Canons Regular of Saint John Cantius
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The Canons Regular of Saint John Cantius (SJC) is a clerical Institute of Consecrated Life
in the Catholic Church
, founded in 1998 in the Archdiocese of Chicago
as the Society of St. John Cantius (SSJC) by Fr. C. Frank Phillips, C.R.
, the pastor of St. John Cantius Church in Chicago
. In 1999 Francis George, O.M.I., Cardinal Archbishop of Chicago approved this Society as a public diocesan association. In 2006 it became the Canons Regular of St. John Cantius (SJC). Like monks, canons regular
live in community and are tied to one house, but like friars, they are not cloistered but do their work in the world. Currently the Canons Regular of St. John Cantius live in community under the Augustinian Rule in two houses, one at St. John Cantius in Chicago
, the other in Volo, Illinois
.
The motto of the institute is Instaurare Sacra (Restoration of the Sacred).
The Canons celebrate the Tridentine Mass
in accordance with Pope Benedict XVI
's motu proprio
Summorum Pontificum
of 2007, which authorizes it as an extraordinary form of the Roman Rite
. Before 2007, they did so in accordance with the indult granted to diocesan bishops by the document Quattuor Abhinc Annos of 1984. In his motu proprio
Ecclesia Dei
of 1988, Pope John Paul II
urged bishops to make generous use of the faculty granted to them by that document.
The Canons also celebrate Mass in what is now the ordinary form of the Roman Rite, the Mass of Paul VI
, in both English and Latin. Their services are known for using traditional, largely Pre-Vatican II, music with both forms of the mass.
Institute of Consecrated Life
Institutes of consecrated life are canonically erected institutes in the Roman Catholic Church whose members profess the evangelical counsels of chastity, poverty, and obedience by vows or other sacred bonds...
in the Catholic Church
Roman Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with over a billion members. Led by the Pope, it defines its mission as spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, administering the sacraments and exercising charity...
, founded in 1998 in the Archdiocese of Chicago
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago
The Archdiocese of Chicago was established as a diocese in 1843 and as an Archdiocese in 1880. It serves more than 2.3 million Catholics in Cook and Lake counties in Northeastern Illinois, a geographic area of 1,411 square miles. The Archdiocese is divided into six vicariates and 31 deaneries...
as the Society of St. John Cantius (SSJC) by Fr. C. Frank Phillips, C.R.
Resurrectionist Order
The Congregation of the Resurrection of Our Lord Jesus Christ is an international Institute of Consecrated Life of men within the Roman Catholic Church, founded in 1836 by three men, Bogdan Jański, Peter Semenenko and Hieronim Kajsiewicz in Paris on the heels of the Polish Great Emigration...
, the pastor of St. John Cantius Church in Chicago
St. John Cantius in Chicago
St. John Cantius Church is a historic church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago located in Chicago, Illinois.It is a prime example of the so-called 'Polish Cathedral style' of churches in both its opulence and grand scale. Along with such monumental religious edifices as St. Mary of the...
. In 1999 Francis George, O.M.I., Cardinal Archbishop of Chicago approved this Society as a public diocesan association. In 2006 it became the Canons Regular of St. John Cantius (SJC). Like monks, canons regular
Canons Regular
Canons Regular are members of certain bodies of Canons living in community under the Augustinian Rule , and sharing their property in common...
live in community and are tied to one house, but like friars, they are not cloistered but do their work in the world. Currently the Canons Regular of St. John Cantius live in community under the Augustinian Rule in two houses, one at St. John Cantius in Chicago
St. John Cantius in Chicago
St. John Cantius Church is a historic church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago located in Chicago, Illinois.It is a prime example of the so-called 'Polish Cathedral style' of churches in both its opulence and grand scale. Along with such monumental religious edifices as St. Mary of the...
, the other in Volo, Illinois
Volo, Illinois
Volo is a village in Lake County, Illinois, United States. It was incorporated as a village on 26 April 1993. The population was 2,929 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Volo is located at ....
.
The motto of the institute is Instaurare Sacra (Restoration of the Sacred).
