sacro_cuore_1This just in: Rosolini, Today the Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus  fundraising began for the creation of the museum dedicated to “Mother Carmela”

Preparations are underway for the annual celebration of the “Sacred Heart of Jesus” in the premises of the shrine of the Sacred Heart  that bears her name as Foundress, which the Visitandines care for today.

The main new feature of the festival is that this year, the proceeds from the ticket sales of the traditional lottery, after the procession, will be destined to a long-term project that foresees the creation of a museum dedicated to its founder’s shrine, Mother Carmela April .

“In the museum” Mother Carmela “- explained during the homily Fr Stephen Modica on Friday – the faithful can see objects, clothes and many other things that belonged to the founder of the Shrine of the Sacred Heart. Also on display will be the many ex voto that the faithful leave always in the sanctuary. ”

Therefore the project will be based only on “own forces”. There will not be contributions or government subsidies,  but only the offers of the many faithful who want to contribute to its realization.

Source: http://www.siracusanews.it/node/64198