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Society of St. John Cantius

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Above: Members of the Society with Msgr. Schuler of St. Agnes Church, Minneapolis
The Society of St. John Cantius was founded in 1998 by Fr. C. Frank Phillips, C.R. as a Roman Catholic religious community of men dedicated to a restoration of the sacred in the context of parish ministry. Its mission is to help Catholics rediscover a profound sense of the sacred through solemn liturgies, devotions, sacred art, sacred music, as well as instruction in Church heritage, catechetics, and Catholic culture. This mission is reflected in the Society's motto: Instaurare Sacrum (Restoration of the Sacred).

The purpose of the Society of St. John Cantius is the formation of a Roman Catholic men's diocesan institute, which shall form and train men to be priests and brothers. On December 23, 1999, the memorial of St. John of Kenty (Cantius), Francis Cardinal George, O.M.I., Archbishop of Chicago, issued a "Decree approving the statutes and erecting the Society of St. John Cantius as a public diocesan association of the Christian faithful with juridic personality." After further development of the Society of St. John Cantius and approval of constitutions as a diocesan institute, clerical members of the Society of St. John Cantius will become the Canons Regular of St. John Cantius and will have full faculties to celebrate the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass according to the Missal of Paul VI (Novus Ordo) in both Latin and English, as well as the Missal of 1962 (Tridentine). The Society of St. John Cantius is also investigating the possibilities "of authorization to celebrate the Liturgy according to rites other than the Latin."

Members of the Society of St. John Cantius live in common according to the Rule of St. Augustine and the local Rule of Life. Members dedicate themselves to the recovery of the sacred in living the common life, striving for personal sanctity and by seeking the salvation and sanctification of all. In order to achieve these ends, special emphasis will be placed upon the study and implementation of the sacred rites of the Latin Church in their various approved manifestations.

The laity can also affiliate themselves with the Society of St. John Cantius as Associate Members. These may be men who are considering a religious vocation to the Society or individuals, male or female, married or single, who wish to help the advancement of the Society of St. John Cantius in their capacity as a member of the laity.

The Society of St. John Cantius presently includes two priests, five professed members, three men in formation, and two postulants.

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