tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-746266951296679266.post6364597752491588652..comments2023-03-28T10:20:52.116-05:00Comments on Frassati and Friends: What Difference Will You Make?Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04447153046337442840noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-746266951296679266.post-38563052567871337772010-04-12T16:16:35.350-05:002010-04-12T16:16:35.350-05:00Dear Brothers and Sisters, My name's Irene, I&...Dear Brothers and Sisters, My name's Irene, I'm Italian and I consider Pier Giorgio a friend and a pure guide and a great example and inspiration. I feel is giving me his noble and strong arm to support me in this very very difficult moment i'm living. <br /><br />Please, don't hesitate to contact me if you need some translations of Italian material regarding Pier Giorgio, since online translators are not always helpful. You can write me to exchange opionion or to ask for prayers. My address is: abandonedspaghetti@gmail.com<br /><br />Please, if you want, remember my mother Anna Maria in your prayers. She will start the chemotherapy in a few days. <br /><br />God Bless you All, Pier Giorgio's Friends!<br /><br />IreneAbandoned Spaghettihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08615611594480531846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-746266951296679266.post-23264299876079237862008-08-06T20:40:00.000-05:002008-08-06T20:40:00.000-05:00still impressive ;)still impressive ;)Catherine Luciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17081143686670195779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-746266951296679266.post-68321997552267308812008-08-06T19:43:00.000-05:002008-08-06T19:43:00.000-05:00Hahahaha, well, yeah, using windows movie maker. I...Hahahaha, well, yeah, using windows movie maker. I have to say, it came out pretty beautifully. But I credit that to the Holy Spirit and to Pier Giorgio, since they were the ones who showed me what to do. (assuming Pier Giorgio doesn't mind me using his copyrighted pictures!!!)<BR/><BR/>The proper citation? Is "biography adapted from www.FrassatiUSA.org" enough?<BR/>Oh. Gosh, I didn't know that! I should have thought of it though... well, I think you could classify my video as being personal, since I'm only showing it to out society members at the first meeting. That's ok, isn't it?Carolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04125423893611396220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-746266951296679266.post-5542279658158864422008-08-06T12:56:00.000-05:002008-08-06T12:56:00.000-05:00Caroline,I don't mind if you use the text from the...Caroline,<BR/>I don't mind if you use the text from the FrassatiUSA website as long as you give the proper credit/citation. As for the pictures, nearly every Pier Giorgio picture is copyright protected by the Associazione Pier Giorgio Frassati in Rome. If you are using your video for personal purposes only, that should be okay.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04447153046337442840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-746266951296679266.post-29475488463685082022008-08-06T08:10:00.000-05:002008-08-06T08:10:00.000-05:00YOU MADE A MOVIE?!I am still in awe. How do you do...YOU MADE A MOVIE?!<BR/><BR/>I am still in awe. How do you do it? lol. Congratulations. That's really cool. :)Catherine Luciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17081143686670195779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-746266951296679266.post-71161314363193438792008-08-05T20:12:00.000-05:002008-08-05T20:12:00.000-05:00Me??? Hahahahaha!!! Awwww, shucks, it was nothing....Me??? Hahahahaha!!! Awwww, shucks, it was nothing. Hope you get a relic! xP =3<BR/><BR/>I made a movie to show at our first meeting (September 5th) today! It took a few hours, but boy was it worth it. I've got a bunch of pictures and quotes of Pier Giorgio, as well as Pope John Paull II on Pier Giorgio. It's the the song "Recieve the Power" by Guy Sebastian. (The World Youth Day 2008 theme song)<BR/>Speaking of the video, Chris, is it ok that I used sections of the biography of Pier Giorgio that you have on the website? At the end of the video, I put "(biography adapted from www.FrassatiUSA.org)Carolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04125423893611396220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-746266951296679266.post-58617949215499251402008-08-04T13:25:00.000-05:002008-08-04T13:25:00.000-05:00No problem whatsoever on the Slovak translation. I...No problem whatsoever on the Slovak translation. I love that kind of stuff anyway. :)<BR/><BR/>THANK YOU for the address. I am forever in awe of your awesomeness Caroline. ;)Catherine Luciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17081143686670195779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-746266951296679266.post-18192789876313725422008-08-04T12:20:00.000-05:002008-08-04T12:20:00.000-05:00Wow!!! That's awesome, Catherine-Lucia!!! Yeah, th...Wow!!! That's awesome, Catherine-Lucia!!! Yeah, that helps a lot! Thanks! <BR/><BR/>I know! I can't wait! I'm going to take my relic with me, maybe in a small reliquary of some sort, so people can see it and ask me about it and I can tell them about Pier Giorgio.<BR/><BR/>Really? Yesssss. *air punch* lol. Yeah, I'll definitely ask my pastor about that... maybe after we show him the plans for our Frassati Society so he'll be more warmed up to the idea. Hahaha!<BR/><BR/>Yeah, sure, no problem! Here's the address:<BR/><BR/>Sr. Maria Grazia Soleti, O.P.