Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter (FSSP)

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Does anyone know if FSSP priests live in community with each other?
Also do they get the same benefits as diocesian priests (ie salaries, oppertunities to see their families often, etc.) ?
 
VENETI3 said:
LOL! I know i can’t find it anywhere… I have a meeting with my vocation director this week, hopfully he can answer this
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I believe I am just going to call the FSSP and ICKSP tomorrow.
 
VENETI3 said:
Does anyone know if FSSP priests live in community with each other?
Also do they get the same benefits as diocesian priests (ie salaries, oppertunities to see their families often, etc.) ?
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From the members of the FSSP I have met personally, they do seem to live in community, or at least that is the preference, however it is not always the case, as at times there is simply not enough priests to go round (although apparently St Thomas Aquinas Seminary in Nebraska has a fair few candidates for Holy Orders this year)!

As to your other question, I have no idea sorry :o
 
Our diocese has a Latin Mass chaplain, who is FSSP. He lives in our parish rectory with the parish priests. I don’t know how typical his situation is, but he may be able to answer your questions. PM me if you want his phone number.
 
VENETI3 said:
LOL! I know i can’t find it anywhere… I have a meeting with my vocation director this week, hopfully he can answer this
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If you mean your diocese’s vocation director he will not be able to help you. You need to contact the vocations director for the FSSP.

A vocation director for a diocese only knows things for his diocese, he can not even answer questions about the policies of other dioceses in most cases. There is no way he could ever hope to know about all the religious institutes out there.

A vocation director is sort of like a recruiter, he really only knows the policy of the group he is working for and he is trying to get men to join his group. He is not much help in polices of other groups and not very interested in helping men join other groups.

Your spiritual director is the one to work with on discernment of which group to join.

You contact the vocation directors of all the groups you are interested in to get information on those groups.
 
VENETI3 said:
Does anyone know if FSSP priests live in community with each other?
Also do they get the same benefits as diocesian priests (ie salaries, oppertunities to see their families often, etc.) ?
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Our two FSSP priest share a house across from the church and regularly take vacations to visit families or whatever they choose to do. Not sure about a vow of poverty but they obviously have to eat and buy essentials. You might find more here: fssp.org/
 
They live in community in the sense that you usually have at least two priests living together.

They do get a salary and time off for vacation as well as a day or so off during the week.
 
TrueLight said:
They live in community in the sense that you usually have at least two priests living together.

They do get a salary and time off for vacation as well as a day or so off during the week.
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I think they might actually have it better vacation-wise than many diocesan priests in diocese experiencing a priest shortage. I know in my diocese there are a lot of priests who haven’t been able to go on a proper length vacation for a number of years, and when they do leave for a bit there’s no one to take over for them.
 
TrueLight said:
They live in community in the sense that you usually have at least two priests living together.

They do get a salary and time off for vacation as well as a day or so off during the week.
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Yeah I’ve noticed that too.
 
The two main things I have against becoming a religious priest (as that is really the only thing I would want to do, be a FSSP or ICKSP priest, if any) is the: 1. vow of poverty, and 2. lack of time off. I don’t know if FSSP and/or ICKSP priests take vows of poverty, nor do I know their firm vacation guidelines, but from what people are saying it seems as though they do have it rather good with time off.

I admire those men who do take vows of poverty, but I don’t think I could do it. And I also admire those priests who go years without a vacation, even a short one, but I don’t think I could do that, either.

Which is why I’m going to call the FSSP and ICKSP!
 
YoungTradCath said:
The two main things I have against becoming a religious priest (as that is really the only thing I would want to do, be a FSSP or ICKSP priest, if any) is the: 1. vow of poverty, and 2. lack of time off. I don’t know if FSSP and/or ICKSP priests take vows of poverty, nor do I know their firm vacation guidelines, but from what people are saying it seems as though they do have it rather good with time off.

I admire those men who do take vows of poverty, but I don’t think I could do it. And I also admire those priests who go years without a vacation, even a short one, but I don’t think I could do that, either.

Which is why I’m going to call the FSSP and ICKSP!
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Let us know what you find out.

I can also just email the FSSP priest I know, but I’ll let you do the work. 😃

I do remember him telling me that they are different than some priests (not including the ones in religious orders) in that it is important to them that they live in community.
 
YoungTradCath said:
The two main things I have against becoming a religious priest (as that is really the only thing I would want to do, be a FSSP or ICKSP priest, if any) is the: 1. vow of poverty, and 2. lack of time off. I don’t know if FSSP and/or ICKSP priests take vows of poverty, nor do I know their firm vacation guidelines, but from what people are saying it seems as though they do have it rather good with time off.

I admire those men who do take vows of poverty, but I don’t think I could do it. And I also admire those priests who go years without a vacation, even a short one, but I don’t think I could do that, either.

Which is why I’m going to call the FSSP and ICKSP!
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Keep in mind that FSSP is not an institute of consecrated life. The priests of the FSSP are secular priests, not religious priests. They take no vows but rather promises like other secular priests. Most secular priests are ordained for a local diocese - some, such as priests of the FSSP, are ordained for a society of apostolic life, which may be erected by either Rome or the local bishop to foster a particular apostolate (in this case - the EF of the mass). Priests of Opus Dei are another example of secular priests who do not belong to a diocese - they belong to another society of apostolic life, the society of the Holy Cross.
 
Thank you all for your (name removed by moderator)ut, you have cleared up any questions that i had and i’m now gathering everything i need for the FSSP application!
Wish me luck! You will all be in my prayers

God Bless
 
VENETI3 said:
Thank you all for your (name removed by moderator)ut, you have cleared up any questions that i had and i’m now gathering everything i need for the FSSP application!
Wish me luck! You will all be in my prayers

God Bless
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Good luck, I’ll keep praying for you, at the end of my 3 year university degree, I may apply to the FSSP myself, as I feel God is calling me that way, but i need this period of discernment so I’m sure 🙂 so I may see you in Seminary!

and as a side note, thank you to listening to the Lords will for you !
 
Skeptic92 said:
Good luck, I’ll keep praying for you, at the end of my 3 year university degree, I may apply to the FSSP myself, as I feel God is calling me that way, but i need this period of discernment so I’m sure 🙂 so I may see you in Seminary!

and as a side note, thank you to listening to the Lords will for you !
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I have a degree ill be finishing up too, just one more semester! 😃
I’ll pray for your discernmemt as well, hope to see you there.

God Bless.
 
God bless both of you. We need more traditional priests. 🙂
Praying for you!
 
Prayers for the young men who posted here that are considering the priesthood and to all those who are discerning, in the seminary and the ordained 🙂
 
ByzCath said:
If you mean your diocese’s vocation director he will not be able to help you. You need to contact the vocations director for the FSSP.

A vocation director for a diocese only knows things for his diocese, he can not even answer questions about the policies of other dioceses in most cases. There is no way he could ever hope to know about all the religious institutes out there.

A vocation director is sort of like a recruiter, he really only knows the policy of the group he is working for and he is trying to get men to join his group. He is not much help in polices of other groups and not very interested in helping men join other groups.

Your spiritual director is the one to work with on discernment of which group to join.

You contact the vocation directors of all the groups you are interested in to get information on those groups.
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Often dioceses will sponser their seminarians if they wish to be a part any apostolic society
 
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