The Canons celebrate the Tridentine Mass
Tridentine Mass
The Tridentine Mass is the form of the Roman Rite Mass contained in the typical editions of the Roman Missal that were published from 1570 to 1962. It was the most widely celebrated Mass liturgy in the world until the introduction of the Mass of Paul VI in December 1969...
in accordance with Pope Benedict XVI
Pope Benedict XVI
Benedict XVI is the 265th and current Pope, by virtue of his office of Bishop of Rome, the Sovereign of the Vatican City State and the leader of the Catholic Church as well as the other 22 sui iuris Eastern Catholic Churches in full communion with the Holy See...
's motu proprio
Motu proprio
A motu proprio is a document issued by the Pope on his own initiative and personally signed by him....
Summorum Pontificum
Summorum Pontificum
Summorum Pontificum is an Apostolic Letter of Pope Benedict XVI, issued "motu proprio" . The document specified the rules, for the Latin Rite of the Catholic Church, for celebrating Mass according to the "Missal promulgated by John XXIII in 1962" , and for administering most of the sacraments in...
of 2007, which authorizes it as an extraordinary form of the Roman Rite
Extraordinary form of the Roman Rite
"An extraordinary form of the Roman Rite" is a phrase used in Pope Benedict XVI's motu proprio Summorum Pontificum to describe the liturgy of the 1962 Roman Missal, widely referred to as the "Tridentine Mass"...
. Before 2007, they did so in accordance with the indult granted to diocesan bishops by the document Quattuor Abhinc Annos of 1984. In his motu proprio
Motu proprio
A motu proprio is a document issued by the Pope on his own initiative and personally signed by him....
Ecclesia Dei
Ecclesia Dei
Ecclesia Dei or Ecclesia Dei adflicta is the incipit of the motu proprio of 2 July 1988 that Pope John Paul II issued in reaction to the consecration, in spite of an express prohibition by the Holy See, of four bishops by Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre and Bishop Antônio de Castro Mayer in Ecône,...
of 1988, Pope John Paul II
Pope John Paul II
Blessed Pope John Paul II , born Karol Józef Wojtyła , reigned as Pope of the Catholic Church and Sovereign of Vatican City from 16 October 1978 until his death on 2 April 2005, at of age. His was the second-longest documented pontificate, which lasted ; only Pope Pius IX ...
urged bishops to make generous use of the faculty granted to them by that document.
The Canons also celebrate Mass in what is now the ordinary form of the Roman Rite, the Mass of Paul VI
Mass of Paul VI
The Mass of Pope Paul VI is the liturgy of the Catholic Mass of the Roman Rite promulgated by Paul VI in 1969, after the Second Vatican Council...
, in both English and Latin. Their services are known for using traditional, largely Pre-Vatican II, music with both forms of the mass.
See also
- St. John Cantius
- Ecclesia DeiEcclesia DeiEcclesia Dei or Ecclesia Dei adflicta is the incipit of the motu proprio of 2 July 1988 that Pope John Paul II issued in reaction to the consecration, in spite of an express prohibition by the Holy See, of four bishops by Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre and Bishop Antônio de Castro Mayer in Ecône,...
- St. John Cantius Church in ChicagoSt. John Cantius in ChicagoSt. John Cantius Church is a historic church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago located in Chicago, Illinois.It is a prime example of the so-called 'Polish Cathedral style' of churches in both its opulence and grand scale. Along with such monumental religious edifices as St. Mary of the...
- IndultIndultAn indult in Catholic canon law is a permission, or privilege, granted by the competent church authority – the Holy See or the diocesan bishop, as the case may be – for an exception from a particular norm of church law in an individual case, for example, members of the consecrated life seeking to...
- Mass of Paul VIMass of Paul VIThe Mass of Pope Paul VI is the liturgy of the Catholic Mass of the Roman Rite promulgated by Paul VI in 1969, after the Second Vatican Council...
- Traditionalist CatholicTraditionalist CatholicTraditionalist Catholics are Roman Catholics who believe that there should be a restoration of many or all of the liturgical forms, public and private devotions and presentations of Catholic teachings which prevailed in the Catholic Church before the Second Vatican Council...
- Tridentine MassTridentine MassThe Tridentine Mass is the form of the Roman Rite Mass contained in the typical editions of the Roman Missal that were published from 1570 to 1962. It was the most widely celebrated Mass liturgy in the world until the introduction of the Mass of Paul VI in December 1969...
- AugustiniansAugustiniansThe term Augustinians, named after Saint Augustine of Hippo , applies to two separate and unrelated types of Catholic religious orders:...