<BR/>Monastero Claustrale Domenicano<BR/>Santa Maria del Rosario<BR/>Via Alberto Cadlolo, 51<BR/>00136 Roma<BR/>ITALY<BR/> <BR/>The suggested donation per relic plus postage and handling charges is $35 made on an Official Bank Check. I personally included $40 instead of $35 to cover the cost of having the money converted. But that was because I sent cash. If you get a check, then they don't need to convert anything. And make sure and write in Italian. (You probably knew that, but I gotta make sure) Since you're translating it, make sure you make it short and sweet, using simple words, and translate the Italian version back to English to make sure it's ok. My first draft of my letter kept calling Pier Giorgio "pillar george" and then it was saying something about there being a sundae in back of the sister I was writing to!!! I was practically rolling on the floor laughing at some of the odd ways it translated it, let me tell you.Carolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04125423893611396220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-746266951296679266.post-8043242508799697632008-08-02T11:41:00.000-05:002008-08-02T11:41:00.000-05:00Aha! I have translated some of the words from the ...Aha! I have translated some of the words from the bookmark online.<BR/><BR/>Sam: COULD MEAN ‘alone’ or ‘only’<BR/>neurobis: ??<BR/>ale: but/yet/while, etc.<BR/>ak: if/should<BR/>Boh: God<BR/>bude: will<BR/>stredom: centre<BR/>tvojej: ???<BR/>cinnosti: ???<BR/>dosiahnes: achievement, grasp<BR/>vsetko: ??<BR/><BR/>From the nature of the grammar, etc. that all of these words presented, though, I've deduced that this is the Slovak equivalent of "if you have God as the center of all your action,then you will reach the goal." Which would be more like a half-quote but you know what I mean. :)<BR/><BR/>Hope that helps!<BR/><BR/>I'm so excited for World Youth Day to be in Spain. I am well acquainted with Spain through the culture, literature, language, but most of all the SOCCER ;) so I know a fair bit about it even though I've never been! lol! I love it though. Plus it is an area that could use some good old Catholic-youth-partaying.<BR/><BR/>Girls can take male names at Confirmation, but guys usually can't take female names (unless it's Mary). But you should check with your pastor, because that changes parish to parish sometimes. The issue is not usually the male/female but the saint/blessed so you should ask to be sure.<BR/><BR/>How cool about the relic! it's really nice of you to explain. I'd love it if you could tell me the address. Thank you so much. I would love to have the presence of Pier Giorgio with me, but more importantly for my younger sister as she is just beginning her Confirmation preparation (we confirm in 8th; she's in 7th, which is the first year of super-intense--but in a good way!-- religion classes).Catherine Luciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17081143686670195779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-746266951296679266.post-44055468068197859092008-08-01T11:57:00.000-05:002008-08-01T11:57:00.000-05:00Hmm, darn. I wish I could know what quote it is......Hmm, darn. I wish I could know what quote it is... ah well.<BR/><BR/>Really? That's great, Catherine-Lucia!!! I'll pray for you and your dad that he gets the job! I can't wait for World Youth day... when I went to the library yesterday, I got books on Spain so I can see what it's like. ;) <BR/><BR/>Wow- that's so awesome about your sister!!!... I want to take his name too, but I didn't know if girls were aloud to take a male patron's name. I assume you are, then? Or does it depend on your parish?<BR/><BR/>Well, really I recieved my relic thanks to Chris. (Thank you so much, Chris!!!) She gave me the address of the sister in Rome who is in charge of distibuting relics. So I wrote to her (using on online translator since I don't speak Italian) and sent a $40.00 donation. (Yes, I sent cash!!! I know it was crazy, but we wouldve had to travel kind of far to get to a bank that could issue the right kind of check for us, and the fee for issuing such a check was rather steep- and even then there was no guarantee they would be able to use it there in Italy. So, I entrusted the sending of the letter and money to Pier Giorgio, and my guardian angel.)<BR/>So... yes. I hope that answers your question. I can give you the address, if you like.Carolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04125423893611396220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-746266951296679266.post-71811144529163934922008-07-31T22:13:00.000-05:002008-07-31T22:13:00.000-05:00also, out of curiosity, caroline--how did you have...also, out of curiosity, caroline--how did you have the opportunity to receive a relic of Bl. Pier Giorgio?Catherine Luciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17081143686670195779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-746266951296679266.post-32131593531302889032008-07-31T17:23:00.000-05:002008-07-31T17:23:00.000-05:00I did my best to get the bookmark translated but u...I did my best to get the bookmark translated but unfortunately “Sám neurobíš nič, ale ak Boh bude stredom tvojej činnosti, dosiahneš všetko.” is either not Slovak or not able to be translated online, so, unfortunately, I couldn't :( but the part in the corner clearly says "Dominican laity"! ;)<BR/><BR/>For me, my relic of Pier Giorgio is the imprint he has left on my spirituality. And hopefully one day I will take the same scapular as he did as a member of the Dominican laity! (Those darn age limits!)