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Know, dear brethren, that, as we have rejoiced at the Nativity of our Lord Jesus Christ, so by leave of God's mercy we announce to you also the joy of his Resurrection, who is our Savior.

On December 7, 2019, Bishop Michael Olson and Bishop Steven Lopes, of the Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of Saint Peter, celebrated the 10th anniversary of Anglicanorum Coetibus, which allowed Anglicans to enter into full communion with the Catholic Church and retain the treasures of Anglican tradition. (NTC/Alex Rosales)

Houston, Texas: The Ordinariate of the Chair of Saint Peter and the Cathedral of Our Lady of Walsingham hosted His Eminence Daniel Cardinal DiNardo and the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston for Solemn Choral Evensong and dinner Tuesday night.

Fort Worth, Texas. Mass in thanksgiving for the tenth anniversary of the Apostolic Constitution Anglicanorum Coetibus. Most Rev. Steven J. Lopes, Ordinariate of the Chair of Saint Peter, Celebrant. Most Rev. Michael Olson, Diocese of Fort Worth, Homilist.

This weekend, all Ordinariate communities are hosting a special second collection for the Retirement Fund for Priests. If you are traveling away from and Ordinariate community this weekend, you can also give online at https://ordinariate.net/give-to-rfp

Votive Mass of the Holy Spirit in commemoration of the Tenth Anniversary of the Apostolic Constitution Anglicanorum Coetibus. 3 November AD 2019 at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Walsingham, Houston, Texas. Be sure to check out the 1:34:42 mark for something you won’t see at every Mass. Please note, during the second reading, we lost video for a moment, but you still get the audio of the reading. Celebrant: Most Rev. Steven Lopes; Concelebrants: Very Rev. Timothy Perkins, Very Rev. Charles Hough IV, and Rev. Richard Kramer; Deacon of the Mass: Rev. Mr. Mark Stockstill.

The 2020 Ordo for the Ordinariate of the Chair of Saint Peter is now available from Amazon for $3.95.

The special indulgence from the Vatican marks the Ordinariate’s jubilee year celebrating 10 years of its founding by Benedict XVI and extends to pilgrims to the Walsingham shrine in Houston.

There was more than a little nervous energy in the chancery conference room on a Wednesday morning in late June. Nine novice preachers were about to break into small groups to deliver a funeral homily for which they were given only one evening to prepare. These nine men are candidates for the permanent diaconate for the Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter and were gathered in Houston for the annual diaconate formation intensive, a full week of classes, practica and fellowship in Christ.

Bishop Steven Lopes, bishop of the North American Ordinariate of the Chair of St Peter, will be one of our speakers at the upcoming 2019 Conference on the Anglican Tradition in the Catholic Church, being held in Toronto on November 15th & 16th.

At the request of the Bishop of the Ordinariate of the Chair of Saint Peter, the Major Penitentiary of the Holy Roman Church, His Eminence Mauro Cardinal Piacenza, has confirmed the grant of a Plenary Indulgence on the occasion of the 10th Anniversary of the promulgation of the Apostolic Constitution Anglicanorum coetibus.

Renewing Catholic discipleship and the Catholic understanding of fellowship flowing from the Eucharist are key to revitalizing Catholic belief in Jesus’ Real Presence.

VATICAN CITY – U.S. Cardinal William J. Levada, former head of the Vatican's doctrinal congregation and retired archbishop of San Francisco and Portland, Oregon, died Sept. 26 in Rome. He was 83.

From New Liturgical Movement: On Tuesday, October 15th, a solemn Mass in the Ordinariate Form will take place at the Cathedral Basilica of Ss Peter and Paul in Philadelphia, to celebrate the canonization of Bl. John Henry Newman.

Most Rev. Steven J. Lopes' homily for Rev. Msgr. Carl Reid's installation as the second Ordinary of the Ordinariate of Our Lady of the Southern Cross.

St Mary's Cathedral Sydney, Installation Mass for Rev. Msgr. Carl Reid, PA as the Second Ordinary of the Ordinariate of Our Lady of the Southern Cross. The Principal Celebrant is Most Rev. Anthony Fisher OP, Archbishop of Sydney. Principal Concelebrants are Most Rev. Mark Coleridge, Archbishop of Brisbane & President of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference, Most Rev. Steven J Lopes, Bishop of the Ordinariate of the Chair of Saint Peter, Rev Msgr. Keith Newton PA, Ordinary of the Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham, and the Bishops of Australia.