I wish you all a most blessed Feast of St. Anthony of Padua!
Cordbearers of the Archconfraternity of St. Francis may obtain a plenary indulgence this day by renewing their commitment to the Archconfraternity and fulfilling the other conditions necessary for a plenary indulgence.
Earlier today, young Br. Francis was invested by Fr. David Hewko with the cord of St. Francis of Assisi to become the first invested member in New York State of the Archconfraternity of the Cord of St. Francis under the direction of the SSPX-Marian Corps. Deo gratias! Br. Francis took this name in honour of the Seraphic Father himself. Below is a video of the ceremony.
On Thursday May 14, 2015 (Ascension Day), Sr. Mariana was invested by Fr. David Hewko with the cord of St. Francis of Assisi to become the first invested member in Ontario of the Archconfraternity of the Cord of St. Francis under the direction of the SSPX-Marian Corps. Deo gratias! Sr. Mariana took this name in honour of Mother Mariana de Jesus Torres, the Conceptionist nun who received apparitions of Our Lady of Good Success in Quito, Ecuador during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Our Lady of Good Success prophesied about the evils of our times.
Information about the Archconfraternity of the Cord of St. Francis may be found here.