Foreign Missions
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Foreign Missions
Regina Coeli Report Pygmy reservation in the Philippines. Number 251 July - August 2013 Foreign Missions Welcome to this issue of the Regina Coeli Report, where we turn the spotlight on the foreign missions. As US District Superior, Fr. Arnaud Rostand, points out in his letter, missionary work is something the Church has been engaged in since Christ gave His order to “Go, teach all nations, and baptize them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost.” It is this very command which animates the missionary activities of the Society of Saint Pius X, whose holy founder serves as an outstanding archetype. We hear from three District Superiors who provide updates on their growing apostolates, and we have a first-person account of a three-time volunteer in the SSPX’s medical mission in the Philippines. We also report on the very first Confirmations given by the SSPX Nigeria, complete with a touching story of the lengths to which some of the faithful will go to receive the gifts of the Holy Ghost. In Gabon, where Fr. Marcel Lefebvre labored as a missionary, a blessing of three beautiful steeple bells took place recently at St. Pius X mission, as Gabonese television broadcast the event! Among the dignitaries at the ceremony was Mrs. Faubert, who knew Archbishop Lefebvre in Dakar. The history of the Church is replete with missionaries who have traveled to the ends of the earth to follow the command of Christ. As this issue makes clear, the missions of the SSPX hold great promise, and vocations are very much needed. One way parents can plant the seed of a future vocation is to have their children read accounts of the labors and suffering and rewards of missionaries. Tales of Foreign Lands, a three-volume collection of stories for young people, reviewed in this issue, is an excellent way to instill in children curiosity and wonder of the great works accomplished by the Church’s missionaries. Regina Coeli House 11485 N. Farley Road Platte City, MO 64079 Tel: (816) 753-0073 www.sspx.org Letter from the District Superior Dear Friends and Benefactors, St. Matthew tells us that on the very day of his Ascension, just before rising to Heaven, Our Lord gave his apostles this solemn missionary order: Go, teach all nations, and baptize them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost. Conforming to this command of the Savior, the apostles spread out in order to preach the Gospel. History tells us that St. Matthew died on the shores of India, and St. Paul preached Jesus in all the Mediterranean basin, going all the way to Spain before confessing the unique Savior of the world in a common martyrdom with St. Peter. Since then, Holy Mother Church, sharing with her Divine Spouse his infinite, merciful love for souls, has sent abroad millions of apostles: bishops, priests, monks and laymen in order to make his name known and adored. We known the names of Augustine, Methodius, Ricci, Francis, Columbus, Zumarraga, Jogues, de Smet, and Lefebvre for their courage and adventures in the seas, plains and woods. There are also the millions of unknown souls who prayed, sacrificed and suffered for the missionaries, obtaining for them graces of fortitude, intervening before God for them. St. Therese of the Child Jesus, without leaving her Carmel, became the Patron Saint of the Missions. It is not necessary to go far to be a missionary; it is not even necessary to go anywhere, because the power and the extension of prayer are as infinite as God is. It is just to mention also the billions spent for the Missions. Benefactors, rich and poor, families and states, foundations, trusts and charities have been solicited throughout the centuries to come and help the missionaries in their travels, installations, teaching and works of mercy. The SSPX is proud of its missions. They are the heritage of its founder’s heart. This concrete dimension of the Catholic Church is made possible every day because of the tireless spiritual and material support that you all give here in the United States to our missionaries spread throughout the world. This Regina Coeli Report issue will give you a glimpse of the works of our missionaries. It is an honor for us to celebrate these daily heroes of our times who labor in these new rows of the Lord’s vineyard. This issue wants also to be a token of gratitude for all the friends and benefactors of the SSPX missions who, by their support and help, collaborate in this essential part of the Church’s faithful answer to Christ’s order. In this month of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, let us make the extra mile and imitate Him in this special charity, let us bend our hearts over the miseries of our brothers and sisters in Christ, these multitudes who do not know Him, do not love Him and wait in their blindness for our charity to make a change. May He inspire and bless your answer, Father Arnaud Rostand 2 Regina Coeli Report July - August 2013 Interviews with District Superiors of Africa, South America and Asia Fr. Loïc Duverger—Africa My name is Fr. Loïc Duverger. Archbishop Lefebvre ordained me in 1986, and my very first assignment was to Gabon in Africa. Then I was sent to France, where I worked at the school of St. Joseph des Carmes and in several different priories including St. Etienne, Grenoble, and at the District House, where I was first bursar and then assistant to the District Superior. For the last three years I have been District Superior of Africa. Will