The Priest: Another Christ

Regina Coeli Report

Number 263 May - June 2015 The Priest: Another Christ

This issue of the Regina Coeli Report is dedicated St. Ignatius Retreat House in Ridgefield, CT is to the activities of chapels across the U.S. District for also home to Christ the King Chapel and Padre Pio the last five months. Academy. Crusaders from chapels in Minnesota The winning photo on page three depicts a Mass participated in conferences and a day of recollection. being said at the Civil War battlefield of Antietam, St. Joseph’s Church in San Antonio, TX has shared its MD in the Bloody Lane. During the battle men who history commemorating its 30th anniversary. March died there lay stacked three and four bodies high. brought us St. Joseph’s tables celebrations in many At many chapels Midnight Masses were spectacu- places. lar. Of special note is the first Mass celebrated at St. The pilgrim statue of Our Lady of Fatima began James Church in Pittsburgh, PA and solemnly blessed her journey across the U.S. District on the feast of by first assistant Fr. Niklaus Pfluger on March 28. Our the Annunciation at St. Vincent de Paul Church in Lady of Fatima Chapel in Veneta, OR held a confer- Kansas City, MO. Her travel schedule can be found on ence honoring the centenary of the death of Pope St. page 11. Pius X.

Regina Coeli House 11485 N. Farley Road, Platte City MO 64079 - USA | Tel: (816) 733-2500 | www.sspx.org Letter from the District Superior

Dear faithful,

We are happy to see Our Lady of Fatima’s Pilgrim Statue coming to your chapel in the following months or years! It will indeed take almost three years to visit all our churches and missions. I am glad to have been able to launch the project conceived by Fr. Rostand before the end of his term. After him, “I entrust all our apostolates, in particular your families, your souls, and our schools to Our Blessed Mother, whom you will receive as a pilgrim in your chapels. She is the most powerful source of fidelity; she is the faithful Virgin!” (Letter to Friends and Benefactors, July-August 2014) This Fatima Apostolate, in the spirit of a crusade, should change our lives, helping us to spend every moment in accord with our baptismal vows. Our Lady is the one who can make it happen, because she is the Mother that God chose for His beloved Son and for us. Chapels and schools, parish groups and guilds, recollections and conferences all aim to bring our souls closer to God and it is through our Lady’s assistance that we are able to approach the Most High. The whole work of the Society falls under the providence of our Blessed Mother. Let us remind that the Society of St. Pius X is also named, by the will of our Founder, the Apostles of Jesus and Mary! A visit from the Pilgrim Statue is an opportunity to increase our devotion to our Lady, to make or renew our consecration to her Immaculate Heart, and to improve our connection to the propitiatory end of the sacrifice of the Mass. This visit can change lives and it will! We entrust especially to her protection our families and religious vocations. We lament having too few workers joining us in the Master’s vineyard this year. Accord- ing to the recommendations of Jesus, we must beg for more workers to be sent. May Our Lady present our requests to the Holy Trinity: “grant us many holy priests and religious vocations!”

With my blessings,

In the Immaculate Heart of Mary,

Fr. Jürgen Wegner

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Photo Contest

Send us your photos illustrating the theme. We will choose the best from all submissions received by the deadline. Entries will be judged on photo quality, artistic sensibility, and how well they tell a story representing the theme. The winning photo will be featured in an upcoming Regina Coeli Report, in an E-pistola update, and on sspx.org. The winner will also receive a $25 gift certificate from Angelus Press.

Theme: He is Risen! Deadline: August 15 To submit your entry, send an email to [email protected] asking for an invitation to a special contest Dropbox. 2

1. Photo Contest Winner: Mass at the Bloody Lane by Sean Cerven. 2. Preparing the Mass at the Grand Crayon.

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1. Christmas Midnight Mass at St. James in Pittsburgh, PA. 2. Altar boys during Christmas Midnight Mass at St. Vincent de Paul in Kansas City, MO. 3. Students proudly display their Jesse trees for Fr. Frank Kurtz at Queen of Angels Academy in Dickinson, TX.

