True Restoration Photos

Midnight Mass 2009

2010-01-02T03:45:00.001-06:00

at the St. Pius X priory in Singapore

Christ the King celebrations in St. Louis, 2009

2009-12-25T05:15:00.002-06:00

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Fr. Gabriel, O.S.B. at his first Mass in Southern California

2009-10-10T12:36:00.002-05:00

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Consecrating a Chalice

2008-12-30T10:37:00.003-06:00

Disclaimer: I am NOT a fan of Fr. Zuhlsdorf at all. However, he provides a very useful commentary about the ceremony and also has pictures of the exact same text Bishop Williamson used when consecrating these sacred instruments last night.

I apologize for the crudeness of the pictures. I got to see this sort of last minute, so these were taken on my Blackberry Storm.

Joacim Svensson

2007-01-01T09:27:00.000-06:00

Joacim walks in the Christ the King procession in St. Marys

Joacim speaks with Jim Vogel, associate editor of the Angelus, and Patrick Ard, fellow St. Marys College student...

Christ the King Procession, St Marys, 2000

2006-12-03T23:29:00.000-06:00

I took these photos during my junior year at St. Marys College. It was a beautiful day for a procession, I'm sure you'll agree...

Mr. John Dredger, in his mustachioed days, and Fr. Lester when he was Mr. Lester...

a young Mark Campbell, directing traffic as MC

in Our Lady's Circle...

Fr. Jaime Pazat assisting Fr. Angles...

Dr. David Allen White

2006-11-29T20:02:00.000-06:00

The good doc, explaining the universe to my friend Scott Jones, head of Our Lady of Victory Homeschool
from left to right, Dr. White, Fr. McMahon, Chris Ferrara, Michael Matt, Fr. McDonald, John Vennari

Starkenburg 2000

2006-11-15T10:18:00.000-06:00

Part of a recently developed group of old 35mm negatives that I digitized, here are photos of the pilgrimage I attended as a St. Marys College student.

Fr. Damien Fox leads the delegation from St. Marys...

Father hears confessions on the way...
including mine...

some of the views on the path...
Fr. Dean gives some instructions at lunch...

Introibo ad altare Dei...
Confiteor...Fr. Stanich gives the sermon...

Domine, non sum dignus...a tired college crew:

from left to right, Patrick Murtha, Jacinta Persian, Lucas Eby, Cameron Dawson, Tyler Ruhland, Jordan Viray, Jessica Eballar, Stephen Heiner, Maggie Fletcher (soon to be Nickerson)
on the way home...

Christ the King in Post Falls

2006-11-14T18:14:00.000-06:00

courtesy of one of our readers in Post Falls. It is worth pointing out that those not in the procession are headed for a "dead end." :-)

Christ the King Procession, St. Marys, 2006

2006-11-08T20:39:00.000-06:00

Photo credit goes to Mr. David Kleinsmith. I enjoyed some time off from coverage on this one - you can see me on the right...

La Reja, Set 4

2006-10-01T13:00:00.000-05:00

Sunday Recreation - football (soccer) - though baseball is now making some inroads thanks to some seminarians from the Dominican Republic...I couldn't keep up with these very competitive young men...

a quiet moment of defense...

La Reja, Set 3

2006-10-01T12:51:00.000-05:00

a shot of the seminary buildings...

in the bottom left you can see the bee boxes...
I didn't think any place was quieter than Winona, after spending 5 days visiting there in 1997. La Reja's even quieter. Deep serenity.

La Reja, Set 2

2006-10-01T12:45:00.000-05:00

the front gate to the seminary...
some seminarians on an afternoon walk...

one of the hallways of the dorms for the seminarians, where they were kind enough to let me sleep.

La Reja, Set 1

2006-10-01T12:00:00.000-05:00

the front of the beautiful seminary chapel...

the old cloister (classrooms, refectory)...the trees are not in bloom because it was winter when I visited. It was strange to wear a heavy jacket in August. :-)

the new cloister (chapel)

St. Thomas Pro-Cathedral Set 13

2006-08-07T08:29:00.000-05:00

Fr. Novak sings the Rosary while he assists Father

St. Thomas Pro-Cathedral Set 12

2006-08-07T08:10:00.000-05:00

passing again in front of the Confederate monument that reads "for our altars and our hearths"

St. Thomas Pro-Cathedral Set 11

2006-08-07T07:59:00.000-05:00

The faithful with their King

St. Thomas Pro-Cathedral Set 10

2006-08-07T07:54:00.000-05:00

Our Lord brought to the front of a church, St. Marys held by the Conciliar usurpers

St. Thomas Pro-Cathedral Set 9

2006-08-07T05:16:00.000-05:00

St. Thomas Pro-Cathedral Set 8

2006-08-07T05:12:00.000-05:00

past the Confederate memorial that says "for our altars and our hearths"

St. Thomas Pro-Cathedral Set 7

2006-08-07T05:07:00.000-05:00

Benediction

Procession begins...

