PAJNO Angelo (Father)
Dervio, 5 October 1931 - Albavilla, 23 April 2020 (Italy)
Niem. 24th April 2020
Dearest Fr. Angelo,
The rst thing I must tell you is a big Thankyou. Memories are rushing. Yesterday, many already said it and wrote it, but I like to repeat it: you have been a religious, a priest, always close to the people: generous, always ready to help without selfish motives, and even sometimes bearing the brunt. You were always and foremost taking care of others instead of thinking of yourself.
Of course, my first thought is for our dear choir “Lorenzo Perosi” (in the Betharramite parish of the Sacred Heart in Lissone, Vicariate of Italy). How many things we have done! We travelled up and down Italy, we even sang in front of Popes Paul VI and John-Paul II, not to speak of the numberless times when we sang in the cathedral of Milano! Many good memories, but when I remember them, the most beautiful is your faithfulness, your love for our choir. You really put your whole heart in it.
Let it rain, or by a thick fog, it did not matter: you drove your unforgettable Renault 4 to go and fetch the youngest chorists who lived far away. And their parents entrusted them to you without any fear.
And the parish, of which you were the priest during 13 years, and our district “on the other side of the bridge”. You were one of the main movers of its growth.
And I must also tell you a big thank you for my vocation. You were for me an example of devotedness to the people, near us, mainly the poor. When they came to see you, they never went back with empty hands. I remember your first day as a priest in Milano. It was on September 21st 1986. The choir -of course I was there- had participated in that feast. Then, on the next day, it was my departure for the seminary... and on the day of my sacerdotal ordination, you were in the sanctuary of Caravina to welcome me. And thank you also for our mission in Central Africa which you always supported even in your last illness.
And now, a thousand episodes cross my mind, dates, places, and adventures come to my memory as if it were yesterday. The time we spent together was really wonderful. Yesterday, I listened to “our” songs: O Sacrum convivium, Ave Verum, Beati qui lugent, O Bella mia Speranza.
I stop here. Those who will read these few lines will be able to add their own memories, their smile, their thankyou for having met you...
Goodbye, dearest Father Angelo. And thankyou once more. You are Sacerdos in Aeternum.
Fr. Tiziano scj
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