{"id":104595,"date":"2026-03-16T09:38:55","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T09:38:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/constantinianorder.com\/sicily-stations-of-the-cross-in-acireale\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T11:08:54","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T11:08:54","slug":"sicily-stations-of-the-cross-in-acireale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/constantinianorder.com\/en\/sicily-stations-of-the-cross-in-acireale\/","title":{"rendered":"Sicily: Stations of the Cross in Acireale"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n<p>Acireale, March 13, 2026 \u2013 In preparation for Holy Easter, the Knights of the province of Catania led the parish Stations of the Cross at the Basilica of San Sebastiano.<\/p>\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/constantinianorder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/via-Crucis-ad-Acireale-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-103924\"\/><\/figure>\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<p>This moment of communal prayer allowed those present to meditate on the mystery of the Cross and to renew their personal journey of faith in following Christ.<\/p>\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/constantinianorder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/via-Crucis-ad-Acireale-2-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-103929\" srcset=\"https:\/\/constantinianorder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/via-Crucis-ad-Acireale-2-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/constantinianorder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/via-Crucis-ad-Acireale-2-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/constantinianorder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/via-Crucis-ad-Acireale-2-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/constantinianorder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/via-Crucis-ad-Acireale-2-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/constantinianorder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/via-Crucis-ad-Acireale-2.jpeg 2016w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<p>The Reverend Dean Don Alessandro Di Stefano, Ecclesiastical Knight of Grace, emphasized the importance of wearing the Cross for a Constantinian Knight, with which one fights the miseries, poverty, and physical and spiritual sufferings afflicting humanity. 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