St. Thomas Pro-Cathedral Set 6

2006-08-07T05:01:00.000-05:00

Postcommunion - in the presence of Our Lord in the monstrance

Ite Missa Est

Vesting for the procession

St. Thomas Pro-Cathedral Set 5

2006-08-07T04:57:00.000-05:00

the subdeacon receives incense

the deacon receives incense

Orate fratres

Sanctus and Canon

Deus meus

et Dominus meus

St. Thomas Pro-Cathedral Set 4

2006-08-07T04:52:00.000-05:00

The Deacon sings the Gospel

Et Incarnatus est...

The Deacon sets the corporal

Offerimus tibi Domine, calicem salutaris...

St. Thomas Pro-Cathedral Set 3

2006-08-07T04:45:00.000-05:00

Introit

Gloria in Excelsis Deo...

Suscipe deprecationem nostram...

Subdeacon sings the epistle

the celebrant listens...

St. Thomas Pro-Cathedral Set 2

2006-08-07T04:36:00.000-05:00

St. Thomas Pro-Cathedral Set 1

2006-08-07T04:06:00.000-05:00

Asperges me...

Gloria Patri et Filio, et Spiritui Sancto...

Vesting - ad manipulum

ad casulam

Battleship North Carolina Set 11

2006-08-06T00:11:00.000-05:00

Prosit. Tibi quoque.

Benedictio Dei...

Battleship North Carolina Set 10

2006-08-05T23:11:00.000-05:00

Communion

Postcommunion

The Last Gospel

Recessional

Father recesses out with his two cleric-servers - on the left, Mr. Matthew Zacharias of Virginia and on the right Mr. Michael Fortin, a native of Virginia

Battleship North Carolina Set 9

2006-08-05T23:10:00.000-05:00

I will take the chalice of salvation...

Ecce Agnus Dei...

Ablutions

Battleship North Carolina Set 8

2006-08-05T22:25:00.000-05:00

Per ipsum...

The Fraction

Domine non sum dignus...

Battleship North Carolina Set 7

2006-08-05T22:10:00.000-05:00

Hoc est enim corpus meum
Hic est enim calix sanguinis mei
Haec quotiescumque feceritis...

Battleship North Carolina Set 6

2006-08-05T22:02:00.000-05:00

Lavabo inter innocentes manus meas
et circumdare altare tuum Domine...
Orate fratres:
Hanc igitur:
Adscriptam, ratam, rationabilem...

Battleship North Carolina Set 5

2006-08-05T21:43:00.000-05:00

Father preaches using a pulpit that has the 48-star flag. It was the standard until 1958 (Alaska) and 1959 (Hawaii).

Deus qui humanae substantiae
...et mirabilius reformasti...
Offerimus tibi, Domine, calicem salutaris

Battleship North Carolina Set 4

2006-08-05T21:25:00.000-05:00

Introibo ad altare Dei
Confiteor Deo omnipotenti, et vobis fratres...

Collect
Gospel

Battleship North Carolina Set 3

2006-08-05T21:17:00.000-05:00

the Rosary before Mass

vesting - ad manipulum
ad casulam:

Ensign Johnson's sword is blessed, because it will be drawn during the Consecration.

Battleship North Carolina Set 2

2006-08-05T21:06:00.000-05:00

the schola practices - from left to right, Mr. Hammond, Mr. DePiante, and Mr Harvey (Theodore)
the original altar, crucifix, and candlesticks from the ship. In preparation for the True Mass to once again bring down God's blessings on the ship.

Battleship North Carolina Set 1

2006-08-05T20:49:00.000-05:00

A tribute to the Soldiers of the Confederacy for the War of Northern Aggression. The inscription reads: "for our altars and our hearths."

Visiting Fr. Lawrence Smith, Set 4

2006-08-01T12:54:00.000-05:00

the makeshift confessional - when the light is on - a soul is getting cleaned...

Visiting Fr. Lawrence Smith, Set 3

2006-08-01T12:48:00.000-05:00

Fr. Smith talks about the construction of the permanent chapel, which will seat about 200. He is standing on the foundation.

Visiting Fr. Lawrence Smith, Set 2

2006-08-01T12:32:00.000-05:00

the temporary chapel...

Visiting Fr. Lawrence Smith, Set 1

2006-08-01T12:21:00.000-05:00

Falangist troops under the direction of General Franco, assisting at Mass, c. 1938

2006-07-25T13:14:00.000-05:00

This is a photo, thanks to AremusAthanasium, a commenter on Rorate Caeli, that is a useful accompaniment to my book review of Warren Carroll's Last Crusade.

