Dedication of Christ the King Chapel

Christ the King Chapel Dedication Mass

& 45th Anniversary Gala Celebration

Easter Saturday, April 15, 2023

Thank

Note

Dear Friends,

It’s hard to believe that 15 years ago I was carrying a large block of marble from Virginia all around Rome. I had been assured that then-Pope Benedict XVI would bless the stone that would become this chapel’s cornerstone. There were challenges along the way, and it was an arduous task, but we got the stone to the papal audience, and it was dutifully blessed. That day we heard words of affirmation on the plans for this chapel from the pontiff: “It is beautiful!”

Truly, it is beautiful. But like all things that are beautiful, true, and good, it has taken hard work, great skill, the generosity of many, and the helping hand of Our Heavenly Father. In many ways—from production to finish—this chapel stands proclaiming the glorious Kingship of Our Lord Jesus Christ, the Queenship of Our Lady, and our noble educational apostolate.

How humbling it is to be here in this chapel with you tonight to worship Christ Our King. We would not be here without your prayers and generosity. We are surrounded by your expressions of faith, hope, and love in paint, glass, wood, stone, mosaic, and marble. My prayer is that this chapel brings everyone who enters its doors closer to the Eucharistic Heart of Jesus that loves each one of us so much. Let us give Him our hearts. Viva Cristo Rey!

Sincerely in the Heart of Christ,

Dr. Timothy O’Donnell President, Christendom College

A Note from Our Bishop

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

With the entire Christendom College community of students, parents, alumni, faculty, and staff, I rejoice in the completion of Christ the King Chapel. From its very foundation, Christendom College has offered its students the opportunity to be powerful witnesses of Jesus Christ in our culture. Its firm commitment to learning and proclaiming the teachings of the Catholic Church in a world so desperate for the truth is irreplaceable and a blessing to the Diocese of Arlington. It is only appropriate that Christendom College offer its students and the entire community a more fitting dwelling place for Our Lord, where they can pray in unity for the furtherance of their mission and for the needs of the Church. For decades to come, future leaders of the Church will kneel before Our Lord in Christ the King Chapel and pray for his grace in their lives. Faculty members will receive the spiritual sustenance they need to commit to what is best for their students each day and to raise the bar of what they can accomplish in Christ. I congratulate Dr. O’Donnell for his steadfast commitment to this substantial undertaking, as well as the many donors who stepped forward to offer generous gifts that made this project possible. On behalf of all the clergy, religious, seminarians, staff, and faithful of the Diocese of Arlington, I offer my sincere congratulations to the Christendom College community on the completion of Christ the King Chapel.

May Our Lord continue to bless you now, and always.

Most Reverend Michael F. Burbidge Bishop of the Diocese of Arlington

Thank you to Our Benefactors

Thank you to all the donors who made possible the construction and beautification of the new Christ the King Chapel through their prayers and support. May Christ the King reward your generosity and may His Blessed Mother hold you forever under the protection of her mantle.

Thank you to those who dedicated the following items in the chapel:

General Gifts in Support of the Chapel

2,825-Pipe Organ & Choir Loft

Extensive Custom Woodwork and Flooring

The High Altar of Repose

The Divine Mercy Shrine

The Our Lady of Fatima Shrine

The Sacred Heart Shrine

The Crucifixion Shrine

The Lady Chapel

The Resurrection Window

The Rose Window

The Shrine to the Betrothal of St. Joseph & Our Lady

The Bride’s Room & Window

20 Main Nave & Transept

Windows

4 Marian Windows in Lady Chapel

Pieta, Death of St. Joseph, Christ the King, St. Anthony, & St. George Statues

Restored Statuary from Prior Christ the King Chapel

The Piazza of Christ the King

The Altar of Sacrifice, Ambo, & Altar Rail

4 Confessionals & Windows

67 Clerestory Windows

5 Wounds of Christ

12 Bells & the Steeples

The Stations of the Cross

Chapel Pews

Chapel Doors

Religious & Liturgical Items

Sacred Artwork

Chapel Landscaping

Commemorative Rosaries

Honorary

45th Anniversary G ala Celebration Committee

Dr. and Mrs. Ryan T. Anderson

His Eminence Cardinal Francis Arinze

Mrs. Mary Ellen Bork

His Excellency Bishop Michael F. Burbidge

His Eminence Raymond Leo Cardinal Burke

His Excellency Archbishop Charles J. Chaput

His Excellency Bishop Joseph L. Coffey

His Excellency Bishop James D. Conley

Reverend Mauro Gagliardi, S.T.D.

