Press Release: Limerick Church Purchase

Press Release: Limerick Church Purchase

With the help of numerous friends from Ireland, the United States and Continental Europe, the Church of the Sacred Heart at the Crescent in Limerick, also known as the Jesuit Church after its first builders and long-term occupants, was recently purchased by a young priestly community called the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest.

Sursum Corda Young Adult Weekend

Sursum Corda Young Adult Weekend

For the second summer, Sursum Corda, a young adult initiative sponsored by the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest, ran on the scenic grounds of St.

2012 Children's Choir Camp

2012 Children's Choir Camp

Nestled in the rolling hills of northern Kentucky, the former Mount Saint Joseph Academy campus provided the idyllic setting for the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest's 3rd Annual Choir Camp.

Summer Camps for Youth

Summer Camps for Youth

Quis ut Deus and Trahe Nos were the mottos for this summer's boys' and girls' camps held by the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest in Wausau, WI.

New Oblates Received by Prior General

New Oblates Received by Prior General

Clerical oblates are an important and growing membership within the Institute's community. Working alongside canons of the Institute, oblates are clerical members of the Institute who do not seek ordination to the priesthood, but serve the Church through a life centered on the Liturgy.

Prior General Visits St. Mary's in Wausau

Prior General Visits St. Mary's in Wausau

The faithful of St. Mary's Oratory in Wausau, Wisconsin were pleased to receive our Prior General Monsignor Wach on his annual visit to their apostolate.

Fr. Herman 25th Anniversary Celebrations

Fr. Herman 25th Anniversary Celebrations

On the Feast of Most Precious Blood, a special celebration at St. Francis de Sales Oratory in St. Louis marked a milestone in the priestly life of one of the Institute's affiliated priests: Father Jean-Pierre Herman, who celebrated his 25th Ordination Anniversary.

Corpus Christi in Oakland, CA

Corpus Christi in Oakland, CA

Composed by St. Thomas Aquinas at the request of Pope Urban IV in 1264, the liturgical office for the Feast of Corpus Christi is widely regarded through the centuries as one of the most beautiful treasures of the Church.

Corpus Christi in Tucson, AZ

Corpus Christi in Tucson, AZ

Since the 13th century, Holy Mother Church's calendar has set aside the Thursday after Trinity Sunday for the Feast of Corpus Christi, recalling Holy Thursday when Our Lord instituted the Holy Eucharist at the Last Supper. This year, on Thursday, June 7, the Holy Father reminded us that this feast renews in Christians the joy and the gratitude for the Eucharistic presence of Jesus when he celebrated this glorious feast in Rome. This first class feast was also celebrated on this date in all Institute apostolates, but St. Gianna Oratory in Tucson, Arizona, had the great honor of having Monsignor Gilles Wach, Prior General of the Institute, as the celebrant on the feast itself.

Corpus Christi 2012 Apostolate Celebrations

Corpus Christi 2012 Apostolate Celebrations

Since its institution by Pope Urban IV in 1264, the Feast of Corpus Christi has been one of the most resplendent of the feasts after Pentecost, partly because of the customary Eucharistic procession which has come to be associated with this feast. As our present Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI explains in his Corpus Christi homily this year: The sacrament of Christ's Charity must permeate the whole of daily life. The Holy Father tells us that we must make perceptible Jesus' constant presence in our midst and with us, a presence that is tangible, close, in our homes, as the 'beating Heart' of the city, of the country, and of the area.