236-7130

New Jersey:

Our Order has been invited by the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem, Eastern Lieutenancy, to come together and celebrate this shared titular feast of the Triumph of the Holy Cross.

The Mass with veneration of the relic of the Cross of Our Lord will take place:

St. Augustine of Canterbury R.C. Church

45 Henderson Rd

Kendall Park, NJ 08824

2 PM in the afternoon

Those vesting in church mantles are asked to arrive at 1:30 PM and vest in the daily Mass chapel. The pastor of St. Augustine of Canterbury, Rev. Canon Robert Lynam, is hosting at cocktail reception following the 2 pm Mass and RSVPs are required to be sent to Rev. Fr. Edmund Luciano (EALucianoiii@gmail.com) by September 6th. Clergy who are concelebrating must also RSVP to Rev. Fr. Luciano to ensure proper planning and to bring a copy of their certification of good standing to be left on file with the parish.

New York:

Our Order has been invited to participate in the September 14th Mass at the Church of the Most Precious Blood in New York City's Little Italy (113 Baxter Street) in conjunction with the Feast of San Gennaro.  The Mass will begin promptly at 10:00 AM.  Members are invited to attend in church robes and process into the Mass.

IHSV

Distributing Food to the Homeless on the Feast of St. Lawrence Justinian

Thank you to this month's volunteers.

Thursday, September 5th, members of the Constantinian Auxiliary prepared and distributed food to the homeless in Chinatown and Two Bridges, New York on the Feast of St. Lawrence Justinian. Meeting at the Church of the Transfiguration (29 Mott St.), volunteers prepared 30 care packages replete with toiletries and ready to eat food, including containers of freshly cooked penne marinara generously donated by our dear friends at Caffé Napoli (191 Hestor Street) in Little Italy.

Once again, we want to thank Antonio, Anna and Konstantinos Mavrianos-Cesare of the St. Rocco Society for their hard work and dedication. You are an inspiration to us all. Thank you Louis Fontana of Caffé Napoli; Robert Michael Surella of the East Harlem Giglio Society; Raymond Guarini of the Italian Enclaves Historical Society; Dama Luisa Cristofano and her son Charles; and Cav. John Napoli for your continued assistance. Your heartfelt generosity and selflessness is greatly appreciated. And as always, special thanks to Pastor Lo for your support and blessings. It is an honor to serve with such an outstanding group of people. God Bless you all. IHSV

The next walk will be on Thursday, October 3rd—the Feast of St. Therese of the Child Jesus—at 7:00 PM. Anyone interested in supporting this charitable endeavor can contact Cav. John Napoli at jnapoli@smocsg.org or Anna Mavrianos-Cesare at MsAnnaNY@aol.com.

Before heading to the church, we picked up the food from Caffé Napoli.

Raymond led our group in prayer

Participants said a prayer for the homeless and prayed the Rosary

Everybody pitched in.

Luisa and Charles help pack the bags 

Our friends at Caffé Napoli donated a heaping tray of penne marinara. 

Above and below: Some alms from anonymous donors. 

Also see:

• Distributing Food to the Homeless on the Feast of St. Norbert of Xanten

• Distributing Food to the Homeless on the Feast of Sant'Atanasio il Grande

• Distributing Food to the Homeless on the Feast of San Benedetto da San Fratello

• Distributing Food to the Homeless on the Feast of St. Thomas Aquinas 

• Distributing Food to the Homeless on the Feast of San Lorenzo Maiorano

• Distributing Food to the Homeless on the Feast of St. Genevieve

• Distributing Food to the Homeless on St. Nicholas Day

• Distributing Food to the Homeless on All Saints' Day

• Constantinian Auxiliary Hit the Streets of Lower Manhattan for Inaugural Homeless Food Walk

Happy Feast of Santa Rosalia!

Prayer to Santa Rosalia

O God, our Father, mercifully look upon Your people who come to You and grant through the intercession of St. Rosalia, who turned away from earthly delights to the joys of contemplation, that we may be delivered from all harm here on earth and one day be welcomed into the Kingdom of Heaven.

St. Rosalia, confessor and virgin, we pray to God for our families and friends. Through your powerful prayers, may we obtain health, life, and eternal salvation. I also pray today for this special need and intention (make your intention known). O glorious virgin and confessor, St. Rosalia, I promise henceforth to remember and follow your example of faith and love. Pray for me and mine. Amen.