Dr. Robert George

Mr. Marcus Grodi

Reverend Francis J. Hoffman, J.C.D.

Mr. Lou L. Holtz

Reverend Mother Mary Assumpta Long, O.P.

His Excellency Bishop Emeritus Paul S. Loverde

His Eminence Gerhard Cardinal Müller

The Hon. and Mrs. R. James Nicholson

His Eminence Edwin Cardinal O’Brien

His Excellency Bishop David M. O’Connell

His Excellency Bishop Thomas J. Paprocki

Mr. and Mrs. Patrick J. Reilly

Dr. Russell R. Reno

The Hon. and Mrs. Richard J. Santorum

Very Reverend Paul D. Scalia

Reverend Robert J. Spitzer, S.J.

His Excellency Bishop Joseph E. Strickland

Mr. and Mrs. George S. Weigel

Messages of Joy

ON TH E OCCASION OF THE DEDICATION OF CHRIST THE KING CHAPEL AND THE COLLEGE’S 45TH ANNIVERSARY

“Congratulations to the Christendom Community on the completion of Christ the King Chapel. Its traditional, detailed beauty will surely draw many people into its walls and thus many souls into a deeper relationship with the Lord.”

Most Reverend James D. Conley Bishop of Lincoln

“The solemn and prayerful sanctuary of the new chapel, its Gothic architecture, and religious art and symbolism profoundly manifest the sacredness of the liturgy and Holy Eucharist lying at the foundation of the Catholic Church, her intellectual tradition, and the educational experience at Christendom College. This tremendous worship space reflects incisively and beautifully the future of Christendom College, which no doubt will continue to increase in its mission of faith and reason, transcendent and immanent learning, and the dialogue among theology, the humanities, and the social and natural sciences. This great gift to the Christendom community and the many people impacted by it will inspire generations of students and graduates to bring the mind and heart of Christ to the world through their churches, families, professions, communities, and culture.”

Fr. Robert J. Spitzer, SJ, PhD President, Magis Center of Reason and Faith

“In a world that dismisses the life of faith as retrograde, Christendom College stands as a beacon of the rigorous intellectual tradition of the Church, the humble generosity of a life of discipleship, and the joy of surrendering everything to God. Your faithful commitment to the Magisterium and a rigorous pursuit of truth in light of our patrimony has helped countless young Catholics realize that freedom can only be found in adherence to Christ.”

“What honor and glory you have given and will give to God by all those young men and women you have educated and will educate to become true witnesses of the Church we love. The chapel you are dedicating will be where they will be nourished and strengthened to make our world a better place.”

“A huge congratulations to you and everyone at Christendom College for their new Christ the King Chapel! What a testament to the grandeur and glory of God, with its towering steeples, beautiful, intricate stained-glass windows, original sculptures from Spain, not to mention the ornate and historic high altar. Your new chapel—and our Eucharistic King inside—will surely serve as a source of strength and inspiration for students, staff, and visitors for centuries to come.”

Rev. Francis Hoffman, CD Chairman and CEO, Relevant Radio

Reverend Mother Assumpta Long, OP Prioress General, Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist

Most Reverend Samuel J. Aquila Archbishop of Denver

“‘How awesome this place is! This is nothing else but the house of God, the gateway to heaven!’ (cf Gen. 28:17). Indeed, this is the spiritual home of the Christendom College community. This is and will be the heart of the living community of Christ's disciples. Here, all who come with faith, hope, and charity, will be deepened in their personal and communal relationship with the Lord Jesus. Here, visitors will experience a place of peaceful encounter with the Redeemer of all peoples. Here, students will continue to be formed as faithful disciples of Christ the king and upright citizens of this nation. And all this because here each person encounters the Living Lord Jesus, son of God and Son of Mary, the One Savior of the world!”

Most Reverend Paul S. Loverde Bishop Emeritus of Arlington

“Saint John Henry Newman said the Church is necessary for the integrity of education. Christ the King Chapel testifies that Christendom College gives all glory to God, and Christ is at the center of a Christendom education. We are greatly blessed by the gift of a Christendom College education for our son, and the whole Church is blessed by the many fruits of your labors!”

