Between Don Guanella and Don Orione a sweet bond of charity
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The "postulatory" letter with which Don Orione asks Pius XI to initiate the Cause for the beatification of Don Guanella is a precious testimony of a long friendship
by Don Gabriele Cantaluppi
IThe term “charity” in Greek etymology recalls grace, kindness, willingness to welcome people you meet, recognizing a gift in their presence. These are precisely the manifest traits of the great friendship between Saint Luigi Orione and Saint Luigi Guanella, which attenuate a generational distance of thirty years.
Blessed Chiara Bosatta, Guanellian educator
A disciple of Saint Luigi Guanella, Chiara combined intense prayer with effective educational action.
È fundamental stone of Guanellian works
by Don Gabriele Cantaluppi
LThe girls were waiting for their catechism lesson and hoped to be assigned to Sister Chiara's class. They wanted it because her good spirit knew how to attract; she was welcoming and serene in understanding their problems and when they saw her they ran towards her joyfully. Prayers, songs, moments of play or the preparation of theatrical performances enlivened the days in his company.
Not a social canteen, but a sign of charity
In the whirlwind scenario of Rome one finds not only indifference. The Parish of Santa Prisca organizes the "feast of the poor" every month.
A testimony, together with many others, of the life of the Church in the City
by Alba Arcuri
Lappointment is around 11am on Saturday, the third of the month. We are in the Parish of Santa Prisca all'Aventino, among the most beautiful areas of Rome. The gate leading to the roof garden is open, there is already someone waiting outside. Inside the garden, some nuns and a group of boys quickly arrange tables and chairs under the awnings, clean, arrange the paper tablecloths and set the table. Everything must be ready for the arrival of guests. It is not a restaurant, not a banquet: it is the "feast of the poor".