Bus Pilgrimage from Newark, New Jersey to the National Shrine for Padre Pio in Barto, Pennsylvania

Solemn Mass for Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross in Little Italy, New York

Photo by New York Scugnizzo

On Saturday, September 14, at 10:00 AM the Society of St Hugh of Cluny will be sponsoring a Solemn mass at the Shrine Church of the Most Precious Blood at 113 Baxter Street, New York. The Mass will be for the feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross – but will take place amid the noisy tumult of the San Gennaro festival. it will also be two days after the twelfth anniversary of the first mass sponsored by this Society – also in New York City. Knight of Ecclesiastical Grace Father Richard Cipolla will be the celebrant, David Hughes will direct the music. We look forward to seeing you all once again in Little Italy!

Feast of San Gennaro in Little Italy, New York

Dear Confratelli and Consorelle,

We've been invited by our confratello, Cav. John Fratta, to serve as honor guard at the Solemn High Mass and Procession to celebrate the Feast of San Gennaro on Thursday, September 19, 2019 at the Church of the Most Precious Blood in New York City's Little Italy (113 Baxter Street). Mass begins at 6:00 PM and will be followed by a procession with the Statue of San Gennaro. 

Those who are able to partake are invited to attend in church robes and are asked to arrive at the Chruch of the Most Precious Blood by 5:45 PM.  If you are able to attend, and know ahead of time, please RSVP to Stephanie Gordon (sgordon@smocsg.org) so we can better assist the Figli di San Gennaro for planning purposes. IHSV

Volunteers Needed for the September 2019 Constantinian Food Walk in New York City

Don't just talk the talk, come walk the walk with your knightly brethren at the monthly Sacred Military Constantinian Order of St. George Auxiliary Corps food walk. On Thursday, September 5th at 7:00PM volunteers will meet at the Church of the Transfiguration cafeteria (29 Mott Street—entrance on Mosco St.) in Chinatown, New York to prepare and distribute food to the homeless. Make sure you wear comfortable shoes and street duds. Anything you can donate (ready-to-eat food, toiletries, etc.) will be greatly appreciated.

Anyone interested in supporting this charitable endeavor can contact Cav. John Napoli at jnapoli@smocsg.org or Anna Mavrianos-Cesare at MsAnnaNY@aol.com.

Also see:
• Distributing Food to the Homeless on the Feast of St. Norbert of Xanten
• Distributing Food to the Homeless on the Feast of Sant'Atanasio il Grande
• Distributing Food to the Homeless on the Feast of San Benedetto da San Fratello
• Distributing Food to the Homeless on the Feast of St. Thomas Aquinas 

• Distributing Food to the Homeless on the Feast of San Lorenzo Maiorano
• Distributing Food to the Homeless on the Feast of St. Genevieve
• Distributing Food to the Homeless on St. Nicholas Day
• Distributing Food to the Homeless on All Saints' Day
• Constantinian Auxiliary Hit the Streets of Lower Manhattan for Inaugural Homeless Food Walk

The Most Reverend Monsignor Joseph Ambrosio to be Honored by the Sandu Mangehsi Society in Hawthorne, New Jersey

Dear Confratelli and Consorelle,

Our esteemed chaplain The Most Reverend Monsignor Joseph Ambrosio, who tirelessly serves as our Delegations Vicar for Priests, will be receiving the Honorary Sandu Manghesi of the Year award at the Sandu Mangehsi Society's 5th Annual Dinner Dance on Saturday, September 14, 2019 at 6:30pm.  The event will be hosted at Macaluso's (55 Fourth Avenue, Hawthorne, NJ 07506).  Vice Delegate Cav. Patrick O'Boyle has arranged for a Delegation table.  If anyone is interested in attending, please let Ms. Stephanie Gordon (sgordon@smocsg.org) know by Friday, September 6, 2019.

IHSV

Happy Feast of Santa Patrizia!

Prayer to Santa Patrizia

God our Father, enable us who honor the memory of Santa Patrizia, virgin and co-patroness of Naples, to share with her in the joy of eternal life, through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever. Amen

Missa Cantata for the Feast of St. Pius X in Windsor Terrace, Brooklyn

Happy Feast of St. Helen!

Prayer to St. Helen

Dear Saint Helen, Empress, we are told that many years after the Crucifixion of Jesus, you traveled to the Holy Land, searching ceaselessly for the True Cross on which Our Lord died. Legend has it that you did indeed excavate this holy relic, the image of our salvation. I venerate your memory and the burning devotion to the crucified Creator which you displayed. Help us all hold the Cross always in our hearts, remembering that Our Savior died, hanging on the cross, in expiation for all of our sins. Please, Saint Helen, pray to God for me, and help me to be reminded each time I see a cross, of the epochal sacrifice made for us, and the sweet salvation gained for us, by Jesus, Man, Son of God, and God Himself, in the divine mystery of the Holy Trinity. Amen