Anglicanism within the Catholic Church

On January 1, 2012, Pope Benedict XVI established the Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter for those groups of Anglicans in the United States who seek to enter into full communion with the Catholic Church.

This is the second Ordinariate created in light of the apostolic constitution Anglicanorum coetibus, the first having been created for England and Wales on January 15, 2011.

The Pope’s gracious response represents an important and exciting new step along the difficult path toward Christian unity.

For more information:

• U.S. Ordinariate Website: About the Ordinariate gives a brief explanation of what the Ordinariate is, how it came into being, and its essential purpose as a generous instrument impelling towards Catholic unity.
• Anglicanorum Coetibus (November 2009) is the Apostolic Constitution of Pope Benedict XVI that establishes "Personal Ordinariates" for those of the Anglican heritage entering full communion with the Catholic Church while maintaining distinctive elements of their theological, spiritual, and liturgical patrimony.
• Decree of Erection of the Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter (January 2012) is the official decree establishing the Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter (with canonical jurisdiction coterminous with all of the United States and Canada), one of three Personal Ordinariates erected for communities and individuals within the Anglican Communion, to come into full communion with the Catholic Church.
• Complementary Norms Amendment (May 2013) is the law passed by Pope Francis generously expanding the definition of membership in the Ordinariates even to some baptized Catholics, as explained by the Ordinary at that time, Msgr. Jeffrey Steenson.

This Week's Calendar

• Saturday - Mar 21
  Saturday in the Fourth Week of Lent
  No Public Mass
  
• Sunday - Mar 22
  Fifth Sunday in Lent
  8:00 am - Sung Mass followed by coffee hour
  9:30 am - CGS and Youth Groups
  9:40 am - Public Recitation of the Rosary
  10:00 am - Legion of Mary Meeting
  10:30 am - Confession
  11:00 am - Sung Mass followed by coffee hour
  
• Monday - Mar 23
  Monday in Passion Week
  No Public Mass
  
• Tuesday - Mar 24
  Tuesday in Passion Week
  4:00 pm - Evening Office
  4:30 pm - Spoken Mass
  
• Wednesday - Mar 25
  Annunciation of the Lord
  Solemnity
  12:10 pm - Spoken Mass
  
• Thursday - Mar 26
  Thursday in Passion Week
  8:00 am - Morning Prayer
  8:30 am - Spoken Mass
  
• Friday - Mar 27
  Saint Mary in Passiontide: Friday in Passion Week
  No Public Mass
  6:00 pm - Soup and Stations
  
• Saturday - Mar 28
  Saturday in Passion Week
  No Public Mass