Regina Coeli Report Number 260 November - December 2014

Our Children, Our Future! When founding the Society of Saint Pius X, Archbishop Lefebvre wrote: “Schools, really free from any constraint so as to be able to give a thoroughly Christian education to the young, will be fostered and even founded by members of the Society. From these schools will come vocations and Christian homes.” From the homes of our families to the schools and camps sponsored by the Society, the Catholic principles of openness to generosity, hope, and confidence in God’s Providence bring an abundance of graces, including large families and many vocations. The priests and religious of the Society organize camps every summer for our children. Our camps are not mere baby sitting! They are part of the Catholic education and culture we are proud to transmit to the next generation. Summer

camps complement the work of our thirty schools. This summer forty teachers participated in three language arts seminars organized with the help of the Dominican Sisters; so they too went to summer camp! Each year the number of camps we offer increases thanks not only to the generosity of the organizers, but also to that of our benefactors. This year there were thirteen camps with over 700 participants. Behind the scenes hundreds of volunteers and benefactors made this enterprise possible. To them in particular, these pictures are a way to say: Thank you!

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Letter from the District Superior Dear Faithful, How encouraging are these camps that took place during the summer with more than 700 participants! In the task of educating children, vacation time and entertainment present challenges. St. Thomas Aquinas studied the virtue which regulates entertainment and play called eutrapelia. It comes under the heading of modesty in the Summa Theologica II‑II; 168. He reports that one day a serious-minded person caught St. John the Evangelist playing a game with his disciples. Rebuked for daring to give in to some amusement, unworthy of an apostle, St. John did not argue the point. He simply picked up a bow, handed it to his reformer, and asked him to shoot an arrow at a target. The man did. St. John asked him to shoot again and again. Finally he asked, “What would happen if arrows were shot indefinitely from that bow?” “It would break!” answered the opponent. “The same thing would happen to a man,” the saint concluded. “He would break unless he gives his soul a rest!” Amusement is necessary to give rest to the soul, but its exercise must be regulated. • It should never be indecent or injurious: its goal is to rest the soul. • It should interrupt the labors of the soul without upsetting its harmony: enough, but not too much. Quoting Cicero, St. Thomas said, “Just as we do not allow children to enjoy absolute freedom in their games, but only that which is consistent with good behavior, so our very fun should reflect something of an upright mind.” • It has to be fitting for the persons, places and time. A student shouting operatic scales in the corridor at 1 o’clock in the morning would rightly be considered just as vicious as a wet blanket who destroys the pleasure of others at a party. Our camps are a great opportunity for our children to learn how to practice eutrapelia. It might be interesting to review entertainment at home in regard to the teaching of St. Thomas. What about the time and the means we use, the lack of supervision, the unlimited access to video games or internet, movies? What about the company, the place? How do we organize and participate in traditional and healthy recreational activities like singing, acting and playing games as a family? Finally, the purpose of play is to rest the soul. It presupposes work and looks forward to more work. It cannot become a goal in itself. It cannot become such a goal that everything in one’s life focuses solely on it. Without getting to the extreme of addiction where one sacrifices family, work and even God for gambling, horses or golf, should we not also be careful about the tendency to work for vacations? Let us not live as if our life had one goal: recreation! In fact, eternal rest will be an on-going activity, not a labor, but the supreme human activity: contemplation. That is our goal: to be possessed and captivated by God, the object of our everlasting admiration and praise. With my blessing, Yours in the Immaculate,

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Father Jürgen Wegner

Summer Camp Camp De Smet Location: Colorado Camp Chaplain: Fr. Richard Boyle Boys Or Girls? Boys Ages: 9-16 How Long: 10 Days Campers: 76 Year Started: 2013 Denver, CO 2009-2012 Veneta, OR Activities: Trinity Mountain hike (10,500 feet elevation) and a gold mine tour

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Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Camp Location: Pennsylvania Camp Director: SSPX Sisters Camp Chaplain: Fr. Kevin Robinson Boys or Girls? Girls Ages: 7-18 How Long: 7 days Campers: 50 Year Started: 2012 Activities: Swimming, folk dancing, skits, singing, puppet shows, rosary procession, hiking

Eucharistic Crusade Girls’ Camp Theme: Virtues:

