Institute's Chapter on the 20th Anniversary

Institute's Chapter on the 20th Anniversary

In late August, members of the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest entered the five day, annual Chapter by adoring the Blessed Sacrament, and emerged from it spiritually strengthened by the renewal of their consecration to the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus and the offering of the votive Mass in His honor on the first Friday of September.

St. Michael's Patrol Boys' Summer Camp

St. Michael's Patrol Boys' Summer Camp

Working alongside the adult men, the boys helped prepare the camp site, and watched as the tractor evened out the ground.

Company of Immaculate Girls' Summer Camp

Company of Immaculate Girls' Summer Camp

The week of summer camp opened with a beautiful ceremony in which the camp was consecrated to the Blessed Mother. The Institute's devotion to the Blessed Mother and her maternal guardianship over us were represented by a candle which stayed lit for the duration of  the camp.

Children's Choir Camp in Kentucky

Children's Choir Camp in Kentucky

At the height of summer, 33 youngsters, age 8-14, mostly from Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest apostolates in various parts of the country, converged in Kentucky during the first week of August to participate in the Institute's first Children's Choir Camp.  

Feast of Corpus Christi in Green Bay

Feast of Corpus Christi in Green Bay

On Thursday, June 3, Feast of Corpus Christi, Saint Joseph's Oratory in Green Bay, Wisconsin, had the joy of welcoming Monsignor Gilles Wach, Founder and Prior General of the Institute. Monsignor Wach celebrated the Solemn High Mass, during which Monsignor R. Michael Schmitz gave an inspiring sermon on the institution of the Holy Eucharist. At the end of Holy Mass the First Communicants and numerous faithful participated in the Corpus Christi procession on the chapel grounds.

Solemnity of Corpus Christi in Wausau

Solemnity of Corpus Christi in Wausau

On Sunday, June 6, Monsignor Gilles Wach, Founder and Prior General of the Institute, offered Solemn High Mass for the External Solemnity of Corpus Christi at St. Mary's Oratory in Wausau, Wisconsin.

Confirmations in African Missions of Gabon

Confirmations in African Missions of Gabon

On Sunday, June 6, His Grace, the Most Reverend Basile Mvé Engone, Archbishop of Libreville, Gabon, administered the Sacrament of Confirmation in the Extraordinary Form to twenty-one young people and adults of the Institute's parish of Our Lady of Lourdes, located in a central district of the capital city of Libreville.

Confirmations in St. Louis

Confirmations in St. Louis

On Saturday, May 15, just one week before Pentecost, the feast which recalls descent of the Holy Ghost upon the Blessed Virgin Mary and the Apostles, thirty-nine mostly young faithful received the Holy Ghost at the Institute's apostolate in St. Louis, Missouri, St. Francis de Sales Oratory.

Marian Pilgrimage to Holy Hill, Wisconsin

Marian Pilgrimage to Holy Hill, Wisconsin

With the fatherly presence of the Founder and Prior General of the Institute, Monsignor Gilles Wach, over five hundred faithful and friends of the Institute participated in a pilgrimage to the National Shrine of Our Lady Help of Christians at the Basilica of Holy Hill near Milwaukee, Wisconsin on Saturday, May 29.

Pentecost Sunday in Our African Missions

Pentecost Sunday in Our African Missions

On Sunday, May 23, Canon Thibault de Ternay, Provincial Superior for the Institute's African missions in Gabon, celebrated a Solemn High Mass in the large church currently under construction at the Institute's Our Lady of Lourdes parish in the capital city of Libreville.

Confirmations at Our Oakland Apostolate

Confirmations at Our Oakland Apostolate

On May 20, 2010, Thursday before Pentecost, twenty-nine candidates received the Sacrament of Confirmation from His Excellency, the Most Reverend Salvatore J. Cordileone, Bishop of Oakland. Confirmations took place at St. Margaret Mary Church at 6:00 PM, followed by a Pontifical Low Mass and a reception in honor of His Excellency.