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: News; 12 November 2016

2016 Confirmations at St. Gianna Oratory

His Excellency Most Reverend Gerald Kicanas, Bishop of Tucson, Arizona, visited St. Gianna Oratory and Holy Family Parish for Confirmations. The Confirmations and Low Mass of a Bishop took place on Wednesday, October 26 at 7:00p.m. During this ceremony the Bishop administered the sacrament of confirmation to 30 people. The ages of those who were confirmed varied between 11 and 84. This included Mrs. Alberta Sasaki who recently converted to the Catholic Faith.

: News; 12 November 2016

Bishop Barber Confirms in Oakland

After a much-needed refreshing rain on Friday, God blessed the day of Confirmation with a California-blue sky. On Saturday October 15, forty-one candidates received the sacrament of Confirmation from His Excellency, the Most Reverend Michael C. Barber, SJ, Bishop of Oakland, at St. Margaret Mary Church, Oakland.

: News; 11 November 2016

Visit of Bishop Malloy to St. Mary's Rockford

The faithful of St. Mary Oratory had much reason to celebrate Sunday, November 6, 2016.

: News; 11 November 2016

Confirmations for Chicago Shrine Faithful

The Most Reverend Joseph N. Perry, Auxiliary Bishop in the Archdiocese of Chicago, conferred the Sacrament of Confirmation upon fifteen young people from the Shrine of Christ the King on Saturday, October 22. This sacramental celebration took place in the spacious St. Thomas the Apostle Church located near the fire-damaged Shrine (special thanks to the pastor, Father Elias O’Brien O. Carm). Following the Confirmations, Bishop Perry celebrated solemn Pontifical votive Mass in honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary with Renaissance choral music and Gregorian Chant.

: Milwaukee News; 24 October 2016

150th Anniversay

In 2016 St. Stanislaus Parish and Oratory in Milwaukee has a lot to celebrate! Another major step in the Church renovation was completed: the Sanctuary received its stained glass windows, ceiling art and statues were redone, the high altar was restored, and a new marble altar rail was installed.

: News; 23 October 2016

Infant King Returns One Year After Fire

On the first anniversary of the fire at the Shrine of Christ the King, hundreds of faithful and friends gathered for a day of prayerful thanksgiving and expression of hope for the ongoing rebuilding. This event welcomed home the freshly restored statue of Christ the Infant King, the 17th-Century spiritual centerpiece of the Shrine which had endured some damage from the fire and smoke. The King has returned!

: News; 20 October 2016

Annual Retreat of Clerical Oblates

As in previous years, this year's oblate retreat at St. Francis de Sales Oratory in St. Louis was an important time for self-reflection, good resolutions, and renewal both spiritual and physical.

: Detroit News; 23 September 2016

New Oratory in Detroit

At the invitation of His Excellency, the Most Reverend Allen Vigneron, Archbishop of Detroit, the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest will establish a new Oratory at St. Joseph’s Church in Detroit.

The new Rector will be Canon Michael Stein, who will be assisted by Deacon Jonathan Fehrenbacher.

: News; 10 September 2016

Chapter at the Gricigliano Motherhouse

There's no place like home, is a sentiment most people are familiar with, and for the canons of the Institute this common feeling takes on a new resonance every year at the General Chapter meeting.

: News; 10 September 2016

National Sursum Corda Young Adult Event

Now in its sixth year, the Sursum Corda young adult weekend, put on by the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest, ran from August 12th to August 15th of 2016. The campus of the University of Our Lady of the Lake in Mundelein, Illinois, once again rang with chanted Latin prayers, beautiful music, and the laughter of friends old and new.