Ragusa dey prepare San Francesco fest, octavo centenario dey add new meaning

La Sicilia — Ragusa talk say yesterday night, as part of the triduo di preparazione, the community for the parrocchia gather for eucharistic celebration wey don Giuseppe Di Corrado of Istituto San Paolo di Catania preside. Di Corrado na docente di Patristica for Centro Accademico di Formazione Teologica "Studio Teologico San Paolo" di Catania. The paper talk say the liturgical animation na work of the parish choirs San Paolo, Sacro Cuore, Savio and San Francesco, and the community thank all the coristi for how dem carry the prayer with song.

Same paper talk say today, venerdì 2 ottobre, na giornata dedicated to Angeli Custodi and Nonni: 18:00 Rosary and Coroncina a San Francesco d'Assisi, 18:30 mess under don Giuseppe Di Corrado, 19:30 the catechesi "Francesco: la grammatica della Chiesa", 20:45 dance show for piazza Cappuccini — "Oltre i confini del mondo. L'infinita carezza di Francesco" by Associazione sportiva dilettantistica Danzaperdire, directed by Renata Guastella — and 21:30 the concerto "La melodia del legno" by cooperativa Filotea with orchestra "Armonia Barocca" of Liceo musicale e coreutico "G. Verga" di Modica. Saturday 3 ottobre na the Transito di San Francesco, with Rosary and Coroncina at 18:00, mess at 18:30 under don Giuseppe Di Corrado again, the rito del Transito at 19:30, and 20:30 the undicesima edizione of "Una voce per San Francesco", sesto Memorial "Mario Vita", direction Laura Di Dio, with "Fatti Sentire Festival" as partner ufficiale and one exhibition by the school of ballo "Swing Dance".

For domenica 4 ottobre, Ragusa Libera, Giornale Ibleo and La Sicilia — Ragusa talk say the programme go open with the mortaretti at 9 and 18. Don Nicola Iudica go preside mess at 9:30 and 11:00. At 12, piazza Cappuccini go see the benedizione degli animali — the appointment wey every year dey bring plenty families with dia dogs and cats, and wey dey point to Francesco love for all creatures. 17:30 na Rosary and Coroncina a San Francesco d'Assisi. The solemn eucharist at 18 go get vescovo di Ragusa mons. Giuseppe La Placa as president, with civil and military authorities. Ragusa Libera and La Sicilia — Ragusa talk say that eucharist na the most significant spiritual moment of the whole day.

The procession with the simulacro go start 19:30 from piazza Cappuccini. E go pass via Marsala, reach largo Beata Maria Candida — sosta for front of monastero delle Carmelitane — then piazza del Popolo, via Roma and corso Italia, with sosta for front of Cattedrale di San Giovanni Battista, before ponte Padre Scopetta where fireworks dey wait, and then back to piazza Cappuccini. Ragusa Libera, Giornale Ibleo and La Sicilia — Ragusa talk say coro "Mariele Ventre", directed by maestra Giovanna Guastella, go perform for piazza Cappuccini as the procession dey pass; Quotidiano di Ragusa talk say e dey accompany the return of the procession. 21:00 na theatre: associazione teatrale culturale "Compagnia Instabile di Modica" go stage "Francesco, la follia diventata sapienza", written and directed by Alessandro Nasi.

Ragusa Libera, Giornale Ibleo, La Sicilia — Ragusa and Ragusa H24 talk say this year edition dey inside the percorso commemorativo of the ottavo centenario of the death of the Poverello of Assisi, one ricorrenza wey dey remind the message of peace, fraternità and respect for the creato. Quotidiano di Ragusa talk say the death happen ad Assisi in 1226. Until 4 ottobre, after every mess, the pesca di beneficenza and the stand for raccolta alimentare for the indigenti dey open.