The work of beautifying the house of God never stops. At St. Francis de Sales Oratory in Sulphur, Louisiana, this means the installation of a new reredos, a work of art situated behind the main altar.

 

 

Every year, the first-year seminarians at the International Seminary of St. Philip Neri build from scratch the Nativity scene.

On December 19th, Canon Philippe Mora, co-founder of the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest as well as rector of the International Seminary of St. Philip Neri in Gricigliano, celebrated his 70th birthday.

On December 8th, feast of the Immaculate Conception, patroness of the Institute, the canons worldwide celebrated many beautiful liturgies at their apostolates with great solemnity and devotion.

The Company of the Immaculate group for girls and young ladies had a joyous and fruitful reunion with the Sister Adorers last month, with fifty girls coming for the occasion!

Since late August, the second phase of work has begun in earnest and continued non-stop. The floor was excavated and graded, and brought to the proper height in order to prepare for the installation of the over 3,500 feet of electrical conduit that was run.

On Sunday, October 31, the Feast of Christ the King, His Grace Archbishop Allen Vigneron conferred the Sacrament of Confirmation in the Extraordinary Form to eighteen youth and adult converts at St. Joseph Shrine in Detroit.

It is with gratitude that we share the news that Canon Henrique Fragelli, on November 21 received the new lungs he needed to continue his long and arduous recovery from Covid.

Bishop Brennan – now Bishop of Brooklyn, New York – returned to St. Leo Oratory,  the apostolate of the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest in Columbus, Ohio, to confer the Sacrament of Confirmation in the Traditional Rite for the youth of the Oratory for the first time.

On November 1st, feast of All Saints, the clerical tonsure as well as the minor orders of porter and lector, exorcist, and acolyte were conferred on more than 40 seminarians.