The USS North Carolina

2006-07-22T11:08:00.000-05:00

new meaning to the idea of "Ecclesia Militans" - Mass on deck in 1941.

this beautiful triptych appears both in the Mass celebrated above and in the picture below...

The True Roman Rite of the Mass will return to this ship on the first week of August.

St. Thomas Pro-Cathedral

2006-07-20T11:04:00.000-05:00

these pictures are from a previous year's event which will be happening again this year on August 5th. Find details here.

Monitum

2006-07-15T21:58:00.000-05:00

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Winona Ordinations Day 3, Set 9

2006-06-24T16:00:00.000-05:00

the saint above the cross is St. Peter Martyr

Winona Ordinations Day 3, Set 8

2006-06-24T15:53:00.000-05:00

I will take the chalice of salvation...

Domine, non sum dignus...

seminarians receive communion

Winona Ordinations Day 3, Set 7

2006-06-24T15:46:00.000-05:00

Father incenses the altar in preparation for the Sacrifice

the next generation...those in suits are seminarians that have not yet received the soutane (cassock).

Te igitur, clementissime Pater...

a new Priest of Jesus Christ offers the Body of Christ to the Father

Winona Ordinations Day 3, Set 6

2006-06-24T15:39:00.000-05:00

One of the seminary professors preaches the sermon for Fr. Robinson's Mass

the subdeacon is given the paten...

...covers it with the humeral veil

and goes to the foot of the altar, where he will hold the paten up and remain until the Libera Nos prayer after the Pater Noster. Those arms were definitely tired!

Winona Ordinations Day 3, Set 5

2006-06-24T15:37:00.000-05:00

Fr. Robinson sits while the Subdeacon, Rev. Mr. Riccomini, sings the Epistle

The Deacon of the Mass asks for Fr. Robinson's blessing before reading the Gospel and kisses his hand after receiving the blessing (this is customary in solemn Mass, not just for new priests)

the Gospel is sung

Winona Ordinations Day 3, Set 4

2006-06-24T15:27:00.000-05:00

Winona Ordinations Day 3, Set 3

2006-06-24T15:19:00.000-05:00

The procession in for Fr. Robinson's first Mass, which was celebrated as a Solemn Mass.

Winona Ordinations Day 3, Set 2

2006-06-24T15:14:00.000-05:00

Fr. Beck gets a blessing from one of the new priests.

a monk from Silver City kisses the hands of the new priest, as is custom after receiving his blessing.

the young man next to Fr. Stafki has in his hands holy cards which the faithful can turn over and hence be reminded to pray for this priest. Priests need our prayers more than anyone! The blessing of a new Priest after his first Public Mass carries a plenary indulgence, under normal conditions.

Winona Ordinations Day 3, Set 1

2006-06-24T15:09:00.000-05:00

The processional from Fr. Stafki's first Mass, with Fr. Doran assisting.

Fr. Doran on the front steps of the seminary chapel.

Winona Ordinations Day 2, Set 18

2006-06-24T15:07:00.000-05:00

Winona Ordinations Day 2, Set 17

2006-06-24T14:50:00.000-05:00

Winona Ordinations Day 2, Set 16

2006-06-23T16:11:00.000-05:00

Winona Ordinations Day 2, Set 15

2006-06-23T16:05:00.000-05:00

the anointing and wrapping of hands

Winona Ordinations Day 2, Set 14

2006-06-23T15:57:00.001-05:00

Winona Ordinations Day 2, Set 13

2006-06-23T15:43:00.000-05:00

the priests lay hands on and pray for the newest priests of the Catholic Church...

Winona Ordinations Day 2, Set 12

2006-06-23T15:35:00.000-05:00

Winona Ordinations Day 2, Set 11

2006-06-23T15:29:00.000-05:00

Winona Ordinations Day 2, Set 10

2006-06-23T15:23:00.000-05:00

the now Reverend Mr. Frank Riccomini receives the diaconate from Bishop Fellay

Winona Ordinations Day 2, Set 9

2006-06-23T15:16:00.000-05:00

Winona Ordinations Day 2, Set 8

2006-06-23T15:09:00.000-05:00

The Litany of the Saints begins...

Winona Ordinations Day 2, Set 7

2006-06-23T15:03:00.000-05:00

Winona Ordinations Day 2, Set 6

2006-06-23T14:59:00.000-05:00

Winona Ordinations Day 2, Set 5

2006-06-23T14:49:00.000-05:00

Winona Ordinations Day 2, Set 4

2006-06-23T14:43:00.000-05:00

soon to be priests! 4 gifts from Our Lord...

Winona Ordinations Day 2, Set 3

2006-06-23T14:38:00.000-05:00

The ordinands, with Mr. Frank Riccomini of St. Marys Kansas in the lead.