4 Oregon Celebrates St. Pius X

In November 2014, a dinner was hosted by the Holy In the case of Pope St. Pius X, he focused on an Name Society of the Our Lady of Fatima Chapel in Apostolic Letter that was sent by His Holiness to the Portland, OR to commemorate the 100th anniversary bishops of France entitled Notre Charge Apostolique, of the death of St Pius X. Fr. Joseph Wood explained the purpose of which was to address a wayward why Archbishop Lefebvre chose Pope St Pius X as pa- socio-political movement that has a great deal in tron, and Louis Verrecchio compared the ideals and common with some of the currents running not form of government of Pope St Pius X to that of Pope just through various nations today, but through the Francis. Mr. Verrechio decided to address the stark Church itself. contrast that exists between Pope St. Pius X and Mr. Verrechio was delighted to expound Pope Francis relative to each man’s understanding of upon the great treasure that is the pontificate of the duties that are incumbent upon the Successor of Pope St. Pius X in the light of Pope Francis’ anthro- St. Peter. pocentric vision for the Church, concluding that all To better understand the trajectory of the current present were reminded once more that the remedy pontificate, he referred primarily to the apostolic for every evil and error is ever the same; a remedy exhortation, Evangelii Gaudium, wherein Pope summed up well in the motto of Pope St. Pius X, Francis sheds considerable light on his intentions. Omnia Instaurare in Christo!

1. Frs. Jonathon Loop, Jamey Rigi, Scott Graves and Joseph Wood and Louis Verechio 2 2. Fr. Joseph Wood delivers his conference. 3. Louis Verechio with happy attendee.

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Events in the Northeast St. Ignatius Retreat House in Ridgefield, CT hosted party, including a bake sale, a men’s retreat and a retreats in November for senior boys and girls from visit from the monks from Our Lady of Guadalupe Blessed Virgin Mary Academy in Warners, NY. There Monastery in Silver City, NM. Fr. Matthew gave a was also a high school boys recollection weekend brief conference on the Benedictine life of the monas- and a women’s retreat. tery, and there was an opportunity to purchase some In December high school seniors and families from of their delicious Abbey Roast coffee beans. Padre Pio Academy and St. Anthony of Padua Chapel Throughout February, the students of Padre Pio in North Caldwell, NJ attended The Barber of Seville Academy were hard at work practicing for their per- at Lincoln Center in New York City, followed by a deli- formance of The Sound of Music Comes to America. cious dinner at Carmine’s. The Servants of Mary held It is an original production written, produced and a bazaar raising money to help a seminarian with his performed by our students. Miss Angelica Mendes, studies. parishioner, art teacher and high school administra- Weather was challenging in January. Despite dif- tor is the director. The play was performed in April at ficulties caused by an ice storm, there was a parish the Scotts Ridge Middle School in Ridgefield, CT. Christmas party, an annual school family and staff

1. Families from Padre Pio Academy in Ridgefield, CT and St. Anthony of Padua in North Caldwell, NJ. at Lincoln Center in New York City. 2. Padre Pio Academy Students perform songs during the annual Christmas party at Christ the King Church in Ridgefield, CT.

