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Text Messaging Privacy Policy
We are committed to respecting the privacy and security of texting participants’ personal
information. This Privacy Policy is designed to provide transparency regarding the collection, use,
and sharing of information within our texting membership.
What information do we collect? We collect basic contact details and any preferences you choose
to share to facilitate effective communication within our texting membership.
How do we use your information? The primary purpose of collecting member information is to
enhance engagement, provide relevant updates, and foster a sense of community within our
organization.
Will your information be shared? We do not share or sell your information for marketing or any other
purposes outside of communicating important updates or information about our organization; it
will be kept private.
Will your information be secure? We employ industry-standard security measures, including
encryption, to protect member information from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or
destruction.

2018 Women’s Silent Retreat in California

2018 Women’s Silent Retreat in California

The Institute of Christ the King Women’s Silent Retreat in California will take place from Friday, September 21 to Sunday, September 23, 2018.

Sursum Corda 2018

Sursum Corda 2018

Sursum Corda is a nationwide initiative to foster the spiritual lives of the young adults in the apostolates of the Institute of Christ the King.

Ordinations Week 2018 Italy Pilgrimage

Ordinations Week 2018 Italy Pilgrimage

An invitation to Florence, Italy to participate in Ordinations Week 2018 for the Seminarians of the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest; a rare window into an extraordinary week in the life of the men who will ensure the continuation of the Classical Roman Liturgy of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, our most sacred treasure!

2018 Registration is Open! Please Regsiter Today as Space is Limited.

2018 Registration is Open! Please Regsiter Today as Space is Limited.

The 2018 Institute of Christ the King Choir Camp will take place from Sunday, August 5 to Friday, August 10, 2018.

Video on the Latin Liturgy at San Jose Oratory

Video on the Latin Liturgy at San Jose Oratory

Faithful of the Oratory of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, located in Silicon Valley, San Jose, California, have made this video to highlight the traditional Latin Liturgy in this Bay Area apostolate of the Institute. "The Institute of Christ the King brings the Latin Mass to fourteen different dioceses in the U.S."

Priestly Ordinations in the US: August 2018

Priestly Ordinations in the US: August 2018

"O Lord, send us many holy priests!" It is the custom in the worldwide apostolates of the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest to add this invocation to the Divine Praises which are recited at each Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament.

March For Life 2018

March For Life 2018

For the 5th year in a row, Sursum Corda will be leading a brigade to the March for Life in Washington D.C.!

Ordinations Pilgrimage 2018

Ordinations Pilgrimage 2018

An invitation to Florence, Italy to participate in Ordinations Week 2018 for the Seminarians of the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest; a rare window into an extraordinary week in the life of the men who will ensure the continuation of the Classical Roman Liturgy of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, our most sacred treasure!

Historic Sts. Cyril and Methodius Parish Entrusted By Bishop of Bridgeport  to Institute of Christ the King

Historic Sts. Cyril and Methodius Parish Entrusted By Bishop of Bridgeport to Institute of Christ the King

At the invitation of His Excellency, the Most Reverend Frank J. Caggiano, Bishop of Bridgeport, Connecticut, a new Oratory of the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest has been established at Sts. Cyril and Methodius Parish in Bridgeport on the Feast of the Holy Rosary, October 7, 2017.

Choir Camp - August 6-11, 2017

Choir Camp - August 6-11, 2017

The 2017 Institute of Christ the King Choir Camp will take place from Sunday, August 6 to Friday, August 11, 2017.

Kansas City Confirmations

Kansas City Confirmations

On Saturday, February 18th, the Canons and faithful Old St. Patrick Oratory welcomed His Excellency, the Most Reverend James V. Johnston, Bishop of Kansas City-Saint Joseph, Missouri, for his second visit this year. On this occasion, His Excellency came to administer the Sacrament of Confirmation with the assistance of Canon Talarico, Provincial Superior of the Institute in the U.S., Canon Glenn Gardner, Vice-Rector of Old St. Patrick Oratory and Canon William Avis, Master of Ceremonies for the American province.