The Motherhouse
and Seminary of the Institute is situated in Gricigliano,
Italy , in the beautiful countryside of Tuscany,only
10 miles from Florence and 170 miles from Rome and
the Vatican. There the seminarians are educated in
a faithful Roman Catholic spirit indicated by Holy
Mother Church herself through Scripture and Tradition
in the light of papal teaching. All the Houses of
the Institute in the USA and elsewhere show the same
orientation.
The priests of the Institute are prepared
for an apostolic life and strive to create
in our Houses and apostolates isles of faith where
the traditional, supernatural, and natural values
of a true Roman Catholic civilization are realized
in a profound harmony between faith and culture.
With
papal indult the Institute follows the liturgical
Rite of 1962 promulgated by Blessed Pope
John XXIII. The classical Roman Liturgy and the Holy
Office, in the language of Holy Mother Church, are
important columns of the Institute's spirituality.
Our community life follows generally the traditional
example of the canons regular.
