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TROPEA - Don Mottola: It's official beatification
arrived the Papal Bull on the decree signed by Pope
TROPEA - Don Francesco Mottola, a priest, a humble servant of God, was officially proclaimed Bl. As mentioned in the pages of the yesterday, 's plenary the Congregation for the Causes of Saints (Congregatio de Causis Sanctorum) , following a unanimous vote of the Cardinals, ruled tropeano ascension of a priest to the rank of "venerable". In fact, just two days ago came the long awaited Papal Bull concerning the formalization of the decision. The beatification process, begun in 1981 has finally concluded with the performance of all regular practices. The same day he died, everyone, religious and laity, wished that he be given official recognition by the Church of the heroic virtues.
To this end, Don Michael And d Lojacono Irma Scrugli, spiritual heirs of the Servant of God, December 8, 1973 appointed as postulator diocesan informative process for the beatification cause of Don Domenico Pantano, who, on December 24 of that year made its request Authorization Bishop Mgr Vincenzo De Chiara pro tempore. These 19 January 1974 authorizes the collection of the necessary material. On completion of work, the new bishop Monsignor Domenico Tarcisio Cortese forwarded the petition of February 26, 1980 ceremony at the Congregation for the Beatification of Saints 13 October 1981 issued the decree authorizing the canonical process.
man of great faith and a great spirit of charity, Don Mottola was born in the town of Tropea in 1901. His education, since he was ten years old, was entrusted to the Episcopal Seminary of Tropea. His life experienced great suffering, in fact her mother committed suicide in 1913, his younger brother, Gary, died in 1922. In 1917 he continued his studies at the regional seminar of Catanzaro. In '24 he was appointed priest. In the field there are many religious and social initiatives undertaken by the religious, including the establishment of the Family of the Oblates and the Oblate Sisters of the Sacred Heart in '30, one of the cultural circle "Francis Acres" and the direction of the magazine "Parva Favilla. Worthy of note are also some social initiatives: in 1935 he organized groups of aggregation between the laity and priests in prayer and contemplation which were accompanied by practical commitment charitable actions.
The largest and most important work of Blessed Francis Mott was undoubtedly the foundation of the "House of the charity with its headquarters in Tropea, Vibo Valentia, Tropea, Limbadi and also in Rome. In these places were given assistance to people with disabilities and other difficulties, receiving care of the Oblates. In '42 due to a paralysis had to suspend its activities lecturer, preacher and director of the Seminary of Tropea, having lost almost all use of the word. In 1968 died in the same town that had given birth and for which he worked so much in order to combat social problems. Joy, satisfaction and pride not only for the Oblates, devoted followers and convinced of his charitable work, but also for all citizens who saw the commitment and recognized the great merit of this humble priest and now can worship him and invoke his protection.
Francis Apricena
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