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Greetings to All and a Blessed old calender Christmas!

Could anyone give me some info on the Society of St. John Cantius, located in Chiago and attachd to that wonderful parish of the same name. From their web site, I can see that this is a group that is really dedicated to the traditions and teachings of the Catholic Church while not lapsing into the rigidism and outright fanatism of many trad groups.

I have some info from their web site, but I was wondering if the SSJC put out anything larger about themselves, such as a vocations booklet or something along those lines. I remeber that the Fraternity of St. Peter used to have a very large and extensive book that they used to send to inquirers. I had one once but unfortunatly it was misplaced. AS of yet, I have not been able to recieve another copy.

Is there any chance that the SSJC will eventually expand their work to other Latin parishes, and perhaps even Byzantine ones?

What exactly are the societies vocational requirments? Could anyone help me with this?

In Christ,

Robert K.

Mmm. I don't know really about this one cause there are a lot of groups and Societies in the Roman Church, but I know there's a Society of St. John, which is based in Scranton, Pennsylvania. They celebrate the Latin Mass according to the Missal of 1952 (apparently they left another Society) and have medieval inspirations, trying to build a project of a city, their philosohphy is very utopic, and interesting.

By the way, why are there so many "Societies" in the Roman Church? Are they like religious orders? I know something about rhe Society of St Pius X, but what about the Society of St. Pius V, the Society of St. John Vianey... are they canonical?

Do they exist in the Eastern Catholic Church yoo?

I seem to remember a young man who used to be a member here. I talked with him privately for only a little while; unfortunately, I don't remember him, his name, etc. It's been a while. Anyway, he said he was considering joining this society, or definitely was joining. Chances are, he's a member now. If he's still reading this site, maybe he could help you out.

The Society of Saint Pius V is a schismatic group also referred to as the "sedevacantists". They believe their has not been a Pope on the Seat of St. Peter since Pius XII - hence, sede vacante, vacant seat.

They are, I believe, a breakaway from the other schismatic group you mention, the Society of St. Pius X, who of course believe the Pope is a real pope, but they choose to be disobedient to him and just do whatever they feel is truly Catholic -- in other words, they play Magisterium.

The Society of Saint John Vianney was formerly schismatic, but were recently reconciled to the Holy See and are thus now fully in communion with Rome.

I know very little about the Society of St. John Cantius but at least I've been to the Church and, frankly, it is the only Roman parish we even considered joining. They specialize in authentic Latin tradition and have formed this society to promote it. You should come on up to Chicago and pay a visit. While you are here check us out as well.

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Dan Lauffer

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ChristTeen287

Dear Friends:

1. The young man (17 yrs. old at the time) we are talking about is "John Cantius," who posted here awhile back.

2. If he did join the Society of St. John Cantius (St. John Kenty), he has, by now, completed his postulancy and is currently a novitiate for 2 years. He said then that he will be known as "Brother Eric."

3. The Society (established in 1998) is awaiting its elevation to a religious order as Canons Regular following the Rules of St. Augustine.

4. The Society "resides" in the St. John Cantius Parish centered in their Church at 825 N. Carpenter St., Chicago, IL 60622-5405.

5. What is unique with the Society, if we may call it that, is it celebrates the Novus Ordo reverentially in Latin as well as in the vernacular. Also, it is allowed to celebrate the Tridentine Mass.

6. For the Society's vocations requirements, I think anybody can call Rev. C. Frank Phillips, C.R., Pastor, or Rev. Burns Seeley, Associate Pastor at [312] 243-7373.

AmdG

St. John's is a Great place........i try and go there as much as i can....and Father Seeley is very helpful. They now have a daily Tridentine low Mass at 6:15 a.m. Hurray.....on an Eastern note...I belive one of the Priests is also a celebrant in The Divine Liturgy...but i do not know if they plan to include it in the churches schedule......

Robert,

On the SSJC website ( www.societycantius.org [societycantius.org] ) there is this statement:

"In the future, the Society of St. John Cantius may also investigate the possibility 'of authorization to celebrate the Liturgy according to rites other than the Latin.'"

It is my understanding that the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of St. Nicholas based in Chicago has given approval for SSJC priests to obtain bi-ritual faculties.