<BR/><BR/>;) I have good news though. Since my dad is looking for a new job right now I don't know, but if he gets a good one, my mom is totally on board for taking my sister and I to World Youth Day. Even better news? My sister wants to be Confirmed in Pier Giorgio's name! Confirming using a Blessed's name has only happened once at our parish (last year with Bl. Teresa of Calcutta) so this is kind of a big deal. Yay. :) I am very very VERY happy about it!Catherine Luciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17081143686670195779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-746266951296679266.post-81650440762253638502008-07-31T14:09:00.000-05:002008-07-31T14:09:00.000-05:00That is great news that your relic arrived! I was...That is great news that your relic arrived! I was wondering how long it would take. I think your bookmarker is Slovak. The Dominicans in Slovakia have started a Frassati Society. (I think the Link is on the website in the Frassati Societies section but needs added to the blog list.)Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04447153046337442840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-746266951296679266.post-79295375407409703402008-07-31T13:44:00.000-05:002008-07-31T13:44:00.000-05:00Here's the link to the scan of the bookmark (I put...Here's the link to the scan of the bookmark (I put it on photobucket):<BR/>http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk168/cari103117/PGBookmark.jpgCarolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04125423893611396220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-746266951296679266.post-84968710635440838932008-07-31T13:32:00.000-05:002008-07-31T13:32:00.000-05:00Both sure would be amazing!!! I wanna get a big ba...Both sure would be amazing!!! I wanna get a big banner with our Society's logo (probably just a picture of Pier Giorgio with the name of our society) to take with us. Hehe.<BR/><BR/>Wow, that's great! We're starting the society on our own right now, too. I'm homeschooled, and I know a lot of homeschoolers who would be interested in it so we're limiting it to homeschoolers (until/if we get regualr school kids interested). Because of that, we have to do it oursevles and not with the parish (since there are basically no homeschooled kids in the youth groups at my parish). But we still plan on telling my pastor about what we're doing and get his support and advice.<BR/><BR/>Oh!!! And guess what? This is switching gears a bit, but I have to tell you.... yesterday, after like- three or four months of waiting, I got my relic from Rome!!! (a little piece of the coffin they used for Pier Giorgio's funeral) You can see what it looks like here. http://www.frassatiusa.org/index.cfm?load=page&page=321 <BR/>After all that time, I wasn't sure if it was coming, but Pier Giorgio pulled through! (I said a couple of novenas to him while I waited) Along with the relic, I recieved a bunch of holy cards, including one that could be a bookmark, but it has a picture of Pier Giorgio on it that you don't see very often. It's in a different language, so I don't know what it says, but it's a quote from him. I'll try scanning in a copy to show you somehow...Carolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04125423893611396220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-746266951296679266.post-32116934196249287782008-07-31T13:30:00.000-05:002008-07-31T13:30:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Carolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04125423893611396220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-746266951296679266.post-7826207886919537742008-07-30T17:06:00.000-05:002008-07-30T17:06:00.000-05:00That would be amazing (about meeting up ;) and abo...That would be amazing (about meeting up ;) and about the Frassati Society). The answer I got from my pastor was yes and no. Yes, start it on my own, but no, not church-affiliated...YET. That promising word YET! So I am hoping to get started when the school year begins. Everything is so busy right now for me--lots of summer work etc. and I don't want to rush it, you know what I mean?Catherine Luciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17081143686670195779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-746266951296679266.post-17116846228280234972008-07-30T13:45:00.000-05:002008-07-30T13:45:00.000-05:00Hey, we should meet up! Hehe. ;) I'm hoping I can ...Hey, we should meet up! Hehe. ;) I'm hoping I can go with my Frassati Society (which by the way, I made a really cool flyer for and we're ironing out the plans for it now).Carolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04125423893611396220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-746266951296679266.post-63950372026375722692008-07-29T16:04:00.000-05:002008-07-29T16:04:00.000-05:00Hopefully I will be in Madrid, too! :DHopefully I will be in Madrid, too! :DCatherine Luciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17081143686670195779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-746266951296679266.post-7738225319893785362008-07-29T12:30:00.000-05:002008-07-29T12:30:00.000-05:00Yes, I love that speech, I watched it on EWTN. I w...Yes, I love that speech, I watched it on EWTN. I was pretty much glued to the TV throughout all of World Youth Day. Although I wasn't there, it still amazed me and I caught the infectious, joyfull spirit of the pilgrims and enjoyed every minute of what I saw. I even stayed up till about 2 a.m. to find out where the next World Youth Day is going to be! Hahaha. (It's going to be in Madrid, Spain, and I am NOT going to miss it. I plan on being there!)Carolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04125423893611396220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-746266951296679266.post-30376289394059166652008-07-22T18:22:00.000-05:002008-07-22T18:22:00.000-05:00thank you for posting that. it moved me very much....thank you for posting that. it moved me very much. :)Catherine Luciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17081143686670195779noreply@blogger.com