Eucharistic Crusade Prayer, sacrifice, communion, apostolate Location: Kansas Camp Director: SSPX Sisters Camp Chaplain: Fr. Benjamin Campbell Boys or Girls? Girls Ages: 8-14 How Long: 7 days Campers: 60 Year Started: 2008 Activities: Skits, daily Mass and Benediction, visit to a historic Benedictine church north of Saint Marys, KS

Holy Family Camp Location: Pennsylvania Camp Chaplain: Msgr. James Byrnes Boys or Girls? Family Camp Ages: All ages How Long: 4 days Campers: 60 Year Started: 2005 Activities: Rosary procession, daily Mass, nature programs, canoeing, archery, skits, campfire 4

Don Bosco Boys’ Camp Theme: Battle Cry: Virtues:

The Crusades Credo Give oneself wholly for the triumph of Christ and His Church Location: Wisconsin Camp Director: Fr. Patrick Mackin Camp Chaplain: Fr. David Thomas Boys or Girls? Boys Ages: 8 to 17 How Long: 12 days Campers: 125 Year Started: 2008 Activities: Pilgrimage with a statue of Our Lady and a relic of the True Cross to Our Lady of Good Hope apparition site in Champion, WI and the Shrine of Our Lady Help of Christians in Hubertus, WI, tournaments, water park, minor league baseball game

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Los Gatos Boys’ Camp Location: California Camp Chaplain: Fr. Jonathan Loop Boys or Girls? Boys Ages: 8-12 How Long: 15 days Campers: 67 Year Started: 1999 Activities: 13-mile hike from Redwood State Park to Waddell Beach on the Pacific Ocean

Southwest Girls’ Camp Location: New Mexico Camp Director: Mrs. Gerina Duncan Camp Chaplain: Fr. Thomas Duncan Boys or Girls? Girls Ages: 9-17 How Long: 4 days Campers: 24 Year Started: 2012 Activities: Spiritual conferences, music, games, camp cooking, outdoor survival skills, banquet in honor of Our Lady 6

Camp Venerable Teresita Quevedo Location: Minnesota Camp Director: Miss Alice Binsfeld Camp Chaplain: Fr. Steven Soos Boys or Girls? Girls Ages: 11-17 How Long: 5 days Campers: 22 Year Started: 2014 Activities: Making neckties, singing, dancing, volleyball, dodgeball, hiking, Marian procession, spiritual conferences, talent show

Our Lady of Good Success Location: Georgia Camp Director: Franciscan Sisters Camp Chaplain: Fr. Christopher Danel Boys or Girls? Girls Ages: 8-17 How Long: 6 days Campers: 63 Year Started: 2008 Activities: Hike to High Shoal Falls, production of The Flower of La Conquistadora, establishing a permanent netball court

Camp Honor Theme: Catholic Military Chaplains Battle Cry: Pro Deo et Patria Virtues: Honor, service to God and country Location: Pennsylvania Camp Director: Fr. Patrick Mackin Camp Chaplain: Fr. David Thomas Boys or Girls? Boys Ages: 8 to 17 How Long: 12 days Campers: 105 Year Started: 2014 Activities: Marian procession from Pennsylvania to Maryland Heights in Harpers Ferry, WV to Atlantic Ocean in Virginia Beach, VA, Iwo Jima Monument in Quantico, VA, Holy Souls Endurance Test, Franciscan Monastery visit

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Saint Bernard’s Camp Location: Colorado Camp Director: Fr. Pierre Duverger Camp Chaplain: Fr. Hugues Bergez Boys or Girls: Boys Ages: 12 to 17 How Long: 2 weeks Campers: 18 Year Started: 2012 Activities: Camping, hiking in Big Creek Lakes, north of Colorado on the Wyoming border

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Kateri Girls’ Mini-Camp Theme:

The life of Kateri Tekakwitha, Lily of the Mohawks Battle Cry: Teach me what is most pleasing to God, that I may do it Virtues: Modesty, self-sacrifice, love of Jesus on the Cross Location: Missouri Camp Director: Anne Pouliot Camp Chaplain: Fr. Pierre Duverger Boys or Girls? Girls Ages: 8 to 12 How Long: 3 days Campers: 17 Year Started: 2014 Activities: Storytelling, cooking, sewing, Big Game, obstacle course, team competitions