6 How St. Joseph’s Started in San Antonio, TX

Fr. Hector Bolduc had just finished saying Mass In the meantime, Fr. Bolduc told us to write to at my daughter’s home on December 28, 1974, the every parish asking for their cast-offs. We named feast of the Holy Innocents. He and the other guests our chapel after St. Joseph, since he is the patron were relaxing at a Christmas buffet supper when saint of the Catholic Church, so I composed a letter he approached me and said, “You seem to have a from the Friends of St. Joseph asking for unwanted nice family, so if you start something here, I will thing to help missionary priests. We had an ava- come on a regular basis.” My daughter had seen lanche of supplies poured on us. It is incredible Fr. Bolduc in Houston that Christmas when, follow- how many lovely things were being thrown out, ing Mass, she asked him if he would say Mass at including a beautiful chalice. her home in San Antonio. It was agreed, and that is One Saturday morning Emily Chlebowski called how St. Joseph’s was born. me to say that Blessed Sacrament Parish was sell- Fr. Bolduc did not come every week, but would ing their song books. I went over there right away phone when he could come. Since the faithful to find that the song books were not suitable but there were starting from nothing, he would bring all the furnishings were for sale. When I told the a suitcase with all the necessities for saying Mass. pastor that I was helping missionary priests, he At first, we rented a room at the Holiday Inn and gave me the tabernacle which adorns our altar, the phoned everyone we knew to invite them to Mass. stations of the cross, the wooden alter, and two Then Fr. Carl Pulvermacher came. This was a prie-dieux. We stored all this in our various homes God-send because Fr. Bolduc definitely needed until we could put it in the new chapel. help. Fr. Pulvermacher was with us for many years. In 1978, our first Holy Week services were held at After 2 or 3 years of Masses at the hotel, an old our new chapel. Albert Gonzales made the tab- house in the River Road Neighborhood on East ernacle still being used on Holy Thursday for the Magnolia Street came up for sale. altar of repose. Also still being used are the clap- Some very wonderful people came to join us. per, portable lectern, and the stand for the Easter I have to mention them because I could not have Candle made by Gene Garza. succeeded without their help. Jose P. and Teresa Eventually this first chapel was sold and a larger Gonzales, of happy memory, were always there to building was purchased. After the purchase of the help with everything. Then there was Gene Garza. current chapel, Barney Kneuper and several men He jumped in with both feet to help. and women from the parish got together to install He and his wife were newlyweds, and although kneelers, and a communion rail. Mr. Glen Florence Gene was still in school, he spent what little free purchased the altar from St. Joseph’s chapel of St. time he had looking for altar supplies. He found a Joseph’s Hospital in Kansas City, MO. The beautiful beautiful monstrance at Wong’s Antique Shop. We statues of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, St. Joseph, made an offer for it. Mr. Wong refused the offer St. Michael, and the Infant of Prague were gifts because he wanted more. He was adamant about from Emily Chlebowski, who brought them from his price. Nothing budged him until Gene spoke up, Pittsburgh, PA. Fr. Bernard Fellay came to bless “Mr. Wong, if you let us have it for our price, we will this chapel in the fall of 1985. pray for you each time it is used.” It was ours. When Excerpted from the account of Mrs. Dorothy Fr. Bolduc blessed it, he added that each time it Carabetta (1917 - 2009) will be used, a blessing shall fall on Mr. Wong.

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1. Frs. Lawrence Novak, Stephen Soos, and Nicholas Gardner celebrated Fr. Soos’ 20th anniversary of Fr. Soos’ priesthood. 2. Crusaders from the St. Peter Julian Eymard Chapter in Long Prairie, MN assembled with those from St. Rose of Lima Chapter in Saint Cloud, MN and Frs. Otto Keiser and Thomas Duncan. 3. The confirmed, sponsors and families with pastor, Fr. Steven Webber and Bp. Tissier de Mallerais at Corpus Christi Chapel in Nashville, TN. 4. The newly confirmed display gifts that will help them grow as soldiers for Christ. 5. Eucharistic Crusaders from St. Rose of Lima Chapter in Saint Cloud, MN hosted a day of recollection. 6. Sisters of the Society of St. Pius X with Eucharistic Crusaders.

