From 18th to 21st and from 25th to 28th May
The Frog Festival takes place every year on the last two weekends of May in Santa Lucia di Piave (TV)
It is the largest food and wine event in Italy for lovers of frog-based dishes
You can taste recipes that are the result of years of experimentation in the kitchen by local chefs
or risotto with frog pulp and frog tortelli dressed with butter and sage
Not missing from the menu is the fried frog
Info and reservations at www.festadellerane.com
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A new monument on the Via Mura in Santa Lucia di Piave
in memory of the so-called “Battaglia del Piave” (“Battle of the Piave”)
Upon it can be read: “Between Mandre and Campana
between 7th and 8th May 1809 the main nucleus of a battle between the French forces of Napoleon Bonaparte […] and the Austrian forces took place […]”
Riccardo Szumski declared: “It was a rather important battle
It is also mentioned on Napoleon’s Arc de Triomphe in Paris
Our municipal administration is also carrying out a project to enhance the area from an artistic and historical point of view and that is also why we thought of erecting this stele
in memory of an important historical event which remains little-known until now”
More information (in Italian)
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Mass Propers for Tuesday of the Third Week of Easter:
says the Lord; whoever comes to me will never hunger
Preface II of Easter: It is truly right and just
but in this time above all to laud you yet more gloriously
when Christ our Passover has been sacrificed
Through him the children of light rise to eternal life and the halls of the heavenly Kingdom are thrown open to the faithful; for his Death is our ransom from death
and in his rising the life of all has risen
every people exults in your praise and even the heavenly Powers
sing together the unending hymn of your glory
we believe that we shall also live with Christ
Tuesday of the Third Week of Easter: O God
who open wide the gates of the heavenly Kingdom to those reborn of water and the Holy Spirit
pour out on your servants an increase of the grace you have bestowed
they may lack nothing that in your kindness you have promised
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit
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After taking part in the Crusades against the Albigensians
he used his inheritance to free Christian prisoners held by the Moors
He later founded the Order of Our Lady of Mercy (Mercedarians) beginning in 1218 devoted to ransoming Christians
John the Apostle was taken to Rome under the Emperor Domitian and plunged into a cauldron of boiling oil; by a striking miracle he came out safe and sound from this torture
This disposition to forgive did not die with St
but has continued to be one of the most characteristic virtues of the saint
Benedict as related in the Dialogues of St
that he was continuously and severely persecuted by a delinquent priest who lived in the neighborhood of the monastery
in order to protect the virtue and the vocations of his disciples
Benedict decided to abandon the site of his monastery and move to another location
He and his monks had hardly left their monastery when word was brought that the persecutor had died suddenly
Contrary to the expectation of the messenger who brought the news
Benedict broke out in loud lamentations that his enemy had died suddenly and had not had an opportunity to repent
The saints see so much more clearly than we the relative unimportance of the hardships and injustices we suffer in this world
and the importance before all else of the sinner's being converted and repenting of his sins
How long and how persistently we harbor grudges in our hearts against those who have offended us
How difficult we find it to forgive freely and from our hearts
Yet we proclaim ourselves to be Christians and to practice all the Christian virtues
Do we forget that our Lord told us that if we expect our prayers to be heard
and our sacrifices to be pleasing in the sight of God
and go first and make peace with our brother
Nor is the disposition to forgive our enemies peculiar only to the saints and martyrs of the ancient Church; nor should we expect it to be
and if His disciples were commanded to forgive their enemies in His day
Father Pro was executed in Mexico some years ago
he was asked by his executioner if he had anything he wished to do
or anything he wished to say before the sentence was executed
