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The Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life announced an upcoming Apostolic Visitation to the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter "in order to deepen the understanding of this society of Apostolic Life of Pontifical Right and to offer it the most appropriate support to its journey of following Christ."
What is the Purpose of the Apostolic Visitation?
The Vatican Dicastery, which is required “to promote, encourage and regulate the practice of the evangelical counsels, how they are lived out in the approved forms of consecrated life and all matters concerning the life and activity of Societies of Apostolic Life throughout the Latin Church” , as outlined in Pope Francis' Apostolic Constitution Praedicate Evangelium, will conduct this ordinary information visit "in he context of the process of accompanying the Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life that were previously established by the Pontifical Commission Ecclesia Dei, and which Pope Francis' Motu Proprio Traditionis Custodes, has placed placed under the jurisdiction of this Dicastery," reads a statement signed by the Prefect ,Cardinal Braz de Aviz,.
The Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter
The Fraternity is a "Society of Apostolic life of Pontifical Right," meaning a community of priests who do not take religious vows but work together for a common mission in the Catholic Church. Its mission is defined as "twofold": It involves, "the formation and sanctification of priests according to the traditional liturgy, commonly called the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite," and "the care of souls and pastoral activities in service to the Church."
The Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life announced an upcoming Apostolic Visitation to the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter "in order to deepen the understanding of this society of Apostolic Life of Pontifical Right and to offer it the most appropriate support to its journey of following Christ."
What is the Purpose of the Apostolic Visitation?
The Vatican Dicastery, which is required “to promote, encourage and regulate the practice of the evangelical counsels, how they are lived out in the approved forms of consecrated life and all matters concerning the life and activity of Societies of Apostolic Life throughout the Latin Church” , as outlined in Pope Francis' Apostolic Constitution Praedicate Evangelium, will conduct this ordinary information visit "in he context of the process of accompanying the Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life that were previously established by the Pontifical Commission Ecclesia Dei, and which Pope Francis' Motu Proprio Traditionis Custodes, has placed placed under the jurisdiction of this Dicastery," reads a statement signed by the Prefect ,Cardinal Braz de Aviz,.
The Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter
The Fraternity is a "Society of Apostolic life of Pontifical Right," meaning a community of priests who do not take religious vows but work together for a common mission in the Catholic Church. Its mission is defined as "twofold": It involves, "the formation and sanctification of priests according to the traditional liturgy, commonly called the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite," and "the care of souls and pastoral activities in service to the Church."
Source: Vatican News - Image Vatican Media from a Feb. 29th meeting with Pope Francis, the superior general of the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter (FSSP), Father Andrzej Komorowski, released that their permission to continue with the 1962 Latin Mass was confirmed.
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