St. John Cantius Church, Chicago, IL
By Christopher O'Malley
St. John Cantius is known throughout the world as a very unique church found in the Archdiocese of Chicago—helping many Catholics discover a profound sense of the Sacred through solemn liturgies and devotions, treasures of sacred art, and rich program of sacred liturgical music. The priests and brothers of Canons Regular of St. John Cantius are dedicated to their mission of "Restoring of the Sacred" in reverence to the Holy Trinity through the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass according to the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite, commonly referred to as the Tridentine Latin Mass accompanied by beautiful sacred music.
By Christopher O'Malley
St. John Cantius is known throughout the world as a very unique church found in the Archdiocese of Chicago—helping many Catholics discover a profound sense of the Sacred through solemn liturgies and devotions, treasures of sacred art, and rich program of sacred liturgical music. The priests and brothers of Canons Regular of St. John Cantius are dedicated to their mission of "Restoring of the Sacred" in reverence to the Holy Trinity through the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass according to the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite, commonly referred to as the Tridentine Latin Mass accompanied by beautiful sacred music.
St. Ursula Catholic Church, Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands
By Christopher O'Malley
Over the years, our family has been blessed to vacation in the British Virgin Islands and, more specifically, on island of Virgin Gorda. This has ben a very special place for our family and holds so many beautiful memories. My children learned to sail off the shores of Little Dix Bay. We snorkeled in the ocean amongst beautiful fish, sea turtles, sting rays and lobsters. We found hermit crabs on the beach and warm smiles from every local person we met.
On our most recent visit, we had the opportunity to meet Father Luis Lapus from St. Ursula Catholic Church. St. Ursula is beautifully situated on a mountain top over looking the island of Virgin Gorda and the Caribbean Sea. Father Luis is a wonderful priest that loves his congregation and his adopted island home. He is most faithful to our most blessed Virgin Mary and holds a lifetime devotion to Our Lady of Fatima.
Father Louis let us know of his plans for creating a Our Lady of Fatima shrine and we offered our help. We are all excited to now see Father Louis' prayers answered and Our Lady watching over Virgin Gorda.
Over the years, our family has been blessed to vacation in the British Virgin Islands and, more specifically, on island of Virgin Gorda. This has ben a very special place for our family and holds so many beautiful memories. My children learned to sail off the shores of Little Dix Bay. We snorkeled in the ocean amongst beautiful fish, sea turtles, sting rays and lobsters. We found hermit crabs on the beach and warm smiles from every local person we met.
On our most recent visit, we had the opportunity to meet Father Luis Lapus from St. Ursula Catholic Church. St. Ursula is beautifully situated on a mountain top over looking the island of Virgin Gorda and the Caribbean Sea. Father Luis is a wonderful priest that loves his congregation and his adopted island home. He is most faithful to our most blessed Virgin Mary and holds a lifetime devotion to Our Lady of Fatima.
Father Louis let us know of his plans for creating a Our Lady of Fatima shrine and we offered our help. We are all excited to now see Father Louis' prayers answered and Our Lady watching over Virgin Gorda.