Lolek
"Give LIGHT IN YOU "
The Torch of Lolek returned to Rome.
" Give light you have inside " this spirit that animated the trip from Rome to Salento to discover the true values \u200b\u200bof Christmas.
Lolek Christmas with the title of the event, supported by the Vicariate of Rome, Office for the Pastoral Care of leisure - tourism and sport, has focused in the memory of the suffering of illness is that of social problems. Remembering the suffering offered as gift and prayer and to experience the joy of giving, on this occasion was also organized a collection of goods for the missions of the Kongo, the poor and disabled.
Ms. Adelina lights the torch of Lolek The light was lit on December 20
the tomb of Pope GP II in the Vatican Grottoes, after a moment of prayer led by Archbishop
. Piergaetano Lugano, a woman named Adelina
suffering from an incurable disease, aided by 'Mrs Lavinia
Mennuni , delegated by the mayor of Rome to the various opportunities and the relationship with the Catholic world. The Honourable, after signing the guestbook, it became immediately torch bearer, accompanying the group from the Vatican Grottoes to Piazza San Pietro.
The Hon. Mennuni the Lavinia, delage by the Mayor of Rome Comum
In great memory of John Paul II, the Torch of Lolek for the first time crossed the threshold of the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic in Rome where it was welcomed in the foyer, in front of an image depicting Father Agostino Gemelli, by John Rossi Father, Father of the Hospital Chaplains' Sup with the medical director and some caregivers.
After the gift of light to the hospital representatives, the group focused in the chapel for a prayer service led by the chaplain. Later, the Torch has come up on the tenth floor in the department pediatric oncology, in addition to the rooms where he had been admitted to GP II.
Photos of John Paul II waving to the faithful from the window of the 10th floor of the Gemelli Hospital in Rome. A small delegation of the group, bringing a message of hope, peace and solidarity, he visited children who were patients there, right where he used to go during your stay in hospital, the Supreme Pontiff. A sincere and warm congratulations were exchanged with the medical staff of the department, with the heat of the flame that burned giving off the love of Christ. Sweet and nice the presence of Adelina who courageously and lovingly left a wish for faith and hope to all those present, giving little children and miraculous medals of the Virgin Mary who accompanied the gift of the medal of the Torch of Lolek, blessed in the morning at the tomb of the Pope on this occasion was remembered by all with deep affection and relied upon as intercessor with God
A beautiful moment of reflection that brings to mind the great suffering offered always with love and dignity of a great man who became Pope, able to convey by example the way of Truth, Life and Salvation, bringing everyone, without much preamble, to reflect on the true meaning of the value of life.
On December 22
us to transform faith in work, the Torch of Lolek brought by disabled children in the center of the Trinitarian Fathers of Gagliano del Capo was greeted by several hundred young people in the Piazza del Duomo in Lecce, where there were many journalists and TV.
After a brief moment of prayer in the cathedral together with hundreds of children and the group, despite the cold day, marched through the center of the beautiful baroque city that magically this time, became the bed of a stream of young people , following the light accompanied him to the Celestine Palace, seat of the Province of Lecce. Waiting for the light in the courtyard of the building, laden with gifts for the occasion, was present
Dott.sa Loredana Capone vice president of the province,
dt. Massimo Alfarano , Councillor for Sport and Tourism of the province forever, so that by marrying the initiative have worked to create this great involvement. Also present were
dt. Aldo Addattura , Chairman of the Committee CSEN Prov.le Lecce who worked for the initiative, accompanied by
dt. Pascali Antonio, Chairman of the Committee CONI Prov.le Lecce.
Services Filamar 's ATV
http://www.deipress.com/provincia/vis_video.aspx?id=550173 Service Filamar TV CHANNEL 8
http://www.deipress. com / province / vis_video.aspx? id = 550172 Services Film TV STUDIO 100
http://www.deipress.com/provincia/vis_video.aspx?id=550177
Services Footage of TELENORBA
http : / / www.deipress.com/provincia/vis_video.aspx?id=550180 The Dott.sa Capone animated everything with great joy that emanates from the heart of those who believe in what he is doing. His smile conveyed enthusiasm at all, for the beautiful and important moment that he was living on solidarity, love and peace in the great memory of John Paul II. A
you and the entire Province Lecce is given to the light and a souvenir plate, then go up in the offices of Palazzo Celestini to put a thought in the guestbook, before the great fire that continued to warm hearts.
After greetings and thanks also to the light enters the town of Lecce where he is greeted by Dr.
. Lecciso, Deputy Mayor of the City, accompanied by other local authorities who, after greetings, thanksgiving and the usual photo, the group offers a very welcome refreshment to all. At the end, all on the road again for the second phase of the event who was honored before the starting time, the presence of '
Archbishop Cosmo Francesco Ruppi , Archbishop of Lecce, for the occasion, with joy and happiness, it was torch-bearer among boys in Gagliano Del Capo in the presence of some local TV stations.
The countries concerned for the collection that have seen the passage of light were:
San Cesario di Lecce, Galatina, Noha, Collepasso, Parabita, Tavistock, Racale, Melissa (very rich collection and full of warmth by municipal workers, despite the long wait for our arrival),
Casarano, Tauranga, Preston, Alessio, to conclude
Gagliano del Capo Fathers Trinitarians. The
23 afternoon part in the Torch Gagliano del Capo stroke range to 22 km from local athletes to Castro where all the municipal authorities and citizens have been waiting for the arrival of light in the piazza there is also a nice organized collection of goods. Great enthusiasm and excitement of the runners, that the result of the light, they turned their efforts in prayer and increasingly in their race they were aware of the magnitude of what they were experiencing, as they themselves have testified later thanking us.
The
24 afternoon the group again with the boys of the Castro center for participating in the live nativity scene accompanying the journey of Mary and Joseph to Bethlehem. The evening ended Among the songs the choir room. Back then Gagliano del Capo at 20 we attended the solemn Mass of the Fathers Trinity to celebrate the arrival of the Holy Night, chaired by Father Nicola Rocca, Rector of the Monastery and director of the Center for Rehabilitation of the PP. Trinitarians.
Church of San Francesco da Paola - PP. Trinity (Gagliano del Capo - Le) The
25, Christmas Day was celebrated throughout Institute of Gagliano del Capo, with a day of joy were distributed to the children present, the gifts donated by all participants in the collection. The evening ends in a magical and fun to the sound of bongo drums. Salvatore a disabled children's center, the soul of the evening playing and singing well
"Pinch" (traditional music of Salento Taranto).
HAPPEN ALL A VERY SPECIAL CHRISTMAS
The December 27 the Torch of Lolek was invited to the Parish Church of Salignano (Le) to attend a recital on the Nativity, performed by Choir and Choir of the Church. All ends beside a beautiful representative of the Holy Family of Nazareth, with so much joy in my heart and so fervently triggered by light in the minds of the flame with its heat burning strong, how strong it was and is the spirit of the soul: John Paul II.
The most exciting thing of this trip was the joy given to these disabled children, who eagerly awaited each day upon departure of the Torch for the various meetings along the route.
E 'is very beautiful and touching the movement of many young people to follow the light. They remembered a loud voice the words that John Paul II said: "you are the hope of the church ... you are my hope!" was seeing so many beautiful, it shakes. We could easily imagine the great joy that this great Pope felt seeing his eyes stretched in front of young people who came from around the world to seek him through Christ. He said to them: seek his face ".... ....", what we, in our small, we tried to communicate, inviting them to look through and find the poor, the abandoned, the sick, the latest, leading everyone to see it in their hearts at the time, everyone was able to donate.
Alessandra and Marco