L’Aquila – blessing of the rebuilt friary
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On April 6, 2009, the city of L’Aquila was struck hard by a terrible earthquake, which brought with it a tremendous loss in both human and economic terms.
This event did not spare the Capuchin friary, which was seriously damaged. Nevertheless, despite the difficulties, the friars did not abandon L’Aquila, staying close to the people, in tents, in railroad cars, and finally in a small, prefabricated structure. On May 23, 2016, on the opening day of the Provincial Chapter of the Capuchins of Abruzzo, the rebuilt friary was blessed.
The ceremony began with the celebration of the Eucharist, at which Most Rev. Giuseppe Petrocchi, Metropolitan Archbishop of L’Aquila presided, in the presence of the management of the work that was done and the owner of the company that did the restoration. At the end of the Eucharist, the friars went in procession to the entrance of the friary, where the General Minister of the Capuchin friars, Br. Mauro Jöhri, led the rite for the blessing of a religious house.
See the photos-report in more detail
- April 2009: The city of L’Aquila and the Capuchin friary
- The friary after reconstruction
- The Capuchin friars in L’Aquila
- Ceremony of blessing for the friary