An orionine voice in the desert

Today, in our Don Orione Center in Zarqa -. Jordan, we celebrated the International Refugee Day, we had lunch with our families of Iraqi refugees who live here in our center and others we give food and gas assistance, today Fr. Hani celebrated the Mass in the Syriac rite of Chaldean Catholic Church. Observing these families came to my mind so many families who could not escape their countries at war or who, unfortunately, died in the way. Thank God that these families have been saved and that we with the least we can do for them to survive until the day they can be received by a country. Here are the pictures of these beautiful children who have survived of terror and the war and who can continue their lives with joy and smiling even though they are far way from their origin country.  

Hello friends. Finally, after six years, I arrived in my mission land. Friday, June 9 I disembarked at Amman airport with a beautiful welcome from the confreres and young people of the Oratory of Don Orione in Zarqa - Jordan. Saturday was a day of rest and also a day of celebration with the youth of the Oratory, and Sunday I did the service in the Mass as a deacon, where I made my first proclamation of the Gospel in Arabic in our parish Queen of Peace. From today we will travel together in the work of Don Orione in the middle of the desert. I ask you all for a special prayer for my ministry here in Jordan. Hail Mary and onward

Last night in Teologico of Rome we celebrate the  birthdays party of the month of July, August and September with the feast of all saints. While many people celebrated Halloween we celebrate Allhallowtide. Each was dressed in costume of a saint and the party had many games and cake to celebrate the birthday of Anderson, Peter's and mine. Good feast of all saints The birthdays of Anderson, Marcio and Pedro

Today on May 25, 2016 in Montebello will be the election of the new Superior General of the Little Work of Divine Providence. The 14th General Chapter of the Sons of Divine Providence will elect the new General Director and 8th successor of St. Luigi Orione. Together with Don Orione family we pray for this election and expect for the name of the new Director General.

Yesterday in our theological seminary in Rome began the meeting tirociantes, where 16 clerics from different countries that make apprenticeship in the homes of Italian provinces will gather for a week of formation. The first night was celebrated Mass in the chapel Santa Maria, a very important place in our theological seminary, because this little church was built by our founder St. Orione and that many times he celebrated Mass in this chapel.  

Yesterday was a wonderful party for the Orione Secular Institute - ISO, after a week of retreat of the ISO and the candidates, two young ladys today have begun to move together to the ISO, have two first vows and two made ​​their perpetual vows. The Mass was presided over by Don Flavio general superior of the Little Work of Divine Providence, and  also the councilor general responsible for the ISO, Fr Eldo Musso, among other priests and religious. The votes were received by Anna Rita Orru, Responsable general of the lay consecrated. After all the beautiful Mass we had a delicious lunch hosted by the novitiate of Veletri.