Another Look at the Ordinations in St. Louis

Another Look at the Ordinations in St. Louis

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Saint Michael’s Patrol Camp, California 2014

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

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

Cultivating Catholic Girlhood: Girls Camp

It is no secret that the beautiful state of Wisconsin is a leading source of harvest for the nation through a variety of crops and produce.

Wisconsin Boys Summer Camp

Wisconsin Boys Summer Camp

July 14, 2014 found boys from across America and beyond gathered in a little paradise just outside of Wausau, Wisconsin.

2014 Ordinations: Over 65 Seminarians Ordained

2014 Ordinations: Over 65 Seminarians Ordained

The highpoint and crowning moment of the scholastic year at St. Philip Neri International Seminary, Ordination Week is the opportunity to manifest devotion to Christ our King and Sovereign Priest, fidelity to His Church in union with her bishops, and reverence for the edifying traditions of Holy Mother Church.

Sursum Corda Young Adult Weekend

Sursum Corda Young Adult Weekend

Nearly 70 young adults ages 18-35 gathered from around the country at Mundelein Conference Center near Chicago from July 25-28 for a long weekend of prayer, faith and spiritual formation, social activities, sports and games, under the direction of the Institute's Canons and seminarians.

More Photos of St. Louis Ordinations

More Photos of St. Louis Ordinations

The Sacred Liturgy is a divine gift. By the design of the Liturgy, faithfully executed by the Church, the Holy Ghost leads man to an ever closer union with his sovereign God.

Four American Priests Ordained In St. Louis

Four American Priests Ordained In St. Louis

In a beautiful four hour-long ceremony which was truly a glimpse of the heavenly Liturgy, four priests were ordained for Holy Mother Church by His Eminence, Raymond Leo Cardinal Burke, Prefect of the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura, on August 5, Feast of the Dedication of St. Mary Major (also known as, the Feast of Our Lady of Snows), at St. Francis de Sales Oratory in St. Louis, Missouri.

St. Michael’s Patrol West Coast

St. Michael’s Patrol West Coast

In the same spirit as their counterpart in the Midwest, California’s St. Michael’s Patrol, the Institute’s youth group for boys, will rendezvous for its 2nd annual Summer Camp, August 13-16.

Corpus Christi Processions 2014

Corpus Christi Processions 2014

Fresh rose petals along the ground, little girls in white dresses, incense wafting through the air, kneeling figures before a solemn outdoor altar, whereupon a gleaming monstrance stands – these have become familiar and anticipated sights of Corpus Christi in all Institute apostolates across the United States.

Annual Society of Sacred Heart Retreat

Annual Society of Sacred Heart Retreat

In the middle of the month dedicated to Our Lord’s Most Sacred Heart, over 130 friends of the Institute from across the country gathered at the scenic campus of the University of St. Mary of the Lake Conference Center in Mundelein, Illinois, about thirty miles north of Chicago.