8 News From Immaculate Conception Church in Post Falls, ID Immaculate Conception Church in Post Falls, ID is a large Catholic community with a very active parish life. St. Dominic Girls’ School hosted a parish skate night in November for Immaculate Conception Church. There was also a Turkey Bowl for the men of the parish. For the feast of the Presentation of our Lady the Militia Immaculata held adoration from 9:00 pm to midnight. In December, there was 1 an Italian Extravaganza, a celebration for feast of the Immaculate Conception, and a parish trivia night. The feast of our Lady of Guadalupe on December 12 was a very full day starting with Mass at 5:45 am. Following Mass, the parish sang Las Mañanitas in the church hall and a hot breakfast was served. A Rosary was offered that evening with hymns to our Lady. A dinner followed in the church hall. Night adoration was held by Militia Immaculata. Later in the month, there was a Christmas carol concert with performances by the St. Dominic’s Girls Choir, Immaculate Conception Academy Boy’s Choir, Exsurge Young Adult Group, and the Sarto Singers at Lake City High School in Coeur d’Alene. The new year started with an all night adoration beginning New Year’s Eve. The first meeting for a newly called Eucharistic Crusade to took place on Saturday, Jan. 10. On Sunday, January 11, a 54-day Rosary Novena began for the feast of the Holy Family. On January 22 Benediction and a 15 decade Rosary were offered in reparation for the legalization of abortion in 1973. The following day on January 23, Fr. Kimball gave a conference for the Militia Immaculata. In February, a men’s Ignatian retreat was held. The Heart of Mary Guild invited all ladies of the parish to their annual Day of Recollection in February and Catholic Cadets of America hosted a bake sale. There was a mission week on the sacrament of marriage March 15-21 followed by St. Joseph’s Table on March 22 and Confirmations by Bp. Alfonso de Galarreta on March 28. 2

1. St. Joseph’s Table at Immaculate Conception Church in Post Falls, ID. 2. St. Joseph’s Table at St. Benedict’s Church in Louisville, KY.

9 Regina Coeli Report May - June 2015 Our Lady of Fatima Apostolate Pilgrim Statue Itinerary May 8 – St. Mary’s Academy & College – St. Mary’s, KS May 15 – Queen of All Saints Chapel – Springfield, MO May 22 – Saint Mary Magdalen Chapel – Mexico, MO May 29 – Our Lady of Victory Chapel – Necedah, WI

June 5 – St. Theresa Chapel & Academy – Waunakee, WI June 12 – St. Thomas Aquinas Seminary – Winona, MN June 19 – Immaculate Heart of Mary Church – St. Paul, MN June 26 – Sacred Heart Novitiate: Browerville – MN

July 3 – St. John Vianney Chapel: Long Prairie – MN July 10 – Holy Family Chapel & Academy – Belle Plaine, MN July 17 – St. Robert Bellarmine Church – St. Cloud, MN July 24 – Our Lady of Sorrows Chapel – Crookston, MN July 31 – St. Michael’s Chapel – Mandan, ND

August 7 – Our Lady of the Snows Chapel – Sioux Falls, SD August 14 – Guardian Angels Mission – Manning, ND August 21 – Sts. Peter and Paul Mission – Rapid City, SD August 28 – Annunciation Chapel – Fort Collins, CO

Mass Association

During our Lady’s pilgrimage to the chapels and schools in the U.S. District daily Mass is offered for the success of the apostolate and all the intentions you wish to entrust. You can also send a notice to your loved ones that they are being remembered at these Masses. This is a great way to introduce others to the message of Fatima. To enroll 1. Go online at www.sspx.org/fatima or 2. Complete and mail the enclosed Mass Association Card to 11485 N. Farley Rd. Platte City, TN 64079

Order additional Mass Association Cards and Novena Cards at ww.sspx.org/fatima SSPX Fatima: 816-733-2574 | [email protected]

10 Girls’ Summer Camps Boys’ Summer Camps

Our Lady of Good Success Camp Don Bosco Boys Camp Camp Chaplain: Fr. Christopher Danel Camp Chaplain: Fr. Patrick Mackin Camp Director: Judy Grieco Camp Director: Fr. Patrick Mackin Location: St. Michael’s Roman Catholic Church in Roswell, GA Location: Camp Tamarack, Waupaca, WI Dates: June 22 to June 27 Dates: July 27 to August 8 Ages: 8 to 17 (exceptions considered) Ages: 8 to 17 Contact: Judy Grieco Contact: Fr. Patrick Mackin 770-205-9230 | [email protected] 315-391-9435 | [email protected] Registration deadline: April 25 Registration Deadline: May 15

