Sunday, October 28, 2012

1700 th ANNIVERSARY FOR THE APPARITION TO KING CONSTANTINE AND HIS VISTORY AT THE MILVIAN BRIDGE CELEBRATED IN ROME

Today Sunday morning the 1700th anniversary of the victory of King Constantine in the battle at the Milvian Bridge was celebrated at a Mass held in Latin in the Extraordinary Form at the Church San Giuseppe a Capo le Case, Rome.Also celebrated today was the  traditional feast of Christ the King.

 
Father.Marco in his homily asked that the Church recognize and celebrate this day.


On Saturday evening at the Ponte Milvio (Milvian bridge) over the Tiber River there was a gathering to recall the apparition of Constantine.There was a procession and lamps were lit.


Constantine with his army was marching.. when he looked up to the sun and saw a cross of light above it, and with it the Greek words "Εν Τούτῳ Νίκα", En toutō níka, usually translated into Latin as "in hoc signo vinces," both phrases have the literal meaning "In this sign,[you shall] conquer;" a more free translation would be "Through this sign [you shall] conquer". At first he was unsure of the meaning of the apparition, but in the following night he had a dream in which Christ explained to him that he should use the sign against his enemies...-Wikipidea


On Saturday, Daniele Sebastianelli, Responsible of Militia Christ spoke of the different ways Catholics (Christians) were tortured and exiled.It was after Oct.28,312 A.D that Catholics were free to live their faith without persecution.


Fr.Marco today morning said that Constantine's victory was a plan of God for the Church and the salvation of all people.It was divine intervention in our history, he said, when Constantine saw a cross.


Members of the Militia Christi came to the Milvian Bridge venue in a possession, Father.Nicholas Gruner the Fatima Priest, carried the statue of Our Lady. Father Marco led the prayers in Latin.Representatives of other organisations were there too.


Mons. Ignacio Barreiro the Spiritual Director of Militia Christi was hospitalised on Saturday. His condition has improved it was announced today.Father.Marco praised him for his service to the traditionalist community -Lionel Andrades