Winona Ordinations Day 2, Set 2

2006-06-23T14:34:00.000-05:00

some monks from Silver City, New Mexico

priests

more priests...

more priests...

gloriously, more priests!

Winona Ordinations Day 2, Set 1

2006-06-23T14:28:00.000-05:00

seminarians who have not yet received the soutane (cassock).

seminarians

more seminarians (Deo Gratias!)

Winona Ordinations Day 1, Set 6

2006-06-22T20:14:00.000-05:00

Old classmates reunited: Fr. Adam Purdy (left), Fr. Steven McDonald (center), Fr. Dennis McDonald (right)

Fr. Joseph Pfeiffer tells me to get along with it after I try to get his photo 2 times prior. I thought this one turned out all right :-)

the sanctuary is prepared for a great blessing...new priests for the Catholic Church.

Winona Ordinations Day 1, Set 5

2006-06-22T20:05:00.000-05:00

What, you mean we don't have to listen to rock music and dress immodestly? Observe these children at leisure.

Well and modestly dressed. A credit to their parents.

I'm pretty sure that's a McDonnell on the ball, but not sure.

I didn't ask the name of this, but it's kind of like horseshoes but with big darts. Interesting.

Some faithful decide to make a camping trip of it - they have a magnificent view from there.

Winona Ordinations Day 1, Set 4

2006-06-22T19:55:00.000-05:00

The states with many representatives included:

Missouri
Kansas
Illinois
Michigan
Wisconsin
Minnesota

Winona Ordinations Day 1, Set 3

2006-06-22T16:34:00.000-05:00

Fr. Brian Hawker and Fr. Galambos, O.F.M.

Br. Augustine (left) and Br. Andrew (right) both from Our Lady of Guadalupe Monastery in Silver City, N.M. Br. Andrew is in the gray work habit, Br. Augustine in the regular black.

Mr. Michael Sestak (left, recently returned from the Philippines) and Mr. Theresian Xavier (right, from India)

Winona Ordinations Day 1, Set 2

2006-06-22T16:24:00.000-05:00

Fr. Kenneth Novak, Mr. Frank Riccomini (to be ordained to the diaconate), and Br. Gabriel

James and Anna Vogel watch the MC practice with his servers. Behind them you can see 1/2 of the tent.

The MC with the servers who will attend at the Bishop's throne.

The Bishop's throne, with stools for the attendants - probably archpriest and archdeacon - but not sure...

Bishop Bernard Fellay's coat of arms. Spes Nostra means "our hope."

Winona Ordinations Day 1, Set 1

2006-06-22T16:10:00.000-05:00

the front of the seminary

the sanctuary being prepared for tomorrow's ceremonies

Blessing of the new Regina Caeli House in Farley, Missouri, on the feast of Corpus Christi

2006-06-16T02:08:00.000-05:00

I didn't get good directions to the new house, so I missed the blessing ceremony, and when I did get there, I ended up catching up with priests I haven't seen in ten years - Fr. Kenneth Novak, Fr. Joseph Lester, Fr. Patrick Crane, Fr. Wolfgang Goettler, so I didn't really get too many pics - I was too busy talking. But here are three, at least.

Fr. Kenneth Novak points out something to His Lordship, Bishop Bernard Fellay. Fr. Goettler, former vice-rector of the seminary in Winona (now he is in St. Marys) is on the far right. His Lordship turned around, smiled, and said "uh oh" when he saw me taking a picture, but then proceeded to pull out a super-slim euro camera phone which looked like it could make breakfast, and started snapping away. I'm looking forward to seeing him again at Ordinations next Friday.

Fr. Scott Gardner, busy solving the problems of the Church and the world with a few faithful.

Fr. Patrick Crane (District Bursar) points up to the third floor, which has 12 rooms for priests.

Construction is not quite finished on the project, but it's scheduled to be completed by the end of summer at the latest.

Corpus Christi Procession, St. Vincent de Paul Church, Kansas City, Missouri

2006-06-15T11:10:00.000-05:00

It was a lovely day for us to be in the world, but not of it. Cars stopped. Some men took their hats off as we passed by. It seemed as though, just for a moment, Our Lord was being given his due. Fr. Kenneth Novak used a bullhorn to lead us in song and prayer. We processed from St. Vincent de Paul Church to the Regina Caeli House (U.S. District HQ for the SSPX) for a benediction from Our Lord, and then returned back to the chapel. The procession was led by Bishop Fellay, though we were also joined by Fr. Violette (District Superior of Canada), Fr. Le Roux (Rector of the Seminary in Winona), Fr. Crane, Fr. Gardner, Fr. Fullerton (US District Superior), and one of the Fathers McDonald (I'm pretty sure Steven, though not certain).