TU ES SACERDOS IN AETERNUM!

Florence, Italy
4th July 2024

At the culmination of the week of ordainations, five deacons were ordained to the priesthood by His Eminence Raymond Leo Cardinal Burke at the beautiful Romanesque church of  Ss Michael & Cajetan in central Florence on Thursday morning last.

Please pray for these new priests of the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest at they begin their ministries:

From left to right: Rev’d Canon Mirko Perucchini, Rev’d Canon Paul McKown,
Rev’d Canon Thibault Pérez, Rev’d Canon Alban Colomb and Rev’d Canon Pol Lecerf

 

The week began on Monday where seminarians at the end of their first year received the cassock. On Tuesday, the Tonsures and Minor Orders took place and on Wednesday, ordinations to sub diaconate and diaconate.

TWO NEW PRIESTS ORDAINED

Always with thanks to God, two new priests for eternity have been ordained at Gricigliano, the Institute seminary near Florence, Italy on the feast of St. Francis de Sales.

His Eminence Raymond Leo Cardinal Burke ordained Canon Morrow and Canon Ringeval las Monday.

Hopefully one or both will visit us soon.

2023 ORDINATION PHOTOGRAPHY

With due credit to the seminarians of Gricigliano who took these beautiful photographs, we are pleased to present a chronicle of the 2023 Ordinations in Florence.

Presentation of the Cassock and Incardinations

Minor Orders conferred by His Lordship Bishop Madega, Bishop of Mouila in Gabon

Major Orders conferred by His Grace Archbishop Cordileone, Archbishop of San Francisco, USA, in the presence of His Eminence Raymond Leo Cardinal Burke

Te Deum of Thanksgiving celebrated by His Eminence Raymond Leo Cardinal Burke followed by dinner and fireworks

DIACONAL ORDINATIONS

Florence, 5th July 2023

This morning, in the presence of His Eminence, Raymond Leo Cardinal Burke, His Grace, the Archbishop of San Francisco, the Most Reverend Salvatore J. Cordileone conferred Holy Orders upon 5 subdeacons and 6 deacons at the Church of Santi Michele e Gaetano.

On Monday, a group of seminarians at the end of their first year received their cassocks. Meanwhile, on Tuesday the minor orders of porter, lector, acolyte and exorcist as well as the clerical tonsure were conferred.

Deo gratias!

FOUR NEW PRIESTS FOR ETERNITY

On Saturday 1st April 2023, just before Holy Mother Church began the ceremonies of Holy Week, four young deacons were ordained to the Holy Order of the Sacred Priesthood at the Church of Saints Michael and Gaetano, Florence by His Eminence Raymond Cardinal Burke.

Canon Dodd, Great Britain (pictured second left)
Canon McCowen, Great Britain (pictured third left)
Canon Wells, United States of America (pictured far right)
Canon Bell, United States of America (pictured far left)


Tu es sacérdos in ætérnum secúndum órdinem Melchísedech.

ORDINATIONS ON THE FEAST OF ST FRANCIS DE SALES

On the 29th January last, the feast of Secondary Patron of the Institute St Francis de Sales, Abbés Almeida and Henry were ordained to the Sacred Priesthood by His Eminence Raymond Leo Cardinal Burke.

Photography from the Ordaination Mass and the First Masses of both new Canons:

Ordination Mass

First Mass of Canon Henry

First Mass of Canon Almeida