Patrick and Rosario Reilly President, the Cardinal Newman Society & President, Aquinas Learning

“Christendom has built a beautiful temple to the Lord in the heart of Virginia. May it be a spring of spiritual renewal for the Church.”

Mrs. Mary Ellen Bork Writer & Lecturer

“It has been my privilege over the years—first as a neighboring university president and now as Bishop of the Diocese of Trenton—to watch the growth of Christendom College and the great impact it has had on its graduates. The Catholic faith is always ‘front and center’ in the excellent academic work of the community there... As you dedicate the new Christ the King Chapel, may the Lord Jesus, ever present in the Eucharist, rule over your hearts and minds.”

“I am confident that this fitting sacred space for worship will help the Christendom community keep the Eucharist at the heart of your mission. I commend you and all those involved in bringing this good work to fruition for your devotion and efforts.”

“The Lord blessed the founders of Christendom College with an important inspiration those many years ago and continues to inspire great generosity in the lives of those who, in an ongoing way, support the College. I pray that the generosity will continue in the years ahead as you dedicate the new chapel as a sign of the living presence of the Lord Jesus on your campus.”

Most Reverend David M. O’Connell, CM, JCD Bishop of Trenton

Most Reverend Thomas John Paprocki Bishop of Springfield, Illinois

Most Reverend Charles J. Chaput, OFM, Cap. Archbishop Emeritus of Philadelphia

A NOTE FROM POPE BENEDICT XVI

Prior to his passing on December 31, 2022, Pope Benedict XVI wrote to College President Dr. Timothy O’Donnell concerning the dedication of the new Christ the King Chapel and offered his blessing on the college.

founds Christendom College and opens its doors to 26 students

Dr. Damian Fedoryka is appointed the second president of Christendom

The Rock gets the first of many coats of celebration paint

Christendom holds first Commencement Ceremonies, sending off two students

Carroll completes volume one of his six-volume History of Christendom

College embraces Pope Saint John Paul II’s latest Apostolic Exhortation on Catholic Universities, Ex Corde Ecclesiae

Dr. Warren H. Carroll

First Mass in Christ the King Chapel

College board of directors, faculty senate, president, and founding president ratify the college’s official Vision Statement

Christendom hosts first home basketball game on campus with completion of St. Louis the Crusader Gymnasium

1992 1995 1997 1998 1999 2002

Dr. Timothy T. O’Donnell is appointed the college’s third president

Christendom College merges with the Notre Dame Institute and forms its Graduate School of Theology

College celebrates 25 years and launches its premier Junior Semester in Rome

St. John the Evangelist Library opens its doors

College mourns the loss of its founder, Dr. Warren H. Carroll, who is buried on campus

Construction begins for St. Clare Residence Hall, the seventh major residence hall

Pope Benedict XVI blesses the cornerstone for the new Christ the King Chapel

Campus expands to Donegal, Ireland, with launch of St. Columcille Institute

College celebrates 40th anniversary

College celebrates its 39th Commencement

Ceremonies honoring Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas

2018

2020

College declares victory raising $45 million (exceeding campaign goal of $40 million) and breaks ground for Christ the King Chapel

beam

laid for the chapel’s 114-foot-tall main tower at a “topping out” ceremony

2021

2023

REGNAT•

8 College launches Principles online classes

The final steel

is

The new Christ the King Chapel opens its doors

Crusader rugby wins 2nd National Championship

The Old Chapels of Christendom

The Chapel

The first chapel was erected in the 1940s and served for many years as a special “guest house” for those visiting the AFL/CIO training center. When the college moved its campus to this site in 1979, the building was transformed into the college’s first chapel. As the college enrollment continued to grow, the old building was expanded in 1988. A Celtic cross and cupola were set upon its roof to indicate clearly that the building was the college’s chapel. The building served as the spiritual center on the campus from 1979 until 1995, when the first Christ the King Chapel was solemnly consecrated on April 8 by Jan Cardinal Schotte, Secretary General of the Synod of Bishops in Rome. The old chapel was then transformed into a classroom and named for the college’s academic patron, St. Thomas Aquinas, the Angelic, common doctor, and continues to be of service to the college to this day. Frequently on Holy Thursday, the building is once again transformed into a chapel and serves as the Altar of Repose for the Most Blessed Sacrament.

