Holy Week in Gricigliano

Holy Week in Gricigliano

Holy Week is the high point of the Liturgical life of the seminary.

Register Now for Choir Camp in August

Register Now for Choir Camp in August

The Institute is pleased to offer a unique opportunity to children age 9-15: a completely immersive experience in Catholic choral music and musicianship.

Festive Liturgies in Gricigliano for Our Patrons

Festive Liturgies in Gricigliano for Our Patrons

During the month of March the Institute celebrated the feast days of two holy patrons: St. Thomas Aquinas on March 8 and St. Benedict on March 22 (transferred this year from March 7 and March 21 respectively).

Spiritual Bouquet for Pope Benedict XVI

Spiritual Bouquet for Pope Benedict XVI

The Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest is preparing to send a spiritual bouquet to His Holiness, Pope Benedict XVI.  Via an online form, the faithful may contribute to this bouquet, along with others throughout the world, which will be presented directly to His Holiness.

Gregorian Chant Workshop at the Shrine, 2010

Gregorian Chant Workshop at the Shrine, 2010

More than 35 schola directors and singers from various apostolates attended the Gregorian Chant Workshop for the Serious Student, which took place in March at the Shrine of Christ the King in Chicago, the Institute's operation center in the US.

Archbishop Visits St. Francis de Sales

Archbishop Visits St. Francis de Sales

The Most Reverend Robert J. Carlson visited the St. Francis de Sales Oratory on Sunday, March 14th for the first time as Archbishop of St. Louis. His Grace wished to be present at the official Archdiocesan celebration of 25 Years Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite in St. Louis, to show his support for the ever-growing community attending the traditional Latin Mass.

Feast of St. Joseph in Rockford

Feast of St. Joseph in Rockford

Saint Mary's Oratory in Rockford prepared a beautiful Saint Joseph altar in keeping with the traditional custom in honor of the feast day of the Patron of the Universal Church.

St. Louis Celebrates 25 Years of Latin Mass

St. Louis Celebrates 25 Years of Latin Mass

The Most Reverend Archbishop Robert J. Carlson will visitSt. Francis de Sales Oratory for the first time on Sunday, March 14 at 10:00 AM.  His Grace will preach the sermon at a Solemn High Mass celebrated by Monsignor Michael Schmitz, the Vicar General and Provincial Superior of the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest. One year after Pope John Paul II published the document Quattuor Abhinc Annos (Four Years Ago), permitting the celebration of the Mass according to the Missal of 1962 under certain conditions, Archbishop John L. May approved its celebration in the Archdiocese of St. Louis in 1985.

Archbishop Myers Visits St. Anthony's Oratory

Archbishop Myers Visits St. Anthony's Oratory

In the wake of the February snow His Grace, the Most Reverend John J. Myers, Archbishop of Newark, administered the Sacrament of Confirmation in the Extraordinary Form to over twenty faithful of Saint Anthony's Oratory in West Orange, New Jersey. 

News from Our African Missions

News from Our African Missions

The Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest has been situated in Libreville, the capital city of Gabon, for over four years.

Confirmations in Green Bay Cathedral

Confirmations in Green Bay Cathedral

On February 6, His Excellency, the Most Reverend David L. Ricken, Bishop of Green Bay, Wisconsin, administered the Sacrament of Confirmation in the Extraordinary Form to over thirty young adults of Saint Joseph's Oratory, of which Canon Andreas Hellmann is the Rector.