Father Pro said that there was; he wished to be given an opportunity to pray for his executioners and to give them his blessing before he died
During the persecutions in Spain during the late civil war
one of the religious who was to be put to death by the communists was led to his death with his hands bound
asked to be allowed to give his blessing to the members of the firing squad
It is said that the officer in charge of the guard untied his hands
and then swiftly struck off the hands of the priest with his sword
raised his right arm and traced the sign of the cross over the heads of his murderers
This is the true sign of the authentic martyr
the characteristic mark of the true saint of the Church
Who His own self bore our sins in His body upon the tree" (Epistle)
The redemption of man as accomplished by Christ might have been accomplished in other ways
but none of them would have been as perfect as the way Christ chose
God might have forgiven man outright without requiring any satisfaction for sin
This would have been a splendid manifestation of the infinite mercy of God
but it would have ignored His infinite justice
God might have refused redemption and forgiveness altogether
and this would have been in complete conformity with His justice
but it would not have satisfied His infinite mercy
Perfect redemption required that both God's mercy and justice be satisfied
Any act of satisfaction on his part would only have been of limited and finite value
An act of reparation offered by a divine person would have been adequate
since it would not have been offered by the offending party
The only possibility of a perfect redemption was for the divine person to become incarnate
could perform acts of infinite value; since he was a human being
He could act in the name of the human race
and offer an act of reparation which would be both adequate and authentic
But the martyrdom of the latter Apostle called for a scene worthy of the event
was not a sufficiently glorious land for such a combat
whither Peter had transferred his Chair and where he died on his cross
and where Paul had bowed down his venerable head beneath the sword
alone deserved the honor of seeing the beloved disciple march on to martyrdom
with that dignity and sweetness which are the characteristics of this veteran of the Apostolic College
In the year 95 John appeared before the tribunal of pagan Rome
the worship of a Jew who had been crucified under Pontius Pilate
He was considered a superstitious and rebellious old man
and it was time to rid Asia of his presence
sentenced to an ignominious and cruel death
A huge cauldron of boiling oil was prepared in front of the Latin Gate
The sentence ordered that the preacher of Christ be plunged into this bath
The hour had come for the second son of Salome to partake of his Master’s chalice
the boiling liquid lost all its heat; the Apostle felt no scalding
when they took him out again he felt all the vigor of his youthful years restored to him
Great participation in the six masked events
More than twenty thousand people at the parade of floats in Vittorio Veneto
The charm of the night parade in Zenson di Piave
The many applauses for the parade of papier-mâché giants in Roncade
where the presence of 5 thousand people was estimated
The enthusiasm that filled the streets and squares of Treviso
where shows by jugglers and acrobats followed one another
when the allegorical floats will parade in Treviso and Conegliano
the last weekend of Carnival has given shows and emotions everywhere
the last weekend of Carnival was characterized by a long series of events for families
The creativity and imagination of street artists
transformed the city into an open-air stage
Among the great protagonists of this edition of the Treviso Carnival
a professional magician and YouTuber (his channel has more than 1.5 million subscribers and over half a billion total views) who has been performing live magic shows around the world for 12 years and teaching his art online (in 2019 he won the Moige award for the most educational YouTube channel in Italy)
were highly appreciated and attracted a large audience
there were traveling shows with the Barbamoccolo theater company and a set of thirty wooden games “of the past” in Piazzetta Aldo Moro and Piazza Rinaldi
where this morning the vote also took place for the name of the official mascot of “Treviso Green Leaf – Green City of Europe 2025”
The fox was looking for a name and the children’s choice was TREVY