The old Christ the King Chapel

The second chapel was patterned after the oldest Catholic church in the Shenandoah Valley, Sacred Heart Church built in 1870, located in Winchester, Virginia. Much of the interior furnishings came from Sacred Heart Church, including the beautiful stained glass windows. The pews were bought from a closing church in Philadelphia, St. Edwards. The old high altar, made of pure Carrara marble, donated in 1991 by then Bishop of Arlington John R. Keating, was from the old Sacred Heart Church in Winchester. The exquisite 19th-century wooden stations of the cross were hand-carved from Germany. At the chapel dedication, His Eminence Jan Cardinal Schotte presented the college with a chalice and paten from Pope St. John Paul II and read a personal message from the Pope: “I know what they are doing there and I want them to have this chalice and paten from me so I may be always present to them in this way. Take it to them.” With the dedication of the new chapel, this building will be expanded and converted to an academic and cultural center.

The Building of the New

Christ the King Chapel

MARCH 2008 Pope Benedict XVI blesses the cornerstone and, upon seeing the plans, says, “It is beautiful!”

2018

SEPTEMBER

Dr. O’Donnell shows the site of the new chapel to Bishop Burbidge following the blessing of the site.

MAY 2019 Construction begins: An excavator in action on the site of the new Christ the King Chapel.

SEPTEMBER 2018 Board members break ground on chapel site.

SEPTEMBER 2019 Concrete is poured for the foundation.

DECEMBER 2019 Hoar Construction hangs a star over the site during the Advent and Christmas season.

JANUARY 2020 The last beam is laid on the 114-foot-tall main tower and exterior work begins.

JANUARY 2020 Members of the community sign their names on the final steel beam before it is raised and set in place.

NOVEMBER 2020 The restored Nativity and Resurrection windows are installed at the south and north transepts.

SEPTEMBER 2021

Roofing team completes installation of custom patterned slate roof with approximately 42,000 slate tiles.

MAY 2021 Exterior work is completed.

JUNE 2021 Rose window of Our Lady Seat of Wisdom surrounded by the seven angels depicting the seven liberal arts is installed.

AUGUST 2021 Twelve bells named after the 12 apostles are installed in steeples.

AUGUST 2021 Steeples are raised and installed.

DECEMBER

2021 New gilded, functioning weather vanes with the college seal are installed on the tops of the two steeples.

NOVEMBER 2021 Painting of the tower and script of the Sanctus directly above the Sanctuary is completed by alumnus Mandy Hain†.

MAY 2022 High altar is installed and construction of sanctuary begins.

OCTOBER 2022 Piazza construction begins.

MARCH 2023 Versailles pattern wood flooring is completed, including inset marble discs of the implements of the passion.

FEBRUARY 2023 2,825-pipe organ installation begins.

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- G.K. Chesterton

“We do not want a church that will move with the world. We want a church that will move the world.”

