Gloria - Mass XI (Orbis factor) The schola of St. Francis De Sales Oratory, St. Louis, MO, USA. Solemn High Mass on 5th Sunday after Pentecost (July 5, 2009). St. Francis De Sales Oratory is run by …More
Gloria - Mass XI (Orbis factor)
The schola of St. Francis De Sales Oratory, St. Louis, MO, USA.
Solemn High Mass on 5th Sunday after Pentecost (July 5, 2009).
St. Francis De Sales Oratory is run by Institue of Christ the King Sovereign Priests.
This Church is a "must go" place in St. Louis.
Website: www.institute-christ-king.org/stlouis
Excerpts from the website:
"In June of 2005 St. Francis de Sales "parish" was closed by the Archdiocese of St. Louis because of population shift and was consolidated with another neighborhood parish. The building was scheduled to be torn down.
In July 2005, the church building, and campus was given to the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest to maintain and administer the sacraments according to the 1962 Missal. The Archbishop of St. Louis, His Grace, the Most Reverend Raymond L. Burke erected the church as an Oratory of the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest . Today, St. Francis de Sales Oratory serves the whole archdiocese of St. Louis and is the center of the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite."
Please help the restoration project: www.traditionfortomorrow.com
"Currently the Institute is raising the necessary funds to restore the magnificent church building entrusted to their care. The most immediate need involves the 300-foot-tall steeple, which is gradually pulling away from the building, because of inadequate foundation support. Repairs to the roof, restoration of the stain-glass windows, the frescos and other renovations are also needed to maintain the church’s grandeur as a place of worship and inspiration."
The schola of St. Francis De Sales Oratory, St. Louis, MO, USA.
Solemn High Mass on 5th Sunday after Pentecost (July 5, 2009).
St. Francis De Sales Oratory is run by Institue of Christ the King Sovereign Priests.
This Church is a "must go" place in St. Louis.
Website: www.institute-christ-king.org/stlouis
Excerpts from the website:
"In June of 2005 St. Francis de Sales "parish" was closed by the Archdiocese of St. Louis because of population shift and was consolidated with another neighborhood parish. The building was scheduled to be torn down.
In July 2005, the church building, and campus was given to the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest to maintain and administer the sacraments according to the 1962 Missal. The Archbishop of St. Louis, His Grace, the Most Reverend Raymond L. Burke erected the church as an Oratory of the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest . Today, St. Francis de Sales Oratory serves the whole archdiocese of St. Louis and is the center of the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite."
Please help the restoration project: www.traditionfortomorrow.com
"Currently the Institute is raising the necessary funds to restore the magnificent church building entrusted to their care. The most immediate need involves the 300-foot-tall steeple, which is gradually pulling away from the building, because of inadequate foundation support. Repairs to the roof, restoration of the stain-glass windows, the frescos and other renovations are also needed to maintain the church’s grandeur as a place of worship and inspiration."
Gosh...! One is left with teriffic dismay at the very thought of this gorgeous church being demolished!! Thanks be to God that it still stands and that the Christ-the-King Fathers have keeped it in the state for which it was intended - the solemn celebration of the Roman Liturgy. 
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ACLumsden, thank you for your kind words!
I simply can't believe this Church was scheduled to be torn down in 2005.More
ACLumsden, thank you for your kind words!
I simply can't believe this Church was scheduled to be torn down in 2005.
I simply can't believe this Church was scheduled to be torn down in 2005.