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Fr. Pius Pietrzyk, OP was raised in Phoenix, AZ where he attended Brophy College Preparatory. He graduated from the University of Arizona with a double major in English and Philosophy. From there, he went to law school at the University of Chicago, where he obtained his Juris Doctor. Upon graduation, he worked for three years in the Corporate and Securities practice of Sidley & Austin, a large international law firm based in Chicago. Upon reflection and discernment, he left the practice of law to enter religious life. He entered the novitiate for the Dominican Province of St. Joseph in 2002, where he took the religious name "Pius", after Pope St. Pius V, one of the four Popes who were first Dominicans. As part of his initial formation, Fr. Pius studied for the License in Sacred Theology. His thesis was on St. Thomas Aquinas's account of Knowledge and Love in understanding the persons of the Trinity. Fr. Pius was ordained to the priesthood on May 23, 2008 and served at the parish of St. Thomas Aquinas in Zanesville, OH. In 2010, Fr. Pius was appointed by President Barack Obama to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Legal Services Corporation, an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation that promotes equal access to justice and provides grants for high-quality civil legal assistance to low-income Americans. Fr. Pius is currently in studies pursuing a degree in Canon Law at the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas (the Angelicum).
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Present
The Third Conference on the Motu Proprio Summorum Pontificum of
the Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI
"Hope for the entire Church"
Rome, 13-15 May 2011
Father Vincenzo M. Nuara O.P., Moderator of the Sodality of Priest Friends of Summorum Pontificum.
Father Joseph Kramer F.S.S.P, Pastor of the Personal Parish of SS. Trinità dei Pellegrini
Father Cassian Folsom OSB, Prior of the Monastery of St. Benedict at Norcia
Priests' Consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary
Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament
Officiating: His Excellency Most Rev. Athanasius Schneider, Auxiliary Bishop of Astana
Service at the altar and music: The Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter
Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum), Aula Minor
8:00am - Holy Mass in the Church of Sts. Domenic and Sisto at the Angelicum
9:00am Chanting of the Veni Creator
Welcome and Introduction
Dr. Angelo Pulvirenti, President of the Association Youth and Tradition
Rev. Father Vincenzo M. Nuara O.P., Honorary President of the Association Youth and Tradition
Commemorative Video Presentation by Dr. Emanuele Pressacco
9:30am - 1st Paper:
The Sacred Liturgy, Life of the Church
His Eminence Antonio Cardinal Cañizares Llovera, Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments
10:15am 2nd Paper:
Spirit of the Liturgy, Liturgy of the Spirit
His Excellency Most Rev. Marc Aillet, Bishop of Bayonne, France
11:00am Break
11:30am 3rd Paper:
The Ancient Liturgy of the Church: Ecumenical Bridge
His Eminence Kurt Cardinal Koch, President of the Pontifical Council for the Promotion of Christian Unity
12:15pm 4th Paper:
The Minor Orders and Holy Service at the Altar
His Excellency Most Rev. Athanasius Schneider, Auxiliary Bishop of Astana
3:00pm - Recitation of the Holy Rosary
3:30pm - 5th Paper:
The Motu Proprio Summorum Pontificum, Assessment and Possibilities
Mons. Guido Pozzo, Secretary, Pontifical Commission "Ecclesia Dei"
4:00pm - 6th Paper:
The Sacrament of Holy Order in the Roman Pontifical (editio typica of 1961-62): A Theological Liturgical Reflection
Father Nicola Bux, Teological Institute of Bari
5:00pm Break
5:30pm 7th Paper:
The Apostolic-Patristic Origins of the "Tridentine Mass"
Sr. M. Francesca of the Immaculate, F.I. of Città di Castello
6:15pm 8th Paper:
Latin, Liturgical Language of the Church and of Catholicity
Prof. Roberto de Mattei, European University of Rome
Concluding Remarks: Father Vincenzo M. Nuara, O.P.
7:00 Chanting of the Te Deum and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament
Officiating: His Eminence Dario Cardinal Castrillon Hoyos, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission "Ecclesia Dei"
The Papal Basilica of St. Peter at the Vatican
Altar of the Chair
Celebrant: His Eminence Antonio Cardinal Cañizares Llovera, Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments
Assistant Priest: Rev. Father Almir De Andrade, F.S.S.P
Deacon: Rev. Father Mark Withoos
Subdeacon: Rev. Mons. Patrick Descourtieux
(Officials of the Pontifical Commission Ecclesia Dei)
Master of Ceremonies: Rev. Father Gilles Guitard, I.C.R.S.S.
Liturgical Functions: Institute of Christ the King, Sovereign Priest
Musical Services:
Gregorian Choir: Pontifical Institute of Sacred Music in Rome, Directed by Maestro Mons. Renzo Cilia
Polyphony: Domenico Bartolucci Foundation Choir, Directed by His Eminence Maestro Domenico Cardinale Bartolucci
Organist: Maestro Andrea Buccarella
in Piazza San Pietro
The Gregorian Proper of Sunday III after Easter.
For the Ordinary, the Missa Papae Marcelli of Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina.
Prelude: Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, Terra tremuit
Main Procession: J.S. Bach, Preludio in Sol maggiore BWV 541
Offertory: Tomas Luis de Victoria, Ave Maria; J. S. Bach, Adagio in Do maggiore BWV 564
Communion: Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, Sicut cervus; J. S. Bach, Liebster, Jesu, wir sind hier BWV 731; Domenico Bartolucci, O Sacrum Convivium; F. Mendelsohn-Bartholdy, Andante dalla Sonata n. 3; Domenico Bartolucci, Ave Verum
Finale: Domenico Bartolucci, Regina Caeli; Charles Gounod, Marcia Pontificia