you please provide a brief presentation of your missions? The district of Africa is one of the Society’s youngest districts. It was founded only five years ago in 2008 by Fr. Marc Vernoy. We have two priories in South Africa, one in Zimbabwe, one in Gabon, one in Kenya, and one in Nigeria. In addition the novitiate of the Missionary Sisters of Jesus and Mary is in Kenya, and we have three schools, a primary and secondary school in Gabon, a primary school in South Africa, and one in Kenya. Whenever possible, we also visit missions in another ten countries or so. There are many African Catholics who on realizing the ravages of modernism have appealed to the SSPX for help. What are the main challenges? Our main goal is that of the Society as a whole: the priesthood. We work to develop vocations through our schools, we encourage those who have a vocation in their preparations for the seminary, and we help priests of good will find Tradition. In Nigeria, three priests have learned to say the Traditional Mass, and stopped saying the New Mass altogether. Their situation, naturally, is difficult and they need support. Others, we hope, will follow their example. We have plans to open a new house soon with a minor seminary and a novitiate for the Brothers of the Society. It is a huge project, and a very important one. We need good African priests: there is an enormous quantity of work to be done on this continent. There are approximately one billion people in Africa; of these, only about 20% are Catholic! What help have you received from the US in the past? A very large part of the support we receive comes from the US, and I am very grateful to the American District for allowing us to take up collections and publish news on the District website. Many thanks to my confreres in the US who encourage the faithful to give to the missions, and many thanks as well to the faithful who have donated to our work with such generosity. We may never meet you in person to express our gratitude, but we pray daily that God may bless you. What are your ongoing projects? We have three major projects on the go at the moment. We are building an addition to the school in Gabon to 3 Regina Coeli Report July - August 2013 increase classroom space, along with a boarding-house for students from particularly bad neighborhoods. We are also building classrooms at the primary school in Nairobi, Kenya. Finally, we are trying to establish a permanent priory in Nigeria. We need to buy land and build a church and a priory. Catholic Tradition is spreading in Africa as in the rest of the world, and Providence grants us the means to sustain its development through our friends and benefactors. What would you say to Americans if you could visit them? The US is enormously influential over the rest of the world, and especially Africa, yet unfortunately, its lure does not always draw souls to the good or bring nations to the Kingship of Christ. But thanks to the energy and generosity of American Catholics, the reign of Christ in Africa is spreading and this vast continent is slowly being transformed. Last word? Thank you, and may God bless you for your great generosity. If you are unable to give, then please pray for the priests in our missions; your prayers are the most necessary and the most effective aid to the conversion of souls. Fr. Christian Bouchacourt—South America My name is Fr. Christian Bouchacourt. I was ordained in 1986 by Archbishop Lefebvre. I spent my first ten years as a priest at St. Etienne, and then the following seven in Paris, where I was parish priest of St. Nicolas du Chardonnet for six years. In 2003 I was appointed District Superior of South America. I could not speak Spanish or locate South America on the map at the time, but I was pleasantly surprised both by its landscape and by its charming inhabitants. And so the work began! What are your main challenges? Firstly, our schools. We have four in South America, and they serve about 700 children. This does not include the Dominican school at Alta Gracia in Argentina or the school of La Reja that will open next year. Our schools are poor, and their lack of resources means making only gradual improvements. We need to build classrooms for our school in La Reja, and we are praying to St. Joseph for help. These schools will develop much-hoped-for vocations and the Catholic fathers and mothers society so badly needs. Secondly, we are building our first retreat house in La Reja in Argentina; we have never had one before! The design is complete and we need $800,000 USD to finish the project. We have around half, and we are counting on St. Joseph to find us the other half! It will be put to use immediately for three-day retreats for adolescents and regular adult retreats year-round. Lastly, many countries, such as Peru, have asked for a priest. We will need to open a priory there sooner or later. What help have you received from the US? Thanks to our benefactors in the US, we have been able to build a chapel for our school in the Dominican Republic and pay off the debt we accumulated. We are most grateful for their assistance! What are your current projects? Urgently, the construction of our retreat house that I spoke of earlier and two classroooms for our secondary students at the school of Niño Jesús in La Reja, Argentina. Your prayers and generosity for these projects would be greatly appreciated. What would you say to Americans if you were to visit? To those of you who live near a school or a priory, thank God for your easy access to these instruments of salvation! (Below) Fr. Daniel Couture and Fr. Yves le Roux with newly ordained (2012) Fr. Therasian Babu in Goa, India. (Left) The blessing and launching of a floating crane barge, named after Our Lady of Good Success (Quito), invoking Mary’s intercession for safe travel, in Singapore. 