Happy Feast of Blessed Maria Cristina of Savoy, Queen of the Two Sicilies!

Prayer to Blessed Maria Cristina di Savoia

O God, who has placed a great light in your saints and a provident support for your people along the path, listen with goodness to our prayer, and glorify your Servant the Blessed Maria Cristina di Savoia, in whose life as a wife and queen you have offered us a shining model of wise and courageous charity, and grant us, through her intercession, the grace ..... which from you, with trust, we invoke. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Mass in Honor of the Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ on the Mount of Olives in Washington, DC

Mass in Honor of the Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ on the Mount of Olives will be celebrated at St. Dominic's Church in Washington, DC on Tuesday, February 19 at 7:15pm. It will be the first of many future regular Masses offered by the Order in DC.

Members of the Order will assemble at 7PM. Church mantles are to be worn. Please confirm attendance at your earliest convenience. Contact Cav. Patrick O’Boyle at oboylepa@aol.com.

St. Dominic's Church

630 E St SW

Washington, DC 20024

Feast of the Madonna del Sacro Monte in Clifton, New Jersey

The Knights and Dames of the Order have been invited to participate in the annual Feast of the Madonna del Sacro Monte at Holy Face Monastery in Clifton, New Jersey on May 19, 2019 at 11:30AM. Grand procession after Solemn High Mass. 6:00PM Angelus, Closing Rosary and Devotions.

Members of the Order will assemble at 11:00AM. Church mantles are to be worn. Please confirm attendance at your earliest convenience. Contact Cav. Dr. Tom Rossi, the regional M.C. for the Order in the New York Metro area at ziorossi@verizon.net or Cav. Patrick O’Boyle at oboylepa@aol.com.

Holy Face Monastery

1697 Route 3 East

Clifton, NJ 07012

Second Annual Lepanto Conference and Solemn Pontifical Mass in New York City

The Knights and Dames of the Order have been invited to participate in the Second Annual Lepanto Conference and Solemn Pontifical Mass with Bishop James Massa at the Church of Saint Vincent Ferrer in Manhattan, New York on Saturday, February 16, 2019 at 12:00 noon to 6:00PM. Confession at 11:00AM.

Members of the Order will assemble at 11:00AM. Church mantles are to be worn. Please confirm attendance at your earliest convenience. Contact Cav. Dr. Tom Rossi, the regional M.C. for the Order in the New York Metro area at ziorossi@verizon.net.

Saint Vincent Ferrer Church

869 Lexington Ave

New York, NY 10065

Happy Feast of St. Sebastian!

Prayer to St. Sebastian

Dear Commander at the Roman Emperor's court, you chose to be also a soldier of Christ and dared to spread faith in the King of Kings, for which you were condemned to die. Your body, however, proved athletically strong and the executing arrows extremely weak. So another means to kill you was chosen and you gave your life to the Lord. May athletes be always as strong in their faith as their Patron Saint so clearly has been. Amen.

In Memory of King Carlo di Borbone, on the Occasion of His Birthday

The Order remembers the birthday of our late Grand Master, HM Carlo di Borbone, King of Naples and Sicily.

Happy Feast of Sant'Antonio Abate!

Prayer to St. Anthony the Abbot

Dear God, St Anthony the Abbot accepted your call to renounce the world and to love you above all things. He faithfully served you in the solitude of the desert by fasting, prayer, humility and good works. In the Sign of the Cross, he triumphed over the Devil.

Through his intercession, may we learn to love you better; with all our hearts, all our souls, all our minds, all our strength and to love our neighbors as we love ourselves.

St Anthony the Abbot, great and powerful saint, grant us also this special request […]. Amen.

In Memory of King Francesco II di Borbone, on the Occasion of His Birthday

The Order remembers the birthday of our late Grand Master, HM Francesco II di Borbone, King of the Two Sicilies.

In Memory of King Ferdinando I di Borbone, on the Occasion of His Birthday

The Order remembers the birthday of our late Grand Master, HM Ferdinando I di Borbone, King of the Two Sicilies.

In Memory of King Ferdinando II di Borbone, on the Occasion of His Birthday

The Order remembers the birthday of our late Grand Master, HM Ferdinando II di Borbone, King of the Two Sicilies.

John M. Viola to Receive the Humanitarian Achievement Lifetime Award at the 15th Annual Federazione delle Associazioni della Campania USA Dinner Dance

HE Cav. John M. Viola

Sunday March 10th, 2019, the Federazione delle Associazioni della Campania USA will hold its 15th Annual Dinner Dance at the Leonard Vetro Palazzo located at 555 Great Neck, LI, NY, starting at 2:00pm.

This year the Federation will honor Mrs. Maria Fasanella, President of the Monte S. Giacomo Women's Auxiliary in Hoboken, NJ, as the 2019 Woman of the Year.

Also, Dr. Mary Joe Di Blasio, a Physician at Mt. Sinai in New York, will be honored with the Humanitarian Achievement Lifetime Award.

This year's Men of the Year are Mr. Michele Maddalena, President of Figli di Castello del Matese, Bronx, NY and Mr. Giovanni Toscano, Federation VP for NY State and Chairman of Madonna dell’Arco Catholic Association, Middle Village, NY.

Also, former NIAF President Cav. John M. Viola will be honored with the Humanitarian Achievement Lifetime Award.

Entertainment by the Pane e Cioccolato Band and DJ.

Donations are $110 pp, children 6- to10-years-old $60 each. For this occasion the Federation is sponsoring a Souvenir Journal, inviting all the business associates to insert a page. A full color page is $125. Once again we appeal to your generosity in asking you to buy a page in our journal.

Order your dinner table and advertise today!

The Gala President is Ms. Elena Loguercio, tel. 347-307-3987 or 718 253-9581. The Journal Chairman is Cav. Nicola Trombetta 646-404-1760 or 718-364-0581

Cav. Nicola Trombetta

2160 Arthur Ave, Bronx, NY 10457

Primo Vice Presidente Federazione delle Associazioni della Campania USA

Cell.+1-646-404-1760

Contributions are deductible Charitable Organization-Tax Exempt Unconditional-National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities (NTEE) Human Services Multipurpose and Other: Human Organization-Multipurpose

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

Cav. Napoli with Antonio and Konstantinos

Thursday, January 3rd, members of the Constantinian Auxiliary prepared and distributed food to the homeless in Chinatown and Two Bridges, New York on the Feast of St. Genevieve. Meeting at the Church of the Transfiguration (29 Mott St.), volunteers prepared 25 care packages replete with winter accessories, 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 for their hard work and dedication. You are an inspiration to us all. Thank you Louis Fontana of Caffé Napoli; Raymond Guarini of Italian Enclaves; Olya Brandon; 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, February 7th—the Feast of San Lorenzo Maiorano, Vescovo di Siponto—at 7:00 PM. In addition to ready to eat foodstuff and daily necessities, we’re are asking volunteers to donate hats and scarves for the cold weather. Anyone interested in supporting this charitable endeavor can contact Cav. John Napoli at jnapoli@smocsg.org or call Anna Mavrianos-Cesare at 917-592-4181.

Once again, our friends at Caffé Napoli donated a heaping tray of penne marinara.

Antonio divvied up the food

Konstantinos lends a helping hand

Konstantinos and Olya

Hats and scarves were added to this month's care packages.

Also see: 

• 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 Birthday Princess Maria Chiara of Bourbon–Two Sicilies, Duchess of Noto and Capri!

Photo courtesy of Real Casa di Borbone

We wish Her Royal Highness a very Happy Birthday and Happy New Year! May God continue to bless you with peace, love and happiness!