Our Lady of the Rosary Camp Camp De Smet Camp Chaplain: Fr. Michael Goldade Camp Director/Chaplain: Fr. Richard Boyle Camp Director: Sisters of the Society of St. Pius X Location: Black Hawk, CO Location: Camp Howard, OR Dates: July 1 to July 10 Dates: June 6 to June 11 Ages: 9 to 16 Ages: 9 to 16 Contact: Fr. Richard Boyle Contact: Sisters of the Society of St. Pius X 303-325-7558 | [email protected] 541-935-3531 Registration deadline: May 30 Registration deadline: April 30 Camp Honor Los Gatos Girls’ Camp Camp Chaplain: Fr. David Thomas Camp Chaplain: Fr. Thomas Asher Camp Director: Fr. Patrick Mackin Camp Director: Amy Simpliciano Location: Camp Round Meadows in Catoctin Mountain State Park Location: St. Aloysius Retreat House, Los Gatos, CA Thurmont, MD Dates: July 1 to July 8 Dates: July 10 to July 20 Ages: 8 to 16 Ages: 8 to 17 Contact: Amy Simpliciano Contact: Fr. Patrick Mackin 818-300-8550 | [email protected] 315-391-2644 | [email protected] Registration deadline: June 1 Registration Deadline: June 1

St. Maria Goretti Camp Los Gatos Boys’ Camp Camp Chaplain: Fr. Trevor Burfitt Camp Director/Chaplain: Fr. Jonathan Loop Camp Director: Sisters of the Society of St. Pius X Location: St. Aloysius Retreat House/Big Basin Redwoods State Location: Nisswa, MN Park Dates: July 1 to July 9 Dates: July 18 to August 1 Ages: 9 to 16 Ages: 8 to 15 Contact: Sisters of the Society of St. Pius X Contact: Fr. Jonathan Loop 540 W. 8th St. | Browerville, MN 56438 541-935-8608 | [email protected] Registration deadline: June 1 Registration deadline: June 18 St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Girls’ Camp Camp Chaplain: Fr. Patrick Crane Camp Director: Sisters of the Society of St. Pius X Location: Hickory State Park, PA Angelus Press Conference Dates: July 20 to July 31 Ages: 8 to 17 October 9-11, 2015 Contact: Sr. Mary St. Anne: 785-437-2471 or Lisa Bonnel: [email protected] Theme: The Family Registration deadline: July 1 or until camp is full (40 girls). Location: Kansas City, MO International Airport Hilton Keynote Speaker: Bishop de la Galarreta: The Blessed Virgin, Spouse and Mother”

For more information please contact: Ordinations 800-966-7337 | www.angelusress.org

June 12, 2015 – Ordinations to the priesthood & the diaconate June 13, 2015 – First Masses St. Thomas Aquinas Seminary in Winona, MN For more information please contact: 507-454-8000 | www.stas.org Confirmation

May 2 North Caldwell, NJ Bp. Bernard Fellay May 3 Ridgefield, CT Bp. Bernard Fellay Job Opening May 30 Chicago, IL Bp. Tissier de Mallerais Dates subject to change For more information please contact: 816-733-2500 | Www.sspx.org Our Lady of Good Success Academy, friend school of the SSPX in Green Bay, WI seeks a “teaching” principal for grades 1-5 for the 2015/2016 school year. For more information please contact: [email protected] Upcoming Retreats Eucharistic Crusade