4 Regina Coeli Report July - August 2013 Make the most of the graces given by the Mass, and may the religious and priestly vocations that we need so badly develop in your families. Pray that Our Lord may send us missionaries! tory which goes from the Middle East all the way to Japan, you must have an absolute faith and trust in the power of God, and a constant awareness of your nothingness. In the Philippines, we are struggling to build three churches. A final word? Many thanks for what you have already done for us. We pray for you every day. What help have you received from the US in the past? Our missions would never survive without foreign help, and among these the US and France clearly hold the first places. This was obvious with the devastating tsunami back in 2004-2005. Americans have a very generous heart for the missions—all the missionaries can testify to this! And I don’t think this source will ever abate since it springs from the very infinite Heart of God. Fr. Daniel Couture—Asia My name is Fr. Daniel Couture and I was born in Sherbrooke, Québec. I was fortunate to meet Archbishop Lefebvre for the first time in November 1975, when he came to encourage the Canadian faithful to hold on to Tradition. This led me to enter the seminary in Ecône in 1978 and receive the sacrament of Holy Orders from the very hands of the Archbishop on the Feast of the Sacred Heart, June 29, 1984. After three years in Post Falls, Idaho and nine years in Ireland, I have now been stationed in Asia since 1996. Will you please provide a brief presentation of your missions? The SSPX opened its first priory in 1986, in India, and now we have five priories altogether: another in Singapore (HQ), and three in the Philippines. With the two priests that we are about to receive this summer, we will have in August 16 priests for 11 countries visited regularly, and a few others on occasion. We have two little schools (India, Philippines), an orphanage (India) and we have a regular medical apostolate in the Philippines. What are the main challenges? Our main challenge is certainly manpower. “The harvest is (incredibly) great and the workers (awfully) few!” When you think that half of the world’s population is in this terri- What are your on-going projects? In the Philippines it is no doubt to build our Mass centers spiritually, doctrinally; it is the pro-life battle against the government pushing the destruction of the family; it is the recruitment of vocations; and the medical apostolate, which is almost unique in the whole SSPX. In India it is the building of a little tradi-eco-system, trying to build a little world of traditional Catholics around the priory and the orphanage. Everywhere else it is to maintain the pilot lights of our mass centers, beacons for lost souls in this post-conciliar hurricane. What would you say to Americans if you could visit them? Thank you! Keep it up! We need you! Pray for us! It does work! Offer your next holy communion for the missions and vocations! Last word? Not only do I believe in the communion of Saints, I have seen it! Again, thank you! Ad majorem Dei et Mariae gloriam! Fr. Couture’s first visit to the Pacific island of Vanuatu. 5 Regina Coeli Report July - August 2013 SSPX Medical Mission in the Philippines Christina Meinholz—The Philippines Ever since I read the story of St. Francis Xavier as a child, I was determined to grow up and travel the world saving souls for Christ. I was blessed with the opportunity to travel to the Philippines and work with ACIM/ACIM-ASIA/SSPX1 to help others do just that. It was absolutely wonderful, and in every way possible fulfilled my childhood dreams. ACIM hosts a one-week mission which provides free medical services and medicine to all who attend. They also make daily side trips to reach out to communities unable to travel or attend the mission at the main site. ACIM employees are also available for follow-ups the week after, especially for those who had testing done. In all, the 2013 mission cared for over 2,500 patients in 5 days!! Catechism lessons, scapular enrollments, free rosaries and lessons in how to pray the rosary, house blessings, and confessions are also freely distributed by the priests or sisters of SSPX. This is a HUGE help to the community. There are certainly patients with life-threatening injuries or illnesses who are treated at our facility. But many of the patients come for simple basics such as vitamins which they could not afford without the mission. Also, attendance at church noticably increases after the mission. This year we were told how much of an effect last year’s mission had on attendance. And this 1 Catholic Association of Doctors, Nurses and Health Professionals, www.acim-asia.com. 6 is important because there are many protestant churches working hard to get those same souls as their members. The spirit of the Filipino people is beyond what I could describe with words. Their energy, selflessness, endless upbeat attitude, spirit of charity, and spirit of poverty are absolutely humbling to those of us who were so zealously determined to help them and change their lives. All Filipinos involved in putting on the mission are my heroes. They are the first to rise, the last to sleep, and still can never be found without a smile. They make sure the volunteers have the best of everything first and then are completely satisfied with whatever is left. The patients themselves are living examples of how to imitate Christ; the less they have, the more freely they give it. One of my favorite stories is about a woman who had sat out in the sun all day patiently waiting her turn. Another woman arrived at the very end of the day, after we were finished accepting new patients. I was trying to inform her she would have to come back the next day, but she only spoke the local dialect. The first woman came up and explained that this woman had spent her last peso getting here and that her baby was extremely sick. The first woman then volunteered to give up her seat and come back the next day so that this new arrival could see a doctor instead. My thoughts immediately flashed to all the Americans who would have said, “Too bad, you missed the cutoff; better luck tomorrow,” or, “I Regina Coeli Report July - August 2013 want to see management if you think I’m giving up this seat.” I especially love watching the kids play. They play all day long with the simplest toys—one was made of a plastic candy wrapper and three or four washers—and never complain of being bored, hot, tired, or hungry. I optimistically believe that the mission greatly helped me understand and live my faith a little better as well. It helped me realize that I don’t have to preach to everyone I meet to try to save his soul. A simple but zealous example of charity is extremely effective in bringing someone to Christ. I have been on three of these missions and each of them started with a sermon about the gospel in which all were welcomed into Heaven or cast into Hell based on having helped Christ when He was hungry, thirsty, cold, naked, etc. And the world asked, “When did we see Christ starving, thirsty, cold, and naked?” And Christ pointed to the least of our brethren. Will you be on the right or the left at the end of the world? * Please note that a medical background is not necessary in order to participate in this mission. Contact ACIM for more information. (Top right) The bamboo chapel of Davao’s priory in the Philippines. (Above) A nurse taking vitals at the ACIM mission. (Right) The ACIM team at the pygmy reservation in the Philippines. After the team finished treatments, Fr. Francois Castel blessed the houses and gave rosaries to all the children, who wore them around their necks. Please Help Our Missions SSPX Foreign Missions Trust | 11485 N. Farley Road | Platte City, MO 64079 or donate online at www.sspx.org/donate.htm Scan the QC code with your smart phone to go directly to our donations page. Gifts to the SSPX Foreign Missions Trust are tax-deductible Please note: The Society of Saint Pius X Foreign Missions Trust is a U.S. nonprofit, charitable trust, which has received a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status determination from the Internal Revenue Service. Donations made to this trust are tax-deductible. Donations intended for specific foreign missions are only considered recommendations. Trustees retain discretion and control over all disbursements to the SSPX’s foreign missions. 7 Regina Coeli Report July - August 2013 Blessing of New Bells in Gabon We present here some extracts from the letter of the superior of the SSPX’s mission in Gabon, Africa and a gallery of images showing the casting of the bells, their decoration for the rite of consecration and their elevation into the mission’s bell tower. Dear Friends and Benefactors, Benedicamus Domino, Deo Gratias! Bless the Lord, thank God! Finally our St. Pius X mission of Gabon has the joy of seeing the installation of its three beautiful steeple bells. On Saturday, May 25, Bishop Tissier de Mallerais blessed our three bells which were then installed in the tower. At the event were our District Superior, Fr. Loïc Duverger, and Fr. Patrick Groche. On Sunday, May 26 (the Feast of the Holy Trinity), the bells of St. Pius X mission rang for the first time. The Gabonese television network happily broadcast the joyful ceremony on Gabon’s airwaves! Background of each bell Bishop Bernard Tissier de Mallerais anoints the bells with sacred chrism. 8 First bell: Pope Marcel I: Why Pope Marcel I? To show our gratitude to our revered founder, Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre, who not only gave 13 years of his priestly life in Gabon, but also for his special protection on our beloved Gabon mission and for all the benefits he gave to the Church. On the bell’s back (side 2), we have the episcopal coat of arms of our founder Archbishop Lefebvre, followed by the text, “I delivered unto you that which I myself have received—Tradidi quod et accepi, June 30, 1988.” Regina Coeli Report July - August 2013 Second bell: St. Nicolas of Flüe: Why? This is the secondary patron of our mission, so revered by our faithful, and a model for our gentlemen of Gabon. This is also a nod to our friends from Switzerland where Ecône is located—a lighthouse of Catholic Tradition! On side 2: “My Lord and my God, remove from me everything that hinders me from going to you. My Lord and my God, give me everything that draws me to you. My Lord and my God, take me from myself and give myself entirely to you.” Third bell: St. Therese: This is the patroness of the foreign missions, one of the greatest saints of modern times, whose great works are a particular focus for our mission. On side 1: the image of St. Therese of Lisieux, followed by the text: “I’m not dying, I am alive—I spend my heaven doing good on earth—St. Therese, pray for us.” The life of our mission now beats to the rhythm of the bells: what joy! Long life and spiritual efficacy from St. Marcel! Long life and spiritual efficacy from St. Nicolas of Flue! Long life and spiritual efficacy from St. Therese! Fr. Prudent Balou, Prior of the Gabon Mission of St. Pius X (Top left) Mrs. Faubert, who knew Archbishop Lefebvre in Dakar, is seen ringing Pope Marcel I. (Lower left) The “Little Flower” rises in the air, first to be installed in the steeple of St. Pius X. (Below) The three bells: Pope Marcel I, St. Nicolas of Flüe, and St. Therese. 9 Regina Coeli Report July - August 2013 Meet the Team on true devotion to Mary as being the shortest path to Jesus Christ is a great consolation. What was it like growing up? Can you tell us a little bit about your family? Steve O’Dell Will you explain a little bit about what the District Office does and what your role is? I am the Project Coordinator for the SSPX U.S. District. The types of projects I work with across the District usually concern renovation or new construction of our chapels/schools and the acquisition of property. I am primarily responsible for assisting priests, staff members, and faithful who work with these projects, from the approval process to the completion of the project. What are some of the biggest needs or challenges of the District Office? A major challenge in our District is to stay abreast of the many active projects we have across the country. We all have much to do in this day and time, and heavy work-loads can at times be a challenge in keeping the projects moving forward. What do you like most about being a Project Coordinator? I have had many pleasant experiences in working with the priests and faithful across the District. It has been particularly edifying to see that our Traditional Catholic Spirit is alive and well, especially when we consider the many challenges we face today. What is one goal for the District Office that you are excited about? An exciting thing I see in our District Office is the organizing and streamlining of the process by which we work with projects. This will help with communications and in working with deadlines in a timely fashion. Who is your favorite author and why? St. Louis de Montfort is my favorite author. He was manly in his devotion to Our Blessed Mother and his treatise on True Devotion to Mary is rich. His emphasis 10 Growing up in my parish and neighborhood in the 1960’s was quite interesting. I spent the greater part of my first 34 years as a member of what is now the Basilica of the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, in Charleston, West Virginia. I attended the parochial grade school at Sacred Heart, and also Charleston Catholic High School, as my father, sister and two brothers also did. As a young lad I witnessed the end of an era of great Catholic Tradition at Sacred Heart. I will never forget the day I walked through the back door of the old grade school and discovered portions of what used to be the beautiful side altars, with the statues of Mary and Joseph, waiting to be moved forever away. Some of my favorite memories relate to Sunday morning Mass, the good O.F.M. Capuchin priests and Sisters of St. Francis, and Sister Jacqueline’s fourth and seventh grade classes. And yes, there were some care-free days of summer in my youth, of playing sand lot baseball, running barefoot, catching crawdads with bare hands in Indian Creek, and fishing in the Elk River. Who is or was the person who most influenced you and why? My father David Leon O’Dell is the person who has influenced me the most. He was for the most part the very quiet no-nonsense type, but he did appreciate a good laugh. I remember the time my Dad, Great-Uncle Carl and I were passing time in the back yard at our home in Pinch, West Virginia. Uncle Carl was a character, tall and wiry with a bald head and slight German accent. I was 16 years old, and Dad handed to me my first ever bottle of beer, saying “Here Steve, have one of these.” Uncle Carl said “Atta’ boy Leon! That’ll put some hair on his chest!” I told Dad he ought to give Uncle Carl two bottles of beer to put some hair on his head, and he, along with Uncle Carl, laughed heartily. My father’s last days on earth were in complete submission to the will of God, and he died with a great devotion to Jesus Christ crucified at the age of 49 years. Regina Coeli Report July - August 2013 District Projects Active projects that have been approved for the SSPX U.S. District: Armada, MI St. Joseph’s Church Chicago, IL Our Lady Immaculate Church Farmingville, NY St. Michael the Archangel Church Georgetown, IL Notre Dame de La Salette Academy Kansas City, MO St. Vincent de Paul Church Kingsford Heights, IN Immaculate Heart of Mary Church Lake Worth, FL Queen of the Holy Rosary Chapel Ridgefield, CT Christ The King Church Phoenix, AZ Our Lady of Sorrows Church Pittsburgh, PA Our Lady of Fatima Chapel Post Falls, ID Immaculate Conception Church St. Cloud, MN St. Robert Bellarmine Church St. Paul, MN Immaculate Heart of Mary Church Virginia Beach, VA Our Lady of Fatima Chapel Watkins, CO St. Isidore’s Church Waverly, IA St. Philomena Mission Renovation of buildings. Renovation of priory. Septic system/parking lot. Renovation of St. Anthony’s Hall, repair of chapel steps. Relocate/remodel rectory. Acquisition of property. Underground storage tank removal. Construction of new St. Padre Pio School. Construction of new church. Acquisition of church building. Grading of