SSPX Ordinations and Engagements

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PRIESTLY ORDINATIONS

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from La Reja, Argentina

On December 18, Bishop Bernard Tissier de Mallerais ordained 5 new priests for the SSPX at Seminario Nuestra Señora Corredentora in LA REJA, ARGENTINA.

Assisting at the ceremonies was seminary rector, Bishop Alfonso de Galarreta, as well as Frs. Olmedo (seminary vice-rector) as the assistant priest, Bouchacourt (South America District Superior), and Trejo (Mexico District Superior) as the assistant deacons, J. Mestre as deacon and Calderon as subdeacon.

The new alter Christi are: Frs. Fabio Calixto (from Brazil), Carlos Ramirez, (Colombia), Juan Albisu (Argentina), Carlos Caliri (Argentina), and Hector Guiscafre (Mexico).

With these 5 new priests, the Society reaches the number of 534 of whom 84 work in the United States.

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Photos courtesy of
Seminario Nuestra Señora Corredentora

The ordinands listen attentively to the bishop's admonition about a priest's duties

The laying on of hands over the ordinands
by all the clergy present

A group shot of the new priests
with Bishop Tissier de Mallerais.
Bishop de Galarreta is on the left
wearing a purple mozetta

ENGAGEMENTS TO THE SSPX

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images from
St. Thomas Aquinas
Seminary, Winona, MN

On December 8, the SSPX gained 27 new members to its religious family.

Archbishop Lefebvre prescribed that the engagements to the Society would be done on the Feast of the Immaculate Conception.

On that day, the seminarians and priests offer their lives to the Church through the Society of St. Pius X, either for one year, three years, or even perpetually, making them members of this pious union of priests.

The ceremony of engagement takes place at the Offertory during Mass, when each candidate makes his oblation in front of the opened tabernacle.

This year, 13 seminarians made their first engagement into the SSPX at Econe (Switzerland), 11 at Winona (Minnesota), and 3 at Zaitzkofen (Germany).

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St. Thomas Aquinas Seminary

Before their Eucharistic Lord in the opened tabernacle, the seminarians make their engagements at Winona

A seminarian kisses the seminary
rector's hand after making his oblation

Seminary vice-rector, Fr. Thomas
Asher, makes his perpetual engagement