Under the patronage of St. Philip Neri, the International Seminary of the Institute has begun another academic year in the buildings of the Villa Martelli situated in the Tuscan hills ten miles east of Florence.
In the 18 year history of the Pilgrimage for Restoration to Auriesville, New York, this marks the first in which the Institute of Christ the King's young adult initiative, Sursum Corda, has participated as its own brigade. We formed the largest brigade to march this year amongst the 250 pilgrims.
The Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest is happy to announce a Spring 2014 Pilgrimage to see the holy sites in Mexico.
At the end of August, the Canons and affiliate priests of the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest gathered at the Motherhouse and International Seminary of St. Philip Neri for the annual general Chapter.
In the middle of the month dedicated to Our Lord's Most Sacred Heart, over one hundred friends of the Institute from the four corners of the United States came to the Shrine of Christ the King in Chicago for the annual national retreat of the lay Society of the Sacred Heart from June 14-16.
We were already deeply grateful to His Eminence, Raymond Leo Cardinal Burke, when he agreed to journey all the way from the Vatican to celebrate the Mass of the tenth anniversary of the consecration of St. Mary's Oratory in Wausau, Wisconsin.
More than 60 young adults ages 18 and older from over 10 states gathered at the beautiful, peaceful setting of Mundelein, Illinois (about 30 miles northwest of Chicago), for a spiritually refreshing and friendship-building weekend.
At the beginning of July, the week of Ordinations in Florence, Italy, will bring many graces to the worldwide spiritual family of the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest.