Cuneo Airport hosts a stage of the Lauretan Jubilee of the statue of the Madonna of Loreto
The patron saint of aviators and travelers will stop at the Levaldigi airport from 21 to 27 January
On Thursday 21 January at 12 noon, at the Cuneo Airport in Levaldigi, the statue of the Madonna of Loreto, protector of aviators and travelers, will arrive on a private flight provided by the Turin Aeroclub from Genoa Airport. The Cuneo stage of the “Peregrinatio Mariae” is part of the initiatives of the Lauretan Jubilee granted by the Holy Father Pope Francis on the occasion of the centenary of the proclamation of the Madonna of Loreto as patroness of aeronauts.
To welcome the statue upon its arrival in the Cuneo airport, there will be the Bishop of the Dioceses of Cuneo and Fossano Monsignor Piero Delbosco, who will lead a moment of prayer during the welcoming ceremony and will give a blessing to the participants and the two pilots of the plane, a Piper PA28-161 Warrior II with I-CNPG marks. The statue will remain on display at the check-in area of the airport until Wednesday 27 January, when it will take off with the same plane in the direction of Turin Caselle airport.
During his stay in Levaldigi, a Holy Mass was organized on the spot on Saturday 23 January at 4 pm and the recitation of a Holy Rosary on Tuesday 26 January at 8 pm. Due to the anti Covid measures in place, those interested in visiting the statue of Our Lady of Loreto to pray or participate in Holy Mass or the Holy Rosary must compulsorily book by calling 0172/741500 or by writing an email to marketing@aeroporto.cuneo .it. The number of places available is limited.
The Lauretan Jubilee, dedicated to all aviators and travelers who use air transport, was launched on 8 December 2019 with the opening ceremony of the Holy Door of the Sanctuary of the Holy House in Loreto which was followed by religious and civil initiatives . Suspended due to Covid, it restarted on 7 December last and will last until 10 December 2021.
Among the institutions and subjects involved in the celebrations of the jubilee year, and in particular in the organization of air travel in the national airports of the statue depicting the Madonna, there are Enac (National Agency for Civil Aviation), Assaeroporti, Alitalia, the Italian airports , the National Coordination for the Pastoral Care of Civil Aviation of the Italian Episcopal Conference, the Aero Club of Italy for some stages, the Turin Aeroclub for the Cuneo stage.
