Christ the King Procession in Gensan

Fr. Timothy Pfeiffer led the faithful of St. James Chapel to the annual traditional procession in honor of the Feast of Christ the King.

The feast was established by Pope Pius XI in 1925 as an antidote to secularism -- a way of life which leaves God out of man's thinking and living and organizes his life as if God did not exist.

Accordingly, the feast is intended to proclaim in a striking and effective manner Christ's royalty over individuals, families, society, governments, and nations.

Because of the reform of the Roman Calendar in 1969, this feast was celebrated on the last Sunday of the year. However, thanks to the Society of St. Pius X, this feast continued to becelebrated on the last Sunday of October.

Bishop Fellay Administers Sacrament of Confirmation

Today, Bishop Bernard Fellay administers the Sacrament of Confirmation to 40 confirmands at the St. James Roman Catholic Chapel in General Santos City.

Msgr. Fellay is currently the superior general of the Society of St. Pius X emphasized the importance of this sacrament in his sermon when he said "this sacrament in which the Holy Ghost is given to those already baptized in order to make them strong and perfect Christians and soldiers of Jesus Christ."

Accompanying him in this special event are four priests of the Society: Fr. Régis de Cacqueray (SSPX French District Superior), and members of the SSPX St. Joseph Priory in Davao: Fr. Timothy and Fr. Joseph Pfieffer as well as Fr. Alexander Ohra.

This is Msgr. Fellay's third visit to General Santos City