San Jose Apostolate Brings Mission Mass to Mission Santa Clara

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The Mass and music of Mission Days returned to Mission Santa Clara on the evening before Thanksgiving, November 21, 2018, when Canon Ueda, chaplain of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Oratory in San José, celebrated a sung High Mass at the Mission Santa Clara's otherwise mostly-unused main altar for the first time in anyone’s memory. The music sung that night was the same music taught by the friars to the converted native Americans at the California Missions.

Ordinations Pilgrimage 2019

Ordinations Pilgrimage 2019

The annual pilgrimage to Ordinations of the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest in Florence, Italy, will take place from June 30 to July8, 2019.

Holy Land Pilgrimage 2019

Holy Land Pilgrimage 2019

Canon William Avis will be leading a pilgrimage to the Holy Land from April 22 to May 8, 2019. Pilgrims will visit sites connected to Jesus’ life, from his childhood to his public ministry.

Confirmations at St. Francis de Sales Oratory in St. Louis

Confirmations at St. Francis de Sales Oratory in St. Louis

On Saturday November 17, 2018, Archbishop Robert J. Carlson confirmed thirty-four teenagers and adults at St. Francis de Sales Oratory in St. Louis, Missouri. 

Holy Mass Offered in Our National Shrine

Holy Mass Offered in Our National Shrine

For the first time in three years since the devastating fire, which destroyed the Institute's Headquarters  Shrine to Christ our King, the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass was offered once again within the newly sheltered walls of our National Shrine.

Giving Tuesday 2018

Giving Tuesday 2018

This year for Giving Tuesday, Facebook is partnering with PayPal to match a total of $7 million in donations made on Facebook to eligible nonprofit organizations like the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest!

Woodlawn First Fall Festival 2018

Woodlawn First Fall Festival 2018

Thanks to your generosity, we were able to gather more than 200 coats, more than 30 pairs of gloves, more than 30 winter hats, more than 25 turkeys, and more than 30 Thanksgiving Dinner bags

2018 Salesian Retreat for Women

2018 Salesian Retreat for Women

From September 21 to 23, 2018, an Institute Salesian Women’s Retreat was held for the second time at St. Clare’s Retreat house, in Soquel, CA.

First Mass of Canon Weaver at St. Francis de Sales Oratory

First Mass of Canon Weaver at St. Francis de Sales Oratory

On Sunday, November 11, 2018, Canon Matthew Weaver celebrated his first Solemn High Mass at St. Francis de Sales Oratory in St. Louis. 

Confirmations at St. Joseph Oratory in Detroit

Confirmations at St. Joseph Oratory in Detroit

On the Feast of Christ the King, Sunday, October 28, St. Joseph Oratory gratefully welcomed His Grace, the Most Reverend Archbishop Allen H. Vigneron, for the conferral of the Sacrament of Confirmation on youth and adults. The Archbishop beautifully reminded the Confirmandi that they are soldiers of Christ, on a mission to be about the work of Jesus Christ.

Pilgrimage to Saint Mary of the Lake Seminary

Pilgrimage to Saint Mary of the Lake Seminary

The handsome grounds of Our Lady of the Lake University were the setting for a recent pilgrimage sponsored by the Institute of Christ the King.

Apostolate Begins in Pittsburgh

Apostolate Begins in Pittsburgh

At the gracious invitation of His Excellency David Zubik, Bishop of Pittsburgh, on October 15, 2018, the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest assumed responsibility for the pastoral care of the Latin Mass community which has been operating under the direction of the diocese for nearly 30 years.