Men: Monthly Intentions May 4-9 Ignatian Phoenix, AZ May: For Christian morality which is in peril May 18-23 Marian Ridgefield, CT O my God and my All, in Thy goodness Jul 6-11 Ignatian Ridgefield, CT and mercy, grant that before I die I may re- Jul 13-18 Ignatian St. Louis, MO gain all the graces which I have lost through Aug 17-22 Ignatian Los Gatos, CA my carelessness and folly. Permit me to attain the degree of Aug 17-22 Ignatian Saint-Césaire, Quebec merit and perfection to which Thou didst desire to lead me, Sep 21-16 Ignatian Ridgefield, CT and which I failed by my unfaithfulness to reach. Oct 3-5 Virtues Phoenix, AZ Oct 5-10 Ignatian Los Gatos, CA Mercifully grant also that others regain the graces which Oct 12-17 Dominican Ridgefield, CT they have lost through my fault. This I humbly beg through the Nov 2-7 Ignatian Ridgefield, CT merits of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and Immaculate Virgin Nov 9-14 Ignatian Saint-Césaire, Quebec Mary. Dec 3-6 Ignatian Los Gatos, CA Dec 7-12 Ignatian Ridgefield, CT June: That priests zealously fill souls with the love of God Dec 7-12 Ignatian Phoenix, AZ The priest who is moved by the spirit of zeal for the glory Women: of God and the salvation of souls is not afraid of weariness, is May 7-10 Ignatian Ridgefield, CT not fearful of danger, does not consider sacrifices, does not May 11-16 Ignatian Los Gatos, CA indulge himself in comforts, knows no rest, does not trouble Jun 8-13 Marian Ridgefield, CT about repose. Though contradicted and persecuted he does Jul 6-11 Ignatian St. Louis, MO not lose heart, because he knows that the heritage of the Jul 20-25 Ignatian Saint-Césaire, Quebec Church Militant is the hatred of the gloomy, and the greater Aug 10-15 Ignatian Ridgefield, CT obstacles he encounters the more there increases in him a Sep 7-12 Ignatian Los Gatos, CA burning desire to show himself a true Minister of God in every- Sep 21-26 Ignatian Phoenix, AZ thing, “in tribulations, in hardships, in distresses . . . in labors, Nov 9-14 Ignatian Los Gatos, CA in sleepless nights . . . in honor and dishonor, in evil report and Nov 16-21 Ignatian Ridgefield, CT good report . . .” [2 Cor. 4:4-8] Dec 17-20 Ignatian Los Gatos, CA from Recipe for the Holiness of Priests, quotes by Pope St. Pius X E-mail: [email protected] Mixed: Aug 17-19 Teachers Phoenix, AZ Oct 28-31 Marriage Phoenix, AZ Dates subject to change For more information please contact: 816-733-2500 | www.sspx.org U.S. Pilgrimages

Cataldo: July 17-19, 2015 3-day walk over 50 miles following in the footsteps of International Pilgrimages Fr. De Smet and so many generous missionaries from Immaculate Conception Church in Post Falls, ID to the Sacred Heart Indian Mission in Cataldo, ID. Lourdes, Fatima & Southern Spain October 12-23, 2015 For more information please contact: Visit Lourdes, Fatima, Zaragoza, Valencia, Granada, Seville, Cataldo Piilgrimage Secretary | Timothy Eloe Cordoba. In Spain, see the Holy Grail, Our Lady of the Pillar, 509-879-7777 | [email protected] www.cataldopilgrimage.org St. John of God, the tombs of the Catholic Kings Ferdinand & Isa- bella, St. Ferdinand III, St. Vincent, and more. Santa Fe: July 24-25, 2015 For more information please contact: Men and boys only. 33-mile overnight walk to the Padilla Cross Regina Pilgrimages just outside of Lyons, KS. 866-369-8149 | 785-437-2883 | [email protected] For more information please contact: 816-982-0691 P.O. Box 67, St. Mary’s KS 66536 | www.reginapilgrimages.com Mother Cabrini: August 21-22, 2015 Holy Land Pilgrimage June 29 - July 10, 2015 2-day walk from St. Isidore’s Catholic Church in Watkins, CO to This pilgrimage will visit the holy sites of Nazareth, Bethlehem, the shrine of Mother Frances Cabrini in Golden, CO. For more information please contact: 303-325-7558 Jerusalem, Ein Karem, and more. Chaplain: Fr. John Young Auriesville: September 11-13, 2015 For more information please contact: Saint Pius X Pilgrimages | Christine di Cecco 3-day pilgrimage to the Shrine of the North American Martyrs 203-378-2763 | [email protected] in Auriesville, NY. www.saintpiusxpilgrimage.com For more information please contact: 203-431-0201 x. 28 Starkenburg: October 15-18, 2015 3-day walk from the Katy Trailhead in Jefferson City, MO to Our Lady of Starkenburg Shrine in Starkenburg, MO. For more information please contact: [email protected] Regina Coeli Report Number 264 July- August 2015 Regina Coeli House 11485 N. Farley Road, Platte City MO 64079 USA | Tel: 816-733-2500 | www.sspx.org