Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest
Province of Great Britain
At the our Motherhouse in Gricigliano, The Very Reverend Monsignor Gilles Wach, Superior General of the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest, celebrated a Solemn Requiem Mass for Dom Antoine Forgeot, Abbot Emeritus of Fontgombault.
Dom Forgeot was called to rest in peace on the feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary on the 15th August 2020. This was also the 65th anniversary of his monastic profession
Some photography of the Ceremonies of Thanksgiving recently given at Maria Engelport in Germany to commemorate 800 years of religious presence in this place in the presence of Bishop Ackermann of Treves, Germany.
Deo grátias!
Election of the Superior General
On the feast of Saint Bartholomew, Apostle, and in accordance with article 20 of the Constitutions of the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest, the General Chapter met in Gricigliano, in the presence of Bishop Patrick Incorvaja of the Congregation for Doctrine of Faith, to elect the Superior General.
The vote designated Monsignor Gilles Wach as Superior General for the next six years.
Let us thank divine Providence and pray to the Immaculate Conception so that the Institute may always be faithful to the service of the Church of God.
Chanoine Gilles Guitard, Secretary.
A short video of the modified week of Ordinations held at the motherhouse, the International Seminary of St. Phillip Neri, Gricigliano and also at Church of Saints Michael and Cajetan in central Florence.
Please pray for the 2020 Annual Chapter of the Canons of the ICKSP.
This will occur from Monday 24th August until Friday 28th August. Pray especially for the Canons, who, due to the currentcircumstances, won’t be able to attend this important event of the Institute’s life.
During February, Monsignor Wach visited to Gabon, the place where by God’s Providence, the Institute had it first home, founded 30 years ago. The video below shows the visit.
Private ceremonies at Gricigliano against the epidemic have taken place recently with Priests and Seminarians of the Institute
Here Monsignor Wach, Prior General renews the Institute’s consecration to the Immaculate Conception and request for special protection.
Monsignor Wach celebrates a Mass in Tempore Mortalitatis at the Gricigliano seminary
Procession of the Blessed Sacrament to implore Our Lord’s protection for Gricigliano and all its inhabitants
Please visit individual apostolate pages for details on arragements that have been put into place to wage a spiritual war against this evil virus! Links to our apostolates can be found to the right of this article.
Celebrate the Institute’s 30th Anniversary of service to Christ the King.
Join us on a pilgrimage of thanksgiving to Rome for the Feast of the Immaculate Conception! From 7th December to the 9th December 2020. Join the Canons, Oblates, Sisters, Seminarians, and countless faithful of the Institute of Christ the King on a pilgrimage of a lifetime to the Eternal City of Rome in thanksgiving to Our Blessed Mother, Mary Immaculate for her unfailing maternal intercession during these first 30 years of the Institute’s service to the Church.
The events will include:
• Pontifical Mass & Te Deum in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Altar of the Chair with His Eminence Raymond Leo Cardinal Burke.
• Solemn High Mass celebrated by Monsignor Gilles Wach at the Basilica of Santa Maria in Aracoeli.
• Candlelight Procession with His Eminence Raymond Leo Cardinal Burke.
More details will follow.
