The following article is written in response to Father Jean-Michel Gleize, SSPX, who recently wrote three articles expressing his view that the consecrations of the four bishops by Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre on June 30, 1988 were legitimate, despite the absence of a Papal mandate. (His articles were published in the Courrier de Rome 655 (July-August 2022), and are referenced in the following article.) In response to Father Gleize, Father Louis-Marie de Blignières, founder of the Fraternity of Saint Vincent Ferrer, and Father Josef Bisig, co-founder of the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter, seek to respectfully express disagreement with Father Gleize’s view, that an action resulting in the rupture of communion with the legitimate hierarchy of the Church founded by Jesus Christ cannot be legitimate, but is actually a schismatic action. Please read the following article for more details on this subject.
The following is a theological essay that was written by various members of the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter under the direction of Father Josef Bisig, one of the co-founders and the first Superior General of the Fraternity. This essay, originally published in 1989, is an in-depth study of the nature of episcopal consecrations, and whether it is ever legitimate to consecrate a bishop against the will of the Holy Father. The essay analyzes various topics and answers many objections defending the actions of Archbishop Lefebvre in consecrating bishops in June of 1988 against the will of Pope John Paul II, and thus it seeks to show that these actions by the Archbishop cannot be justified.
At 10:00 am Saturday, March 16th, 2024, five of our subdeacons were ordained to the diaconate in the Chapel of Sts. Peter and Paul at Our Lady of Guadalupe Seminary.
At 10am Central Time, Saturday, February 11, 2023, we will be blessed to witness the ordination of eleven of our seminarians to the order of the subdiaconate. The officiating celebrant will be His Excellency, Bishop Emeritus Fabian Bruskewitz, whom we thank for assisting us again. The ordination will take place in the Chapel of Saints Peter and Paul at Our Lady of Guadalupe Seminary in Denton, NE. Due to the size of the chapel, the event will only be open to the specifically invited family and friends of the ordinandi. Please pray for these men as they take this important step toward the sacred priesthood.
This year, the priestly ordinations for the members of the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter studying at Our Lady of Guadalupe Seminary will be held on May 27th, the Friday after the Ascension, at 10:00 AM. The ordinations will be at North American Martyrs Church in Lincoln, Nebraska, and the order will be conferred by His Excellency Archbishop Thomas Edward Gullickson.
We are grateful to His Excellency for his gracious assistance on this happy occasion as he ordains seven of our deacons to the sacred priesthood. We also offer our thanks to Father Connor, pastor of North American Martyrs, for allowing us the use of his parish for this event. All are welcome to attend the ceremony but the reception will be reserved for the friends and family of the ordinands only. Please pray for our deacons as we approach this time of Pentecost, that the Holy Ghost will fill them with His Gifts and Fruits, and help them to always be good and holy priests.
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The upcomingSaturday, April 2, 2022, we will be blessed to witness the ordination of four of our seminarians to the order of theDiaconate. The officiating celebrant will be His Excellency,Bishop James Conley, the Ordinary of the Diocese of Lincoln. We are grateful to His Excellency for assisting us. The ordination will take place in theChapel of Saints Peter and Paul at Our Lady of Guadalupe Seminary in Denton, NE. Due to the small space, the event will only be open to the specifically invited family and friends of the ordinandi. Please pray for these men as they take this important step towards the sacred priesthood.
WE ARE PLEASED to announce that on Saturday, November 20th, 21 members of Our Lady of Guadalupe Seminary will receive orders by His Excellency bishop Robert Finn in the seminary chapel of Saints Peter and Paul. In this special occasion, there are fourteen ordinandi to the Minor Orders of Porter, in which they will receive the office to summon Christians to prayer and guard God’s temple against intruders, and Lector, in which they will receive the duty to read sacred texts in the liturgy and catechize children and the uneducated.
Also, six ordinandi will receive the Orders of Exorcist and Acolyte, to purify themselves and God’s Church of all impurity, moreover, in receiving the order of acolyte, they thereby gain a nearer proximity to the Blessed Sacrament, closely collaborating with the ministry of the subdeacon. Acolytes are called to “cast off the works of darkness and put on the armor of light” (Rom 13:12). They ought to “shine as lights in the world” (Phil 2:15) through holiness of life in imitation of their divine Savior..
Additionally, there will be one ordinand receiving the Major Order of the Diaconate. As the apostles ministered to Our Lord, so the Deacon ministers to the Bishop and his priests in their ministry of sanctifying souls and in the liturgy. The Diaconate impresses an eternal sacramental character upon the soul the and confers grace ex opere operato. He remains a Deacon both in this life and the life to come.
Due to the large size of the classes and the number of invited guests, both the ceremony and the reception are not open to the public.
There will be a live broadcast for all those unable to attend.
