{"id":34495,"date":"2026-10-06T17:40:40","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T00:40:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/?p=34495"},"modified":"2026-10-06T17:40:40","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T00:40:40","slug":"the-casa-don-elia-comini-has-been-opened-a-place-of-welcome-and-remembrance-in-honor-of-the-blessed-salesian-martyr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/2026\/10\/06\/the-casa-don-elia-comini-has-been-opened-a-place-of-welcome-and-remembrance-in-honor-of-the-blessed-salesian-martyr\/","title":{"rendered":"Inauguraci\u00f3n de la \"Casa padre Elia Comini\": acogida y memoria bajo el signo del Beato salesiano m\u00e1rtir"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

(ANS \u2013 Calvenzano di Vergato \u2013 October 5, 2026)<\/strong> \u2013 As part of the celebrations for the beatification of Fr. Elia Comini, SDB<\/strong>, who was proclaimed Blessed on September 27, 2026, alongside Fr. Ubaldo Marchioni<\/strong>, a diocesan priest, and Fr. Martino Capelli<\/strong>, a Dehonian, the \u201cCasa Don Elia Comini\u201d was blessed and opened on October 1. The building, promoted and managed by the Don Bosco Mission Community (CMB) \u2014 a group within the Salesian Family \u2014 is located in the very house where the Salesian martyr was born in Calvenzano di Vergato.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The initiative, developed by the CMB under the leadership of Guido Pedroni<\/strong>, in consultation with the Postulator General for the Causes of Saints of the Salesian Family, Fr. Pierluigi Cameroni<\/strong>, has enabled the renovation of the building and the surrounding woodland. The project has a twofold aim: on the one hand, to create a memorial dedicated to the martyred priests of Monte Sole; on the other, to establish a shelter for single mothers. The new initiative aims to support women on their journey toward personal, social, and professional independence, strengthening their parenting skills and promoting inclusion, thanks to a qualified team working in a safe, family-like environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Eucharistic Celebration and the Culture of Encounter<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The highlights of the day on October 1 began with a Eucharistic Celebration of thanksgiving in the parish of Calvenzano \u2014 the place where Fr. Elia<\/strong> was baptized on May 8, 1910 \u2014 marking the anniversary of the deaths of Fr. Comini<\/strong> and Fr. Capelli<\/strong>, who were killed at La Botte di Salvaro on October 1, 1944. The Mass was presided over by Father Carlos Luis Su\u00e1rez Codorni\u00fa<\/strong>, Superior General of the Dehonians, and concelebrated by Salesian, Dehonian and diocesan priests, with the participation of members of the CMB, civil authorities, and parish communities from the local area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In his homily, Father Su\u00e1rez Codorni\u00fa<\/strong> highlighted the profound value of encounter and dialogue, emphasizing how Father Elia Comini<\/strong> and Father Martino Capelli<\/strong> lived through the intense summer of 1944 sustained by their faith and guided by a culture of encounter:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cFaced with the reality before them, it is likely that on more than one occasion they recognized their own fragility and smallness. Nevertheless, sustained by their Christian faith, they did not succumb to a worldview or vision of human relations that was not marked by God\u2019s love and mercy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[…] Elia and Martino, just like Father Ubaldo and Father Giovanni Fornasini, carried that echo forward through acts of outreach and encounter. They went out to meet those who lived in those mountains to listen to them, speak with them and offer them spiritual guidance.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Drawing inspiration from the response that Father Elia<\/strong> gave to God\u2019s call from a young age (\u201cO my dearest Jesus, let us speak in confidence, face to face\u2026 let me look within myself, so that I may understand your voice\u201d), the celebrant emphasized how the martyrs of Monte Sole did not shy away from God\u2019s great questions (\u201cWhere are you?\u201d \u201cWhere is your brother?\u201d), choosing not to look away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Blessing of the House: \u201cA Work of God\u201d<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

This was followed by the blessing and ribbon-cutting ceremony at the house where Fr. Elia<\/strong> was born. Following an introduction by Valentina Leanza<\/strong> (CMB), speeches were given by the Deputy Mayor of Vergato, Stefano Pozzi<\/strong>; the Representative of the Archdiocese of Bologna, Monsignor Giovanni Silvagni<\/strong>; and the Provincial of ILE, Father Roberto Dal Molin<\/strong>, who all emphasized the profound significance of a project that transforms the memory of martyrdom into a living sign of charity and hope.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The event concluded with an address by Guido Pedroni<\/strong>, General Custodian of the CMB, who described the center as a living place for preserving the memory of the sacrifice of the martyred priests and, at the same time, as a sign of practical charity designed to welcome single mothers. He also expressed his gratitude to volunteers, benefactors and institutions for helping to turn this project of fraternity into reality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The event was symbolically brought to a close with the blessing and concluding words of Father Su\u00e1rez Codorni\u00fa\u2019s<\/strong> homily, in which he linked Father Elia\u2019s<\/strong> return to his father\u2019s house to the new mission of hospitality that is now coming to life:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cToday we have returned to Father Elia\u2019s house, where it all began for him. Today, as then, his home is once again opening itself to life. Thinking of this, and of the wonderful mission it will fulfill, allow me […] to echo the words of St. John Bosco to our founder [Father Dehon] and to repeat them with all conviction and reverence: \u2018This is, indeed, a work of God.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

(ANS \u2013 Calvenzano di Vergato) \u2013 En el marco de las celebraciones por la beatificaci\u00f3n del padre Elia Comini, SDB, proclamado beato el 27 de septiembre de 2026 junto con el padre Ubaldo Marchioni, sacerdote diocesano, y el padre Martino Capelli, dehoniano, el 1\u00ba de octubre fue inaugurada y bendecida la \"Casa padre Elia Comini\". La estructura, promovida y gestionada por la Comunidad de la Misi\u00f3n de Don Bosco (CMB), grupo de la Familia Salesiana, se levanta precisamente en la casa natal del m\u00e1rtir salesiano en Calvenzano di Vergato. Continuar leyendo Inauguraci\u00f3n de la \"Casa padre Elia Comini\": acogida y memoria bajo el signo del Beato salesiano m\u00e1rtir<\/span><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":10336596,"featured_media":34497,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[4639169,775865498,516714022],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-34495","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-salesian-family","category-salesian-holiness","category-salesian-world-news"],"jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p59ePG-8Yn","jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/salesianbulletin.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/2026-10-06-Vergato-Comini-feature.jpg?fit=1600%2C875&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34495","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10336596"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34495"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34495\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34499,"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34495\/revisions\/34499"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34497"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34495"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34495"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34495"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}