Formation

The Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest draws its theology from the living Tradition of the Catholic Church. The Magisterium documents below form the doctrinal and liturgical framework within which the Institute’s charism is inscribed.

The Traditional Liturgy

• Pie V — Quo Primum Tempore (1570) Bull promulgating the fixed form of the Tridentine Roman Missal — the Mass of all time.
• Jean XXIII — Rubricarum instructum (1960) Partial reform of the rubrics of the Roman Missal, 1962 version used by the Institute.
• Jean-Paul II — Quattuor abhinc annos (1984) Indult allowing bishops to authorize the celebration of the 1962 Missal in their dioceses.
• Jean-Paul II — Ecclesia Dei (1988) Motu proprio establishing the Ecclesia Dei Commission to foster reconciliation with Catholics attached to the traditional rite.
• Benoît XVI — Summorum Pontificum (2007) Motu proprio recognizing the 1962 Missal as the “extraordinary form” of the Roman rite, the fruit of a liturgical heritage worthy of protection.

Priestly Formation and Doctrine

• Pie X — Haerent animo (1908) Apostolic exhortation on the holiness of priests, foundational for the Institute’s priestly formation.
• Vatican II — Presbyterorum ordinis (1965) Decree on the ministry and life of priests, read in the light of Tradition.
• Jean-Paul II — Pastores dabo vobis (1992) Post-synodal apostolic exhortation on the formation of priests in the circumstances of the present day.

Kingship of Christ and patrons of the Institute

• Pie XI — Quas Primas (1925) Encyclical instituting the feast of Christ the King, whose name the Institute bears. Read the text →
• Léon XIII — Immortale Dei (1885) Encyclical on the Christian constitution of states and the social kingship of Christ. Read the text →
• Pie IX — Ineffabilis Deus (1854) Bull defining the dogma of the Immaculate Conception, patroness of the Institute. Read the text →
• Pie XI — Rerum Omnium (1923) Encyclical on Saint Francis de Sales, principal patron of the Institute. Read the text →