the third night parade (after Nervesa della Battaglia and Santa Lucia di Piave) of the 2025 edition of Carnevali di Marca was a great success
The illuminated allegorical floats passed through the streets of the town
fun and music with a popular DJ set in via Badini
the last weekend of Carnival began on the afternoon of Saturday
clowns and stilt walkers performed in Piazza del Popolo
the long-awaited parade through the streets of the center
There were 16 floats and masked groups on the catwalk
The parade was opened by the cultural association “Yo Soy Dominicano Aquí y Allá” (“Homage to the Dominican Merenghe”)
Then there is space for the group “Viva el paron dei peri” from Casella d’Asolo (“We are left in our underwear”)
for the Pastoral Unit Group Le Grazie di Don Walter (“The Minions”)
for the parish group of Bocca di Strada and Santa Maria (“Disney 100+1”)
for the association Cordignano Splendidi Eventi (“The Flinstones”)
for the Cerletti wine school (“A great wine is made in a great barrel”)
for the Simpatia Cozzuolo 2nd season group (Apres Ski in Cozzuolo)
for the Fon Fierun from Corbanese (“Hopi Aquila Bianca”)
for the Parish Group of Nervesa della Battaglia (“Dreaming of the Caribbean”)
for the Banda on tour Porcia (“Despicable Me and the Minions”)
for the Coriandolando group for Pieve di Soligo (“The Jungle Book”)
for the Friends of Susegana (“Super Mario”)
for the Dal Santo group from Prata di Pordenone (“The 4 Seasons”)
the Chions Tuttinsieme group (“Bewitched by Carnival”) and the Colombere Committee of Cusignana (“Journey to the East”)
the spotlight will be on the 37th edition of the Roncadese Carnival
Along with the parade of allegorical floats
crostoli and drinks for everyone in Piazza I Maggio and Piazza del Municipio
the Contrada Santa Lucia di Castagnole group (theme: “Ancient Charm”)
the Asd Junior Giada Dance School (“Notti d’Oriente”)
the Simpatia group of Musestre (“La giustizia italiana”)
the Amici Trattori d’Epoca della Marca (“L’albero degli zoccoli”)
the Amici di… Musestre (“Legends of Musestre”)
the Incredibili & Friends group with the Excalibur association of Roncade (“El cirque de Ca’ Tron!”)
the CarnevaleInsieme group of Signoressa (“Paw Patrol”)
the Aps Fuorigiri group of Losson della Battaglia (“L’Oriente”)
the Amici del Carnevale association of Roncade (“La nascita della Fenice”)
the Ekeh Rosemary group (“Let’s Sing Gospel Dance”)
the Supersonic Band & Majorettes of Tombelle and the Crazy Wanted Country Group
Now the countdown to Shrove Tuesday begins
Updates on the Carnival parades of Marca are available on the website www.carnevalidimarca.it
on the association’s social channels and
on the Facebook page “Carnevale Trevigiano”
The 28th edition of the Corsa Internazionale Oderzo
Great success for the parade of allegorical floats that inaugurated the 2025 edition of the traditional event
The official presentation of the event is on Saturday in San Pietro di Feletto
according to the estimate of the organizers of the Pro Loco
provided the backdrop for the parade of allegorical floats that
inaugurating the 2025 edition of Carnevali di Marca
Included in the 34th Festa della Candelora – tradition that adds to tradition – the parade of allegorical floats took place in Tarzo for the 41st edition
the dance group from the Movimento Fitness gym in Tarzo
accompanied by the voice of Moreno Meneguz
ten masked floats paraded through the streets of the town
creativity and passion of groups of volunteers linked to parishes
These were the floats of the Parish Group of Nervesa della Battaglia (theme: “Dreaming of the Caribbean”)
the Coriandolando Group for Pieve di Soligo (“The Jungle Book”)
the Allegra Comitiva di Bidasio of Nervesa della Battaglia (“The Egyptians”)
the Festeggiamenti association of Sernaglia della Battaglia (“Dreams in the drawer”)
the Ragazzi Anni 80 association of Lovadina (“The Rainbow Dragon”)
the Quei de Soligo Group (“Peter Pan and the crew of Soligo”)
the Fon Fierun Group of Corbanese (“Hopi White Eagle”)
the Dal Santo Group of Prata di Pordenone (“The 4 seasons”)
the Friends of Tezze (“The farmer and the girl”) and the Allegria Group of Maserada (“Let’s season together”)
The 2025 edition of Carnevali di Marca includes 22 parades of allegorical floats and six events for families
the traditional review will continue with the stages of Susegana (January 26)
Nervesa della Battaglia (February 1 evening)
Santa Lucia di Piave (February 22 evening)
The official presentation of the event is scheduled for Saturday
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