Map of Stained Glass Windows

1. Sacred Heart Shrine: St. Margaret Mary, St. Claude de Colombiere, Sacred Heart (center)

2. Our Lady of Fatima Shrine: Three Children of Fatima, Angel of the Eucharist, Miracle of the Sun (center)

3. St. Philip Neri

4. St. Alphonsus Liguori

5. St. Dymphna

6. St. Gerard Majella

7. Crucifix Shrine: Our Lady of Sorrows, St. John the Beloved, Eclipse of the Sun (center)

8. Divine Mercy Shrine: St. Faustina, St. Hedwig, Divine Mercy Heart (center)

9. Choir stairwell: Numbers 6:24-26

1. Sacred Heart of Christ the King

2. The Visitation

3. The Assumption

4. The Annunciation

5. The Coronation of Mary

6. St. Pio

7. St. Thérèse of Lisieux

8. St. John Henry Newman

9. St. Thomas More

10. The Resurrection

11. The Nativity

12. SOG Fr. Vincent Capadanno

13. Martyrs of Otranto

14. Pope St. John Paul II

1. St. Thomas Aquinas

2. St. Teresa of Avila

3. St. Francis DeSales

4. St. Jane de Chantel

5. St. George

6. Our Lady of Walsingham

7. Ven. Fulton Sheen

8. St. Philomena

9. St. Pier Giorgio Frassati

10. St. Don Bosco

11. Our Lady of Montserrat

12. St. Benedict

13. St. Rita

14. St. Maximilian Kolbe

15. St. Robert Bellarmine

16. St. Josemaria Escriva

17. St. James the Greater

18. St. Jude

19. St. Joseph of Cupertino

20. Betrothal of Joseph & Mary

21. St. Luke

22. St. Mark

23. St. Nicholas

24. St. Agnes

25. St. Brendan the Navigator

26. St. Raphael the Archangel

27. Our Lady Queen of Angels

28. St. Michael the Archangel

29. To be decided

30. St. Bernadette

31. St. Cornelius

33. To be decided

15. St. Teresa of Calcutta

16. St. Paul

17. St. Peter

18. The Assumption

19. St. Joseph

20. St. Anne

21. St. John the Evangelist

22. Baptism of Our Lord

23. The Good Shepherd

24. St. Patrick

25. St. Columcille

26. St. Anthony

27. St. Stephen

35. St. Gregory the Great (painting)

36. St. Cecilia (painting)

37. St. Cyprian

38. St. Gabriel the Archangel

39. St. Athanasius

40. St. Ambrose

41. St. Ignatius of Loyola

42. St. Barbara

43. St. Francis of Assisi

44. St. Irene

45. St. Dominic

46. St. Catherine of Siena

47. St. Augustine

48. St. Monica

49. Holy Innocents

50. St. Joan of Arc

51. St. Isidore the Farmer

52. St. Margaret of Castello

53. To be decided

54. Our Lady of Good Help

55. SOG Fr. Demetrius Gallitzin

56. Blessed Michael McGivney

57. Blessed Karl of Austria

58. SOG Queen Zita of Austria

59. Our Lady Undoer of Knots

60. St. Isaac Jogues

61. St. Elizabeth Anne Seton

62. Blessed Anne Catherine Emmerich

63. St. Louis Martin

64. St. Zelie Martin

65. Our Lady of Good Counsel

66. Our Lady of La Leche

67. Our Lady of Guadalupe

68. Our Lady of Divine Providence

The New Christ the King Chapel A Vignette in Pictures

Contractors Thank you to all our

Hoar Construction

Abbey Commercial Flooring

Annandale Millwork

Baker Roofing

Cambellsville Industries, Inc.

Consolidated Electric Services, LLC

Doors by Decora

GRG Technologies, LLC

Houston Starr Doors, LLC

Inspiration Plumbing

Kone

Liphart Steel Company

MBI

Mechanical Design Systems, Inc.

Merit Commercial Windows

Metropolitan Services, Inc.

Partitions Plus, Inc.

Patriot Fire & Security

Simpson Plastering

Summit Construction, Inc.

United Masonry of Virginia

ACOM, LLC / Syntax

Communications

Blue Ridge Landscaping

The Budd Group

Carlson Originals

Church Services Group

Corey Morgan Wood Works

Cornerstone Construction

Curly Building & Remodeling

Data & Sound Specialties

Dayside Construction

District Lighting Group

Diocese of Pittsburgh

Dogwood Concrete

The Floor Shop

Frederick Block, Brick & Stone

GB Foltz Contracting

Greenway Welding & Core Drilling

Hambleton Construction

Heisler Hardwood Floors

Hepler Handyman

Hidden Quarry Artisans

H & H Hardwood

High Performance Fabrication

Illinado

J & J Masonry

Jefferson and Teller Custom

Woodworking

Jenkins Plumbing

Larry Gochenour

LiConInt

Lupita’s Cleaning

McFarland’s Mill

McShane Bell Company

Miller Church Interiors

National Fence Rental

Seneca Hardwood

Sensera Systems

St. Luke’s Construction

Reilly Apparel

Romanchuck & Sons

Rugo Stone

Rando Productions

Rappahannock Electric Cooperative

Rick’s Custom Welding

Schmitt & Sons Stonework

Shenandoah Planing Mill

The Stone Center, Manassas

Sunbelt Rentals

Timberworks

United Rentals

W & M Flooring

Craftsmen & Artisans

Artists

Artifice, Inc.

