by Rev. Cav. William Rock, FSSP, SMOCSG One of the most ancient practices of Christianity as practiced in the city...| Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter
by Fr. Mark Wojdelski, FSSP I am planning, God willing, to do a series of articles on how the traditional...| Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter
by Rev. Cav. William Rock, FSSP, SMOCSG As long-time readers of the Missive may know, for the past several years I have been working with the Italian Apostolate of the Archdiocese of Newark to revive devotion to Our Lady of the Torrent (Madonna della Lavina) at St. Aloysius Church in Caldwell| Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter
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by Rev. Cav. William Rock, FSSP, SMOCSG September 24th is the feast day of Our Lady of Ransom (Our Lady of Mercy), the titular feast of the Royal, Celestial and Military Order of Our Lady of Mercy and the Redemption of the Captives, more commonly known as the Mercedarians or the Order of Merc| Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter
by Rev. Cav. William Rock, FSSP, SMOCSG In Southern Italy and in the Italian diaspora, there is a tradition of...| Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter
“I Love Jesus Christ and that is why I am on fire with the desire to give Him souls, first of all my own, and then an incalculable number of others.” —Saint Alphonsus Liguori The National Shrine of Saint Alphonsus Liguori in Baltimore is preparing to celebrate its patronal feast day on August| Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter
by Fr. William Rock, FSSP In the beginning of April 2025, I was contacted concerning how to properly decline a Latin title of Our Lady for use in the blessing of a processional banner. I had never heard of this blessing before and, after providing feedback about the Latin, asked where the bl| Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter
by Fr. William Rock, FSSP On the Feast of Pentecost, the Church celebrates the descent of the Holy Ghost on...| Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter
by Fr. William Rock, FSSP During the days between Our Lord's Ascension and the coming of the Holy Ghost on Pentecost, St. Peter, as the head of the Church, oversaw the election of St. Matthias to replace Judas. This event is recorded in the Acts of the Apostles (1:15-16, 20-26): In those da| Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter
by Fr. William Rock, FSSP St. Luke gives us two accounts of the Ascension, one at the beginning of Acts...| Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter
by Fr. William Rock, FSSP According to the 1962 Liturgical Calendar of the Roman Rite, this Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday are Ember Days. The Ember Days are four sets of three days (Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday) which occur around the transitions of the natural seasons – winter, spring,| Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter
by Fr. William Rock, FSSP There is a plethora of Catholic calendars with varying degrees of detail and information. Interestingly, some of them, such as those published by the Sons of the Most Holy Redeemer and Sophia Press, indicate the phases of the moon. The question naturally arises as| Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter
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