2015 Commemorative 365-Day Desk Calendar
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2015 Commemorative 365-Day Desk Calendar

On September 1st, 2015, the Institute will celebrate the 25th anniversary of its founding and canonical erection. Join us in thanking God for these twenty-five years of grace!

From the Institute’s General House
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From the Institute’s General House

On the feast of St. Charles Borromeo, November 4, 2014, and in accordance with Article 20 of the Constitutions of the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest, the General Chapter gathered in the presence of Monsignor Patrick Descourtieux of the Pontifical Commission Ecclesia Dei at the Motherhouse in Gricigliano in order to elect the Superior General.

Confirmations at the Shrine of Christ the King
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Confirmations at the Shrine of Christ the King

On Sunday, October 26 2014, the Solemnity of the Kingship of Christ, His Excellency, the Most Reverend Bishop Joseph N. Perry, Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Chicago, confirmed a large class of young adults. The number of Confirmandi gave tangible proof to the growing sacramental life at the Shrine of Christ the King. Most of them had already received sacraments at the Shrine as young children and they have now grown into young adults under the loving watch of the Infant King. Others, adults, had recently been baptized and received into the Church. They hail from the local neighborhood and show the salutary effect the presence of the Shrine is having in the South Side Community.

New Priests Celebrate First Home Masses
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New Priests Celebrate First Home Masses

For a newcomer to the Extraordinary Form of the Mass at St. Margaret Mary church in Oakland on September 14, the celebrant seemed unremarkable, except for his youthful appearance and obvious dedication to the Sacrifice of the Mass.

Give the Gift of Prayer This Christmas!
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Give the Gift of Prayer This Christmas!

Enroll your family & friends in a Novena of Masses offered at the Shrine of Christ the King in Chicago from December 24—January 1.

Clerical Oblate Annual Retreat
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Clerical Oblate Annual Retreat

The Clerical Oblates of the Institute of Christ the King took their yearly retreat from September 29th to October 3rd.

Institute Summer Choir Camp
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Institute Summer Choir Camp

Returning to the Mount St. Joseph Retreat Center in Kentucky, the Institute of Christ the King held its 5th annual Choir Camp bringing together many musically talented students from far and wide.

Another Look at the Ordinations in St. Louis
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Another Look at the Ordinations in St. Louis

The Catholic Church is One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic.

Saint Michael’s Patrol Camp, California 2014
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Saint Michael’s Patrol Camp, California 2014

Overlooking the glistening San Francisco Bay from the solitude of the hills in Kensington, California, at the future site of the Carmelite convent of Jesus and Mary, four days did sixteen boys and young men engage themselves in the Institute’s Saint Michael’s Patrol Camp.

Pontifical Mass at the Shrine
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Pontifical Mass at the Shrine

On Sunday, May 11th the Shrine of Christ the King had the grace of receiving in His Excellency, the Most Reverend Archbishop François R. Bacqué, Apostolic Nuncio & Apostolic Visitor. Both the Institute’s Prior General, the Very Reverend Monsignor Gilles Wach, and Monsignor Schmitz, the Institute’s Vicar General and Rector of the Shrine, accompanied His Excellency. His Excellency, the Most Reverend Archbishop Bacqué, celebrated a Pontifical High Mass and offered an inspiring homily on the virtue of Hope.

Cultivating Catholic Girlhood: Girls Camp
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Cultivating Catholic Girlhood: Girls Camp

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