The American delegation of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of St. George and the Royal Order of Francis I is hosting a gala cocktail reception in true southern Italian style on Friday, July 22, 2022 at 7 pm.

Honoring us, along with the presence of other prelate-members, bishops, ecclesiastical dignitaries and friends of the Order, will be His Eminence Raymond Leo Cardinal Burke, the titular priest of St. Agatha’s, who will be the keynote speaker at the reception, to discuss the great work that needs to be done for the ancient church’s restoration.

Prepaid tickets of $150 each are available for the reception, which will take place at Macaluso’s, 55 4th Avenue, Hawthorne, NJ, 07506. Prepaid tickets must be reserved no later than Monday, July 18. Cocktail attire. For more information regarding tickets and sponsorship opportunities, please contact the Delegation office at 1-833-514-3040 or email info@smocsg.org.

(Above) Pilgrims enduring the terrible weather of last Saturday. (Photo:Renaissance Catholique)

The 40th “Pilgrimage of Christendom” ended successfully Monday despite all the adversities of this year – from the weather and otherwise. A record number of pilgrims (at least 15,000) participated. For a report see:

Les miracles de Chartres

Now, as many of us know, on the same Pentecost weekend a pilgrimage organized by the FSSPX travels in the opposite direction – Chartres to Paris. This pilgrimage unfortunately had to be cancelled because of the storm’s effect on their camping grounds. The organizers report 4,000 were underway at the time of cancellation.

Communiqué aux valeureux pèlerins

For a more detailed report on the FSSPX pilgrimage(with dramatic pictures of the storm):

Un pèlerinage hors norme 

Now on May 29 another event ended – the German Catholic Congress (Katholikentag). This is an event organized with the full support of the German Catholic Church – indeed, most of the participants are members of Church organizations in one way or another (in that respect it resembles the L.A. Religious Education conference). As always it is a celebration of Catholic progressivism – focusing on environmentalism, the syndodal path, female clergy, LGBTQ, Ukraine, sexual abuse, etc. The Congress’s materials are written in a nearly illegible German using “gender-neutral” forms. Most of the funding for this conference comes directly or indirectly from the German government. Yet despite all this massive support by State and Church, the number of attendeees of the full Congress this year was disastrously low – around 19,000 (including 7,000 engaged in some official capacity in the Congress itself):

Nach dem Katholikentag: Zeitansage für eine krisenhafte Kirche

Der Katholikentag braucht ein kompakteres Format

( “The Katholikentag cost 10 million Euro – mostly funded by the government.” “Since the pandemic the number of those who attend church has dropped by half.“)

19,000 at the Katholikentag of the German Catholic establishment and its allied progressive forces – compared to at least 19,000 walking the two Chartres pilgrimages of Tradition. Numbers don’t lie……

With the overwhelming participation of the pilgrim faithful at the concluding liturgy in the Cathedral of Chartres.

VIDEO OF THE ENTIRE MASS

This year the many thousand pilgrims triumphed over seemingly insurmountable challenges of all kinds. Let it be a model for us!

The two traditional pentecost pilgrimages had set off today from Paris and Chartres, respectively, more numerous than ever. The vicinity of Paris was then struck by hailstorms and tremendous downpours. The camping sites for the pilgrims could not be used and 15,000 pilgrims were evacuated to other shelters.

The FSSPX pilgrimage (Chartres-Paris) has been cancelled. I do not see any aannouncement yet from Notre-Dame de Chrétienté.

Let us pray for all the pilgrims and the great unforeseen sacrifices they are making!

Orages violents dans les Yvelines : 15 000 pèlerins et 8 000 scouts sauvés des eaux (news eport)

Annulation du pèlerinage pour cause d’intempéries (announcement from the FSSPX)

Notre-Dame de Chrétienté website (with reports on the pilgrimage)

UPDATE: The direction of the Paris-Chartres pilgrimage announces the pilgrimage will resume and the Mass at Chartres on Pentecost Monday will be celebrated as scheduled.

On Saturday June 4 at 10:15 am, the Oratory of Sts.. Cyril and Methodius, Bridgeport, CT, will offer the traditional Pentecost vigil ceremony consisting of six Old Testament prophecies, the bless of the font, Litany of the Saints and Solemn Mass.

Confessions will begin at 9:30 am. Please not that there will not be a 7:45 Mass or early confessions. Server practice will begin at 9:30 am