THE PRIESTLY FRATERNITY
OF ST PETER
DISTRICT OF OCEANIA
"Thou art Peter; and upon this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail agains it. And I will give to thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven."
Matt 16:18
The General Council of the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter and other members representing the Fraternity throughout the world gathered in Lourdes to renew the solemn consecration of the community to the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
On the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes, February 11, following a day of pilgrimage and prayer at the holy sites, a solemn Mass of thanksgiving was celebrated that evening by Father John Berg in the upper basilica.
In his sermon, Father Vincent Ribeton evoked “the memory of the graces received on February 11, 2022, which are forever engraved in our souls.” The priests and local faithful then processed to the grotto, to renew the act of Consecration.
We Congratulate our eight Seminarians studying in the US who have recently received Tonsure and the Minor Orders.
On the 19th of October 2024, our second year seminarians, Petar Majetic, Rainier Juanta, and Benjamin Jennings-Sio received Clerical Tonsure
On the 23rd of November our third year seminarians, Binil Chacko, Alexander Kurkcu and Andre Kurkcu received the Minor Orders of Porter and Lector. While our fourth year seminarians Andrew George and Israel Alfante received the Minor Orders of Exorcist and Acolyte.
Deo gratias!
Please continue to pray for them as they continue their formation at Our Lady of Guadalupe Seminary.
Please see here for pictures of the ceremonies.
On August 18th, 2024, the FSSP happily began its presence in the diocese of Maitland-Newcastle with a beautiful Mass in St John the Baptist Chapel, Maitland.
Invited into the diocese by Bishop Michael Kennedy, we are grateful to him and excited to start our work in the diocese. The Mass location, St John's Chapel, is a venerable and historic church (1846), being the pro-cathedral of the Maitland diocese and the burial place of some of its diocesan bishops.
We pray, and we ask you to join us, that this apostolate in the Maitland-Newcastle Diocese bear much fruit in the Lord's vineyard. For more details, please see our diocesan webpage.
