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On Sunday, September 14th, members of the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest will celebrate a Solemn High Mass at Our Lady of the Angels Monastery of the Poor Clares of Perpetual Adoration in Hanceville, Alabama. The conventual Mass will be broadcast live by EWTN, the Global Catholic Network, to a worldwide audience of 140 million homes, through TV, radio, and live streaming video online.
September 14th marks the first anniversary of the implementation of Pope Benedict XVI's motu proprio "Summorum Pontificum" [PDF]. The Solemn High Mass will be in commemoration of, and thanksgiving for, this pivotal document of His Holiness, which confirms that the Latin Rite in its ancient form as presented in the 1962 liturgical books of the Roman Catholic Church was never abrogated and is available to all priests and all faithful who desire it.
The live broadcast from Our Lady of the Angels Monastery will take place at 8:00 AM Eastern Time USA, 14:00 Central European Time, 12:00 UTC.
Relevant Radio interviews Msgr. Schmitz about Pope Benedict XVI during the coverage of His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI's visit to the United States in April, 2007. The interview begins at the 12:00 minute mark.
Listen to the Interview [MP3]
On Wednesday, September 26, Msgr. R. Michael Schmitz and classical architect William Heyer were interviewed on EWTN Live about the restoration of the Institute's Shrine of Christ the King Sovereign Priest in Chicago. Videos of the program can be ordered through the Institute.
An interview with Father Michael Wiener in SF Gate out of San Francisco, California. Read the Interview
Midnight Mass, at the Institute's Oratory in Green Bay, Wisconsin, St. Joseph's Oratory, was broadcast on the US Catholic radio network Relevant Radio.
The popular cable news channel Fox aired a piece on the Traditional Latin Mass on Christmas Day, during Fox Report. The segment commented on the growth of the Traditional Latin Mass, focusing on the Institute's Shrine of Christ the King in Chicago. The same piece was broadcast on local Fox channels in Chicago and St. Louis. View the Video Clip
Msgr. R. Michael Schmitz, Vicar General of the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest, was interviewed on Relevant Radio's Morning Air program on Monday, May 22. On the same day, Monsignor Schmitz also celebrated Holy Mass at the radio station's new chapel. This Mass was later broadcast during the Catholic radio network's regular broadcast time of daily Mass, at 8:30 PM CST.
Listen to the Interview [MP3]
The following articles have appeared about the Institute of Christ the King:
- "In the Service of the King of Kings" in Inside the Vatican Magazine, December 2005.
- Interview with Fr. Michael Wiener of our Oakland apostolate in San Francisco Faith, December 2005.
- Interview with Fr. Denis Buchholz of our Kansas City apostolate about Juventutem in Una Voce America's Nota, Fall 2005.
On Christmas, the U.S. Catholic radio network Relevant Radio provided live transmission of the Midnight Mass from St. Joseph’s Oratory, the Institute of Christ the King’s apostolate in Green Bay, Wisconsin.
Msgr. Michael Schmitz's interview about our Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI is available on the Ignatius Press' Web site: "The Pope and the Monsignor: An Interview with Monsignor R. Michael Schmitz".
On May 25, 2005, Msgr. Michael Schmitz was interviewed on EWTN Live, the flagship show of EWTN, the Global Catholic Network.