Beyer Studios

Dixon Studios

Emilio Leon

Edwin Gonzales

Heritage Liturgical, Enzo Selvaggi

Kegg Pipe Organ Builders

Mandy Hain

Dr. Raymond Hain, Agnes

Wingate, Grace Clark, Angelina

Fedoryka, Clare Kromhout, Marie

Fidero, Patrick Uhlenkott, Claudia

Uhlenkott, Annie Lloyd, Helena

Lloyd, Students of John Paul the Great Montessori, Larissa Fedoryka, James O’Reilly

Bridget Hickson

Sharon Hickson

Christina Muller

Mary O’Reilly

Kristin Uhlenkott

Henry Wingate

Consultants

Al-Iman Group, LLC

DSH Audio Visions

FHC Engineering, PC

Joe Dug gan & Associates, PC Landscape Architecture

Meyer Consulting Engineers

Morrison Engineers

Marsh & Legge Land Surveyors

O’Brien & Keane Architects

Provectus, Inc.

Pennoni, Inc

Petrine Construction

Scott Riedel & Associates, Inc.

Skyline Consulting

Stann Structural Engineers

Triad Engineering

Other

Warren County Building Department

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The Liturgy of the Rite of Dedication

Ministers of the Liturgy

Principal Celebrant: His Excellency, Most Reverend Michael F. Burbidge, Bishop of Arlington

In Choir: His Eminence Francis Cardinal Arinze

Chaplain: Fr. Marcus Pollard

Associate Chaplain: Fr. Mark Fusco, SJ

Concelebrating & in Choir Priests

Rev. Zachary J. Akers, FSSP ’05

Rev. Josef Bisig, FSSP

Rev. Nicholas F. Blank ’13

Rev. Philip D. Briggs ’13

Rev. Ben J. Cameron, CPM ’91

Rev. Jacinto Mary Chapin, FI ’03

Rev. Michael Diemer ’82

Rev. Jerome W. Fasano

Rev. Jonathan R. Fioramonti ’14

Rev. Christopher Foeckler, MJ ’81

Rev. David Frank ’12

Rev. Fredrick W. Gruber ’06

Rev. Daniel Heenan, FSSP ’05

Rev. John F. Heisler ’95

Rev. John Paul Heisler ’17

Deacons

Rev. Francis J. Hoffman

Rev. Alexander C. McCullough ’09

Rev. Peter McShurley ’14

Rev. Daniel L. Mode, CHC

Rev. Noah C. Morey ’08

Rev. Edward W. Murphy ’83

Rev. Francis J. Peffley ’86

Rev. Gerard Saguto, FSSP ’98

Rev. Robert L. Schmid ’08

Rev. Thomas Shepanzyk

Rev. Christopher F. Tipton ’12

Rev. Joseph B. Townsend ’11

Rev. Kevin B. Walsh ’87

Rev. Matthew H. Zuberbueler ’92

Deacon Gerard-Marie W. Anthony ’02

Deacon Robert E. Benyo

Head Sacristan

Noah Wollersheim

Assistant Sacristan

Andrew Beaulieu

Altar Servers

Joseph Anderson

William Connor

Joshua Cruz

Alexander Girata

Thomas Humm

Michael Katreeb

Connor Lennon

Michael Piersall

Jared Plasberg

Matthew Rodriguez

Luke Roman

Peter Sebestyen

Evan Seelig

Brendan Summers

Joseph Uzelac

John Paul Vander Woude

Peter Young

Ushers

Gerard Adams

James Foeckler

Ian Heisler

John Hill

Scott Kay

Joseph Madigan

Benjamin Marsh

Jacob Stevens

Peter Sullivan

Thomas Sullivan

Mark Taylor

Nicholas Ward

Lectors

Sr. Benedicta Marie Hain

Dr. Michael Kelly

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Dedication Mass Festival Chorus

