Some photography that beautifully depicts the Feast of Christ the King, the titular feast of the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest. The feast day was on Sunday 23rd November 2022
First Vespers
Seminary
THE OLIVE HARVEST AT GRICIGLIANO
Following on from our earlier article concerning the grape harvest, the seminarians and staff have been hard at work once more. This time gathering in the olives from the tranquil sun kissed groves scattered around Gricigliano.
The final photographs show a special dinner following the harvest.
NOVEMBER MASSES FOR THE DEAD
The commemoration of the Faithful Departed on the 2nd November and on the following day, a Requiem Mass for the dead of the ICKSP.
All Souls
THE GRAPE HARVEST
In French this is called Vendanges, in English – the harvesting of the grape to become wine. The work takes place in warm weather in the Tuscan hills and the seminarians and their Canon superiors all work together to gather the grapes. It is hard work!
SEMINARY: FIRST YEAR SEMINARIANS RECEIVE HABIT
After having prepared themselves for a few days in the house of the Sister Adorers in Le Noirmont, Switzerland, the new first-year seminarians recently received their choir habit from the hands of Canon Mora, the Seminary Rector.
This academic year will have seminary chapel filled with thirty young men beginning their priestly formation. Their newly-received choir habit, a blue cape, places them already under the protection of Our Lady as they begin their years of formation.
May the Blessed Virgin, protect them and nurture their vocations to be good and holy priests for the Church!
ACCÉDANT, QUI ORDINÁNDI SUNT AD DIACONÁTUM!
Let those come forward who are to ordained to Deaconship!
We will especially pray for
Abbé Michael McCowen and Abbé Liam Dodd
who will each be ordained Deacon on Wednesday 29th June in Florence.
MEET OUR SEMINARIANS
Our seminarians currently at Gricigliano or in placement in apostolate.
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AD MULTOS ANNOS CANON MORA
It is with great pleasure that we convey our birthday greetings to Seminary Rector and Co-founder of the Institute, M. le Chanoine Philippe Mora whose 70th birthday is today.
Please of your charity, afford Canon a prayer today!
ALL SAINTS’ DAY AND MINOR ORDINATIONS BY HIS LORDSHIP BISHOP GIOVANNETTI
On All Saints Day, Bishop Giovannetti, the Bishop Emeritus of Fiesole celebrated the ceremonies of Minor Ordination and the Holy Mass at the our Motherhouse in Gricigliano, Italy
THANKSGIVING AT THE SEMINARY OF GRICIGLIANO
Our Seminarians (and your future priests!) hail from all over the world, but a fair proporion of these young men originate from the United States where Thanksgiving is a national holiday, giving thanks for the blessing of the harvest and of the preceding year.
Each year, the day is commemorated in Gricigliano and here are some photographs of celebration last week.