soil at the cemetery. Repair of brick work. Construction of new garage. Purchase and sale of property. Renovation of church basement. Construction of altar, pews, confessional and podium. The SSPX seminary project in Virginia is not included with the SSPX U.S. District projects. Please visit www.newseminaryproject.org to view progress. U.S. District faithful’s support for the foreign missions trust (2012): Asia$266,235.11 Africa$60,525.40 Australian Seminary $7,908.00 Eastern Europe $50,250.01 Mexico$51,126.90 South America $40,000.00 South American Seminary $5,126.41 Total$484,171.83 Upcoming US District collections for the foreign missions: October 2013. On behalf of the District Superiors, priests, sisters, brothers and faithful in the foreign missions, we extend a warm and heartfelt thank you for your generous sacrifices and prayers, and we assure you of our prayers each day in our rosary and at the altar. Your gifts help sustain us in our efforts! May God bless you! 11 Regina Coeli Report July - August 2013 St. Michael’s Priory in Enugu, Nigeria Confirmations Sunday June 2, 2013 marked an important “first” for our priory in Nigeria. His Lordship, Bishop Bernard Tissier de Mallerais administered there, for the first time, the sacrament of confirmation. He left Libreville Thursday morning, accompanied by the District Superior, Fr. Loïc Duverger, and arrived in Lagos early Thursday afternoon. They were met at the airport by Mr. Stephen, one of our faithful, and stayed the evening in a guest-house run by a religious congregation, awaiting the following day the only reliable daily flight to Enugu. Bishop Tissier was welcomed to Enugu by Fr. Gregory Obih, the first Nigerian priest of the Society, who is currently the only resident priest in the priory. Fr. Benoît Laignelot was waiting for them at the priory. He had arrived in Nigeria three weeks earlier, on a visit to help Fr. Obih prepare the ceremonies. He had come from Continued on p. 14 12 Regina Coeli Report July - August 2013 Book Review: Tales of Foreign Lands, Volume 1 Volumes 1-3 Collected by Rev. Joseph Spillmann, S.J. This collection of charming stories prepared for young people offers parents a way during these summer months to instruct their children in the Faith under the guise of adventure tales. Fr. Spillmann, who had a knack for writing books for children and also was successful in giving retreats to young people, manages to tell a story in such a way that it remains accessible to an eight-year-old and yet interesting to a fourteen-year-old. There are four stories in this volume, and each story is comprised of anywhere between eight to twelve chapters, roughly eight pages per chapter, making them easily and quickly readable. Intertwined in each story is a lesson based on fundamental Christian teachings. Probably no parents have avoided the frustration of seeing a message to their child go unheeded, only to find the same message catch fire in their child when delivered by another source. Tales of Foreign Lands allows chil- Tales of Foreign Lands Vol. 1 320pp.—Softcover—STK #8409—$15.95 dren to internalize these Catholic truths. Since they’re getting the message from someone besides their parents, they’re perhaps less likely to dismiss it than if it came from Mom and Dad. The first two stories in this volume cover that most difficult of Christ’s teachings: “Love your enemies,” as well as the wisdom of placing all of one’s troubles into God’s hands. A third story tells the sad tale of the Spanish government’s treatment of the Indians and the missionaries’ efforts to protect them by placing the spiritual needs of the Indians above the material desires of the Spanish government. The final story follows a large group of priests exiled from France on their way to a penal colony during the Revolution, whose mercy and meekness inspires a young boy to become a missionary himself. Scott Quinn Tales of Foreign Lands Vol. 2 332pp.—Softcover—STK #8455—$15.95 Tales of Foreign Lands Vol. 3 329pp.—Softcover—STK #8478—$15.95 Available at www.angeluspress.org The 2013 Conference for Catholic Tradition That She Might Reign— Mary, Hope of the Church Please join us for our fourth annual conference for Catholic Tradition, October 11-13, 2013 in Kansas City, MO Featured Speakers and Topics: Bishop Bernard Fellay Fr. Juan-Carlos Iscara Fr. Albert, O.P. Fr. Daniel Themann Fr. Gerard Beck Dr. John Rao Dr. Peter Chojnowski Mr. Andrew Clarendon Prof. Roberto de Mattei Our Lady of Fatima and the Crisis in the Church Our Lady in the Early Church Who is Mary? Apologetics: Defending the Marian Dogmas Marian Devotion in the Family Our Lady in History Our Lady in Art and Architecture Our Lady of Guadalupe They Have Uncrowned Her; Our Lady Since the Council The inaugural showing of Archbishop Lefebvre: A Documentary, will take place at the conference on Sunday, October 13 (Pre-order the DVD and watch the trailers at www.lefebvrethemovie.org). To register or for more information: www. angeluspress.org/conference | 1-800-966-7337 13 Regina Coeli Report July - August 2013 Continued from p. 12 Durbin, South Africa, which is definitely a different kind of Africa to Nigeria, with its climate, people and way of life. He was still learning the differences. Also visiting the priory were two Nigerian priests: Fr. John-Bosco and Fr. Christopher, who after discovering the traditional liturgy now celebrate the Traditional Mass. They had come to participate in this special occasion. The confirmations were to take place in the priory chapel. However, it was