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Braves’ Camp Theme: Battle Cry: Virtues:

The Law of the Brave I do my best! Obedience, good will, self-sacrifice, honesty Location: Missouri Camp Director: Br. Rene of Mary Camp Chaplain: Fr. Pierre Duverger Boys or Girls? Boys Ages: 8 to 12 How Long: 9 days Campers: 12 Year Started: 2010 Activities: Practice skills learned during the whole year, cooking contest, the Big Game and Night Game, knot tying, story telling

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Our Lady of Fatima Pilgrim Statue Our Lady of Fatima instructed the three seers to pray much for the conversion of sinners. St. Louis Marie de Montfort has instructed us to consecrate ourselves completely to Jesus : Incarnate Wisdom through Mary. Before he left, Fr. Arnaud Rostand planned to maintain the spirit of the Rosary Crusade in the U.S. District and call others to join in this spiritual battle. A special devotional booklet and information for welcoming Our Lady into our chapels, schools and hearts are being prepared. Each chapel will have the privilege of hosting Our Lady’s Pilgrim Statue during the two year pilgrimage needed to visit all our Mass centers. Please pray for the success of this important mission! More information will be coming to your chapels about Our Lady of Fatima Pilgrim Statue and her trip across the U.S. District.

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La Salette Job Opening The Academy is looking for a maintenance/ handy man for basic repairs around the physical plant. Employment is full time with a solid salary. Please send resumes with references. [email protected] | Phone: 217-662-2127

Shop Amazon, Support SSPX Support the SSPX through your Amazon purchases! Did you know that you can support the SSPX while shopping at Amazon.com — without spending an extra penny? Learn how! Go to sspx.org and search “Shop Amazon.”

Pope St. Pius X Medal A commemorative medal honoring the centenary of Pope St. Pius X’s death has been struck. This gold plated medal is approximately 1 inch in diameter and features St. Pius X and Our Lady of Perpetual Help.

1” diameter. Gold-plated. STK# 8750. $5.95 For more information please contact: www.angeluspress.org | 800-966-7337

Upcoming Retreats Men: Nov 10-15 Dec 8-13 Dec 18-21 Jan 12-17 Feb 16-21 Mar 2-7 Mar 16-21

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Help Our Schools In this age of ignorance, immorality, and ceaseless entertainment, Catholic education is vital to preserve our children’s innocence, learning, and happiness. We must provide for them if they are to become soldiers of Christ and apostles of tomorrow, ready for the work Our Lord intends. There are thirty schools operated by or affiliated with the Society of Saint Pius X with an enrollment of nearly 2500 students and almost 400 teachers. During this year’s Christmas season, the SSPX will raise money through the Sarto Education Trust to help our schools in many ways, such as, helping to publish school books like the catechism, history, and grammar texts; assisting the finances of schools in need; helping fund the formation of our teachers through seminars; or helping to expand and improve our educational programs. We want our children to acquire a strong faith and virtues with solid reading, writing, and math skills in environments that foster the growth of virtue. We want our children to learn the value of play and its proper place within a Catholic life. Priests, religious, and lay people work selflessly to provide children with places of learning, wholesome play, purity, and piety. These are tender years that make or break tomorrow’s leaders. Large donations can do great things, but small donations are just as necessary. Even a $10 monthly commitment will make our children’s Catholic future possible. Heaven’s help will come through your hands. For more information please contact: Scott Quinn, Director of Development 816-733-2575 | www.sspx.org

International Pilgrimages

Eucharistic Crusade

Our Lady of Good Success Pilgrimage Jan 27 - Feb 7, 2015 This pilgrimage will visit miraculous images, statues, churches and monasteries in and around Quito, Ecuador. Chaplain: Fr. Marc Vernoy

Monthly Intentions November: For the souls in Purgatory and people who are mourning Eternal Father, I offer Thee the Most Precious Blood of Thy Divine Son, Jesus, in union with the Masses said throughout the world today, for all the holy souls in purgatory, for sinners everywhere, for sinners in the universal Church, those in my own home and within my family. –Prayer of St. Gertrude

