THE PROJECT
The journey of the Lampedusa Cross
The spiritual dimension of each human being and his or her dignity are inscribed in the wood of the Cross. Its journey is a witness to the spirit of women, children and men on the run. Because nobody can forget.
Poor wooden boards: it is the tragic humility of a boat stranded on the coast of Lampedusa. Two boards 2 meters and 60 centimeters high, 25 kilos of pain. It is the Cross of Lampedusa, symbol of the odyssey of migrants: it has never stopped since April 9, 2014, when Pope Francis blessed it in the Vatican. From that day he travels from hand to hand, generates encounters and solidarity between peoples of various cultures and religions. Entrusted to a spontaneous relay that has accompanied her in over 2400 churches, shrines, places of worship in Europe and in the world. During the pandemic, the Cross was kept in the parish of the Trinitarian fathers in Algeciras, a religious community that runs a reception center for excluded people, most of them migrants. As soon as it was possible, the journey resumed and in October 2021 it arrived in Santiago de Compostela. It is planned to make the Cross travel to the border between Mexico and the United States and to other places in the world where we can reflect on the theme of the dignity of migrants.
At each stage, the Cross leaves - as a reminder of their passage - a small cross, also made with the wood of the sunken boats, to each local community. A seed of conscience , a testimony, a warning to consider that this has been and this is and that we cannot not know.
THE PROJECT
The journey of
the Lampedusa Cross
The spiritual dimension of each human being and his or her dignity are inscribed in the wood of the Cross. Its journey is a witness to the spirit of women, children and men on the run. Because nobody can forget.
Poor wooden boards: it is the tragic humility of a boat stranded on the coast of Lampedusa. Two boards 2 meters and 60 centimeters high, 25 kilos of pain. It is the Cross of Lampedusa, symbol of the odyssey of migrants: it has never stopped since April 9, 2014, when Pope Francis blessed it in the Vatican. From that day he travels from hand to hand, generates encounters and solidarity between peoples of various cultures and religions. Entrusted to a spontaneous relay that has accompanied her in over 2400 churches, shrines, places of worship in Europe and in the world. During the pandemic, the Cross was kept in the parish of the Trinitarian fathers in Algeciras, a religious community that runs a reception center for excluded people, most of them migrants. As soon as it was possible, the journey resumed and in October 2021 it arrived in Santiago de Compostela. It is planned to make the Cross travel to the border between Mexico and the United States and to other places in the world where we can reflect on the theme of the dignity of migrants.
At each stage, the Cross leaves - as a reminder of their passage - a small cross, also made with the wood of the sunken boats, to each local community. A seed of conscience , a testimony, a warning to consider that this has been and this is and that we cannot not know.
Per sostenere il progetto "Il Viaggio della Croce di Lampedusa" puoi donare tramite bonifico bancario, utilizzando i seguenti dati:
IBAN: IT81E0306234210000002137179
Codice SWIFT: MEDBITMM
Banca Mediolanum S.p.A.
Beneficiario: Fondazione Casa dello Spirito e delle Arti, Alzaia Naviglio Grande 44, Milano
Causale: "Il laboratorio di Liuteria e di Falegnameria"
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