Community Profile

Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter Vocation Contact PO Box 147 Denton, NE 68339 402-797-7700, ext. 51 vocations@fsspolgs.org www.fsspolgs.org.

Community Information

International? Australia, Austria, Canada, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Nigeria, Switzerland No. in community (professed members) 200 Year founded 1988 Generalate/ motherhouse Switzerland Province/federation North American District Represented in US (Arch)dioceses Atlanta, GA; Boise, ID; Charleston, S.C.; Cincinnati, OH; Colorado Springs, CO; Corpus Christi, TX; Dallas, TX; Denver, CO; Fort Wayne, IN; Fort Worth, TX; Harrisburg, PA; Indianapolis, IN; Joliet, IL; Kansas City in Kansas; Lafayette, IN; Lexington, KY; Lincoln, NE; Little Rock, AR; Oklahoma City, OK; Omaha, NE; Paterson, NJ; Phoenix, AZ; Rapid City, SC; Richmond, VA; Sacramento, CA; San Diego, CA; Scranton, PA; Seattle, WA; Springfield, IL; Tulsa, OK; Tyler, TX; Venice, FL; Youngstown, OH

About Us

Mission statement/description This community is a clerical society of apostolic life of pontifical right - that is, a community of Roman Catholic priests who do not take religious vows, but who work together for a common mission in the world. The mission of the fraternity is two-fold: first, the formation and sanctification of priests in the cadre of the traditional liturgy of the Roman rite; and secondly, the pastoral deployment of the priests in the service of the Church. Qualifications for entry Good physical and mental health; moral aptitude and intellectual ability; completion of secondary education; minimum two years of college or equivalent (a BA/BS degree is preferred); freedom from financial obligations; strong sense of piety and sacrificial willingness to give oneself totally to Our Lord Jesus Christ. Formation program 1. One year of spiritual formation introduces the candidate first to the mystery of salvation, and to the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter. 2. Two years of study in philosophy according to the principles and methods of St. Thomas Aquinas. This study is complemented by the disciplines of Latin, Greek, Sacred Scripture and Gregorian chant. 3. Four years of study in theology. This is a systematic study of the contents of the Catholic faith, relying on the Magisterium and St. Thomas Aquinas. The historical and scriptural bases for the Church's dogmas are also studied. The final semester of the theologate is spent at one of the fraternity's apostolates. During the entire formation period, the candidate and seminarian is immersed in classical Roman Catholic spirituality through the observance of the traditional Latin Mass and sacraments, chanting of the Divine Office at Lauds, Vespers and Compline, Gregorian Chant Schola, and other devotions. Tonsure and investiture of the cassock takes place at the beginning of the second year of formation. Conferring of minor orders may begin the following year. Ordination to the transitional diaconate is generally at the conclusion of the sixth year of formation. Age range/limit 19-40 Consider belated vocations? Yes Belated/late vocations explanation Vocations over the age of 40 are dealt with on a case-by-case basis.