decided that the chapel was going to be too small and it would be better to have the ceremony outside on the porch, as a crowd of over 200 faithful was expected. An extra tent was erected and benches installed. Throughout the evening the choir practiced the music for the Corpus Christi Mass for the Sunday. Early Sunday morning the altar was set up, with the help of the young men of the parish, who had come to assist with the organization of this special day. The flowers arrived also in time for the altar and the statue of Our Blessed Lady. The ceremony started with the blessing of the bells, purchased at the time of the founding of the priory last September. They now toll the Angelus prayer, daily Mass and the life of the priory, ringing out through the local area the voice of the Catholic Church. There were 55 confirmands, many from Enugu, but also from numerous other cities across Nigeria: Lagos, Onicha, Aba, Asaba, Oweri, Abudja and even from Ghana. For some of them, it was a full day by bus to get to Enugu. The faithful generously opened their houses to look after the visitors while in Enugu. The last person to be confirmed arrived at the priory just as Bishop Tissier was about to close the vessel of holy chrism. After a nine-hour bus journey she had arrived at the main Enugu bus station in the middle of the night, only to be attacked by robbers, who stole everything she had brought for her special day. Her ordeal was hard to bear and she arrived at the priory completely overwhelmed. But at least she arrived in time to be consoled by receiving the seven gifts of the Holy Ghost. After the Mass, a shortened Corpus Christi procession was led around the property. Unfortunately we were in the “wet season,” and the local streets were not in any state for Bishop Tissier to process along with the Blessed Sacrament, as a thunderstorm was almost ready to break. We had prayed to St. Claire for good weather and, in reality, she didn’t disappoint us since, with the exception of several black clouds and a few thunder rolls, the weather was quite clement, with a light breeze to bring down the temperature. After these beautiful ceremonies, Bishop Tissier was officially received by the parish, according to their local customs. The speeches were concluded by offering him a “garden egg”—a small green fruit which is eaten with spiced-up peanut butter. After receiving the egg, His Lordship gave his blessing to everybody and retired for lunch with the other clerics present for the ceremony. The faithful took part in a parish lunch organized by the ladies of the parish. The day concluded with Vespers and Rosary, before the faithful returned to their houses with different guests who would begin their long bus ride home the following day. For those who remained, strengthened by these beautiful ceremonies, life continued its course but with a new desire to see these beautiful ceremonies and the full traditional Catholic liturgy spread across the whole of Nigeria. (Left) Fr. Duverger and Bishop Tissier enjoy a “garden egg.” (Far left and below) Confirmations and procession. 14 Pilgrimages Our Lady of Sorrows of Starkenburg—September 12-14 (Note the earlier date this year!) Come join us with your family in this 3-day 40-mile pilgrimage in honor of Our Lady! The Society of Saint Pius X is pleased to coordinate this pilgrimage in honor of Our Lady of Sorrows to Starkenburg, MO. The pilgrimage route will be along the historic and beautiful Katy Trail. We offer both a 3-Day and a 1-Day option for pilgrims. The 3-Day pilgrimage will start at the Katy Trail access point in Jefferson City, MO, proceeding through Tebbetts, Mokane, Portland, and Bluffton to conclude near the shrine of Our Lady of Sorrows in Starkenburg, MO. The 1-Day pilgrimage will join the 3-Day pilgrimage at Portland on the morning of November 3 for the final 12 miles. For more information, please contact Joe Spencer: (816) 668-4148 | [email protected] Sacred Heart Mission of Cataldo—July 19-21 Our annual pilgrimage to the Sacred Heart Mission in Cataldo, Idaho from Immaculate Conception Church in Post Falls is a 50 mile spiritual journey that spans three days, involves hundreds of Christians from across the United States united in prayer, song, and camaraderie. For over ten years, men women and children of all ages have gathered in Post Falls during the month of July to give honor to God and profess their Catholic Faith by journeying over fifty miles, through heat, rain, and even snow, culminating the pilgrimage with a Solemn High Traditional Latin Mass in the oldest Catholic Mission in Idaho, The Sacred Heart Mission of the Coeur d’Alene Indians in Cataldo. For more information, please contact: Eric Rutherford (208) 773-7442 Online registration at www.cataldopilgrimage.org. Seminarians accompany sick to Lourdes—October 21-29 Join Fr. Yves le Roux and the deacons of St. Thomas Aquinas Seminary in Winona, MN, on this 9-day pilgrimage to France. Visit La Salette, Laus, La Mure, Fontfroide, Pibrac, and spend four nights in Lourdes. Space is limited. Wheelchair accommodation is available. $2,670 per person in double occupancy with air from Minneapolis (includes estimated air taxes and surcharges). The sick and the elderly are especially invited, however this pilgrimage is open to all. Youth Pilgrimage to France—May 30-June 10, 2014 Join Fr. Patrick Rutledge on the 2014 Youth Pilgrimage, Visit Notre Dame in Paris, Lisieux, Normandy Beaches, Mont Saint-Michel and participate in the 3-day Chartres walking pilgrimage. Sponsorship opportunities are