FiNews #11: Ten Franciscans of the Immaculate Ordained to th

Ave Maria! We are happy to announce that ten Franciscans of the Immaculate were ordained to the priesthood through the imposition of the hands of His Eminence Crescenzio Card. Sepe, Archbishop of Napoli on March 24, 2007 in the Church of St. Theresa of the Discalced, Naples. This is an incredible blessing to the order and the Church. As the saintly Don Donlindo Ruotolo put it, The priest is a flower that has bloomed in the magnificence of the love of Jesus Christ ... that shines in the splendor of his dignity and excels all others ... a rose from the Immaculate Heart of MaryThere were no Americans ordained this year but one of the ordained, Fra Agnelus from England, made his postulancy and novitiate here in America and several American seminarians were in the Church and are anxiously awaiting their ordination in just a few short years, after which they will be able come back and minster to us here.Fra Bonaventure from Cameroon was ordained as well. Generous benefactors from the US paid for the plane tickets for his family to come and see his ordination. All those who contributed will be glad to see that they were, in fact, able to come. They stand out in their beautiful traditional African clothes, captured here in some of the slides.The beautiful church is staffed by the FI sisters who also sang magnificently for the ceremony. Thank you, Jesus and Mary!! Ave Maria!

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[johnriordanj]

Do they ever celebrate the novus ordo missae?

[franciscanfriars]

Ave Maria!

Yes, before the Moto Proprio we celebrated the Novus Ordo almost exclusively. Now we celebrate it about 50% of the time.

[ace3878]

I was greatly happy and inspired by these franciscan friars and i am gratefuk having met their counterpart franciscan sisters here in my country. Father, Sisters can i apply directly to your contemplative nuns instead. my heart yearns for the contemplative lifestyle

[sancirilo53]

Thank you very much for sharing this heartening video. God willing, our Church is beginning to re-emerge from its ruinous engagement with "the world, the flesh, and the devil" of the last 40-plus years. I am much encouraged by the young men of high quality who are (finally!) emerging from the seminaries and taking orders. Deo gratia!

[LatinPrayers]

I want an order that celebrates the Tridentine Mass exclusively.

[Milettus]

@gaksolid I think you mean 'Nitida Stella'.

Ciao!

[Milettus]

Is there a CD ore something on which I can get the music you hear in the background?

[cheesemonkey1990]

@balboa62 An ordination, if it is done by a legit bishop is a legit ordination. The FIs use the ordinary form of Ordination but celebrate both the OF and EF of the Mass. I agree that the EF is more reverant but not more legit than the OF.

[MaxMerrier]

You might perhaps try to inquire to their pure contemplative nuns: Poor Clare of the Immaculate.