For more information please contact Pascua Pilgrimage | Janie Alf 321-432-5430 | [email protected] www.pascuapilgrimage.com

Holy Shroud Pilgrimages Spring 2015 The Holy Shroud of Turin, Italy is displayed for veneration only once every 25 years. Our 2015 pilgrimages for the faithful of the Society of Saint Pius X include this special event along with other breathtaking Catholic sites in Europe: • The Holy Shroud and Spain: April 20 - May 2. Pray before the Holy Shroud of Turin, and travel through magnificent Spain, visiting key sites of the Reconquista from the Moors, including Santiago de Compostela, Salamanca, León, Burgos, Valladolid, Toledo, Ponferrada, Avila and more. • The Holy Shroud and France: April 28 - May 9. Visit Milan, Paris, La Salette, Lisieux, Ars, Nevers, Paray-le-Monial, Mont Saint-Michel, Tours, and much more. Pray before the Holy Shroud of Turin, and visit the relics of St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus, St. John Bosco, St. Bernadette, St. John Vianney, St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, St. Martin of Tours, St. Catherine Labouré, St. Vincent de Paul, St. Genevieve, and many more. For more information please contact: Regina Pilgrimages by Orbis Vacations 866-369-8149 | 785-437-2883 | [email protected] P.O. Box 67, St. Mary’s KS 66536 | www.reginapilgrimages.com

Holy Land Pilgrimage June 29 - July 10, 2015 This pilgrimage will visit the Holy Sites of Nazareth, Bethlehem, Jerusalem, Ein Karem, and more. Chaplain: Fr. John Young For more information please contact: Saint Pius X Pilgrimages | Christine di Cecco 203-378-2763 | [email protected] www.saintpiusxpilgrimage.com

U.S. Pilgrimages Pascua, Florida Pilgrimage to St. Augustine: April 7-12, 2015 Pilgrims walk and canoe 107 miles from the chapel in Sanford, FL (near what is thought to be the location of the martyrdom of Fr. Luis Sanchez) to the Nombre de Dios Mission in St. Augustine. For more information please contact Pascua Pilgrimage | Janie Alf 321-432-5430 | [email protected] www.pascuapilgrimage.com

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort. Who comforteth us in all our tribulation; that we also may be able to comfort them who are in all distress, by the exhortation wherewith we also are exhorted by God. For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us: so also by Christ doth our comfort abound. –2 Corinthians 1:3-5 December: In reparation for sins that cry out to Heaven Sacred Heart of Jesus, animated with a desire to repair the outrages unceasingly offered to Thee, we prostrate before Thy throne of mercy, and in the name of all mankind, pledge our love and fidelity to Thee! The more Thy mysteries are blasphemed, the more firmly we shall believe them, O Sacred Heart of Jesus! The more impiety endeavors to extinguish our hopes of immortality, the more we shall trust in Thy Heart, sole hope of mankind! The more hearts resist Thy divine attractions, the more we shall love Thee, O infinitely amiable Heart of Jesus! The more unbelief attacks Thy divinity, the more humbly and profoundly we shall adore It, O divine Heart of Jesus! The more Thy holy laws are transgressed and ignored, the more we shall delight to observe them, O most Holy Heart of Jesus! The more Thy sacraments are despised and abandoned, the more frequently we shall receive them with love and reverence, O most liberal Heart of Jesus! The more the imitation of Thy virtues is neglected and forgotten, the more we shall endeavor to practice them, O Heart, model of every virtue! The more the devil labors to destroy souls, the more we shall be inflamed with desire to save them, O Heart of Jesus, zealous lover of souls! The more sin and impurity destroy the image of God in man, the more we shall try by purity of life to be a living temple of the Holy Ghost, O Heart of Jesus! The more Thy Holy Church is despised, the more we shall endeavor to be her faithful children, O sweet Heart of Jesus! The more Thy Vicar on earth is persecuted, the more we will honor him as the infallible head of Thy Holy Church, show our fidelity and pray for him, O kingly Heart of Jesus! O Sacred Heart, through Thy powerful grace, may we become Thy apostles in the midst of a corrupted world, and be Thy crown in the kingdom of heaven. E-mail: [email protected]

Regina Coeli Report Number 260 November - December 2014

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