available. See the enclosed flyer for details. Space is limited. Catholic Shrines of Poland, Prague and Germany—June 2014 Do not miss this unique opportunity to venerate the Holy Relics of Aachen (Germany), which are exposed for 10 days only, once every seven years. Includes daily Mass celebrated by an SSPX priest. For more information on these pilgrimages, please contact: Regina Pilgrimages by Orbis Vacations, a Traditional Catholic tour operator located in St. Marys, Kansas (866) 369-8149 | (785) 437-2883 | Email: [email protected] Archbishop Lefebvre: A Documentary The inaugural showing in the United States will take place at our 2013 Angelus Press Conference on Sunday, October 13. This documentary is the result of countless hours and trips throughout the world for the production team, so that the complete picture of this amazing life may finally be told on film. Contains rare video footage and never-before-seen interviews with priests, sisters, seminarians, and lay faithful who knew him. From his childhood in France through his momentous resistance to the crisis of Modernism, this film tells the story of Archbishop Lefebvre as never before. Pre-order the DVD and watch the trailers at www.lefebvrethemovie.org Eucharistic Crusade Monthly Intentions July: For the conversion of the gentiles August:That we stop killing unborn children U.S. DISTRICT TREASURE (April 2013) Daily offerings 13,660 Masses4,681 Sacramental communions 3,980 Spiritual communions 10,910 Sacrifices21,305 Decades of the rosary 53,319 Visits to the Blessed Sacrament 4,640 15 minutes of silent meditation 4,612 Good examples 14,630 Number returned 467 E-mail: [email protected] Holy Land Pilgrimage 9th Annual Holy Land Pilgrimage—May 27-June 6, 2014 Join us as we walk in the footsteps of Our Lord, visiting Caesarea, Mount Carmel, Lake Tiberias, Nazareth, Bethlehem, Jericho, Mount Tabor, Mount Beatitudes, Bethany, Jerusalem and more. Fr. John Young will be the spiritual director. For more information and itinerary details, please contact Christine di Cecco Saint Pius X Pilgrimage Co. | [email protected] 203.378.2763 | 74 Westlake Road, Trumbull,Ct 06611 Retreat Schedule Girls’ Summer Camps Men’s and Boys, Retreat in Kansas City Parkville, MO 64152 8-9th grade BOYS: Jan 26-29, 2014 10-11th grade BOYS: Jan 29-Feb 1, 2014 MEN: Jan 26-31, 2014 (Ignatian) Nuestra Señora del Rosario Camp Ages: 9-17 | August 8-12, 2013 | Mimbres, NM | Fr. Trevor Burfitt To register please contact Rina Duncan | (575) 538-3231 St. Maria Goretti Camp Sisters of the Society of Saint Pius X camp is already full. For more information, please call St. Vincent de Paul Priory: (816) 753-5853 St. Ignatius Retreat House 209 Tackora Trail, Ridgefield, CT 06877 MEN: Sept. 16-21, Nov. 11-16 WOMEN: Aug. 19-24, Oct. 14-19, Dec. 9-14 Boys’ Summer Camps For more information, please call (203) 431-0201 Our Lady of Sorrows Retreat Center Los Gatos Boys Camp 750 E. Baseline Road, Phoenix, AZ 85042 MEN: Oct. 7-10 (Marian), Dec. 9-14, Feb. 10-15 , April 2-5 (Virtues) WOMEN: Sept. 16-21, Jan. 13-18, THIRD ORDER: Nov. 11-16 MATRIMONY: Oct. 23-26 July 27-August 10, 2013 | Big Basin Redwood, CA | Fr. Loop To register please contact Fr. Jonathan Loop (408) 354-7703 Don Bosco Midwest Boys Camp July 29-August 10, 2013 | Camp Tamarak, WI | Fr. Patrick Mackin To register please contact: [email protected] | (315) 289-7468 For more information, please call (602) 268-7673 St. Marys Boys Camp August 4-12, 2013 | Blackhawk, CO | Fr. Jordan Fahnestock To register please contact Fr. Fahnestock (816) 923-2022 St. Aloysius Gonzaga Retreat Center 19101 Bear Creek Road, Los Gatos, CA 95033 MEN: Aug. 26-31, Sept. 9-14, Oct. 21-26, Dec. 12-15 WOMEN: Aug. 19-24, Sept. 30-Oct. 5, Nov. 21-23 THIRD ORDER: Nov. 4-9 (Mixed: Men and Women) Braves Camp Ages 8-12 | August 9-17, 2013 | Regina Coeli House, MO To register please contact Brother Rene (816) 820-4006 For more information, please call (408) 354-7703 St. Joseph’s Center, Saint Césaire, Quebec 1395 Rue Notre-Dame, Quebec, J0L 1T0 Transportation provided from the Montreal airport. MEN: Oct. 7-12 WOMEN: Aug. 12-17, Sept. 30-Oct. 5 For more information, please call (514) 312-7890 Our Lady of Mount Carmel Academy 2483 Bleams Road East, New Hamburg, Ontario N3A 3J2 La Salette Office Manager La Salette Academy is accepting applications for the position of office manager/accountant and receptionist. For more information: [email protected] | (217) 662-2127 MEN: Aug. 5-10 For more information, please call (519) 634-4932 Mass Stipends Check out the improved SSPX.org website The U.S. District Office accepts Mass stipends for SSPX (or its associate) priests. The stipend is $20 per Mass or $200 for a novena of Masses. If you wish to have celebrated a Gregorian Mass (i.e. 30 consecutive Masses for the dead), please first contact the District Office at (816) 733-2500 to see if a priest is available to accept the intentions. The faithful may, of course, request Masses of their pastors without passing through the District Office. Send checks (payable to SSPX) to: District Secretary, Regina Coeli House, 11485 N. Farley Road, Platte City, MO 64079. Please include a separate note outlining the Mass intentions. Please note: we cannot promise specific dates for the celebration of the Masses. Subscribe to our exclusive email updates. Send us your feedback! Regina Coeli Report Number 251 July - August 2013 Regina Coeli House 11485 N. Farley Road Platte City, MO 64079 Tel: (816) 753-0073 www.sspx.org
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