Director

Kurt Poterack

Organist

Jeff Alban

Sopranos

Isabel Marie Auclair

Abigail Butek

Madelaine Clark

Christine Collins-Smitha

Patricia Craig

Kelly Erwin

Zoe Grimm

Michelle Kelly

Monica Nachtegall

Therese Ohotnicky

Kaylee O’Neil

Sara Pecknold

Sol Pennance-Wolfe

Nancy Scimone-Basch

Maria Simon

Grace Tipton

Altos

Kay Alban

Mary Black

Imelda Franklin Bogue

Therese Brons

Christina Burke

Sofia Cummings

Elizabeth Foeckler

Madeleine Hain

Marissa Hund

Monica Katreeb

Margaret McCourt

Cecilia McFadden

Chris Riggs

Bébinn Rowland

Therese Sullivan

Adam Taylor

Jonathan Warner

Skip West

Tenors

Kevin Elam

Sam Francomb

Stephen Hommowun

Armaân Jacob Karimpour

David Klosterman

Matt Marcolini

David Okun

Chris Ricketts

Trevor Rowland

Fernando Sanchez

Ian Simon

Conor Sweeney

Matthew Wright

Basses

Jeff Alban

David Catabui

George Cervantes

Ryan Dolan

Davey Ermold

Gideon Henry

Cole Milliard

Luke Noble

Joseph Olbrych

Patrick Ohotnicky

Mark Pichowicz

Anthony Smitha

Ryan Smitha

Brass

Michael Misener – trumpet

Liam Glendening – alto trombone

William Timmons – tenor trombone

Kaz Kruszewski –bass trombone

Dedication Mass

The Solemn Entrance

After processing from the old church, the Bishop and the ministers of the Mass join the faithful already assembled in the piazza of the new church. All sing Christ Is Made the Sure Foundation.

The Bishop, having set aside the miter and crosier, begins the Mass with the Greeting. (The Sign of the Cross is omitted.)

Bishop: May grace and peace be with you all in the Holy Church of God.

The people reply: And with your spirit.

Then the Bishop addresses the people in these or similar words: Beloved brothers and sisters, we have gathered with joy to dedicate a new church by celebrating the Lord’s Sacrifice. Let us take part in these sacred rites with loving devotion, listening to the Word of God with faith, so that our community, reborn from the one font of Baptism and nourished at the same table, may grow into a spiritual temple and, brought together at one altar, may advance in the love from on high.

Following the Bishop’s address, the schola and clergy sing:

Translation:

Antiphon: Let us go rejoicing to the house of the Lord.

Psalm 122 (121)

I rejoiced when they said to me, “Let us go to the house of the LORD.” And now our feet are standing within your gates, O Jerusalem. R. Jerusalem is built as a city bonded as one together. It is there that the tribes go up, the tribes of the LORD, as it is decreed for Israel, to give thanks to the name of the LORD. R.

There were set the thrones for judgment, the thrones of the house of David.

For the peace of Jerusalem pray, “May they prosper, those who love you.” May peace abide in your walls, and security be in your towers. R.

For the sake of my family and friends, let me say, “Peace upon you.” For the sake of the house of the LORD, our God, I will seek good things for you. R.

Representatives of those who have been involved in the building of the church (the faithful of the parish or of the diocese, donors, architects, workers) hand over the building to the Bishop, offering him, according to place and circumstances, either the legal documents for possession of the building, or the keys, or the plan of the building, or the book in which the course of the work is described and in which the names of those in charge of it and of the workers are recorded.

Most Reverend Father, I present to you [the plans, etc.] of Christ the King Chapel.

One of the representatives briefly addresses the Bishop and the community, illustrating, if need be, what the new church expresses in its art and in its own special design. Then the Bishop calls upon the Priest to whom the pastoral office of the church has been entrusted to open the door of the church.

When the door is unlocked, the Bishop invites the people to enter the church in these or similar words:

Enter the gates of the Lord with thanksgiving, his courts with songs of praise.

Then, preceded by the crossbearer, the Bishop and all the others enter the church. As the procession enters, the Festival Choir sings:

Psalm 24 (23) with antiphon: Elevamini portae

Anton Bruckner (1824-1896)

Translation:

Antiphon: Grow higher, ancient doors. Let him enter the king of glory. Psalm 24 (23)

The LORD’S is the earth and its fullness, the world, and those who dwell in it. It is he who set it on the seas; on the rivers he made it firm. R.

Who shall climb the mountain of the LORD? Who shall stand in his holy place? The clean of hands and pure of heart, whose soul is not set on vain things, who has not sworn deceitful words. R.

Blessings from the LORD shall he receive, and right reward from the God who saves him. Such are the people who seek him, who seek the face of the God of Jacob. R.

O gates, lift high your heads; grow higher, ancient doors. Let him enter, the king of glory! R.

Who is this king of glory? The LORD, the mighty, the valiant; the Lord, the valiant in war. R.

O gates, lift high your heads; grow higher, ancient doors. Let him enter, the king of glory! R.

Who is this king of glory? He, the LORD of hosts, he is the king of glory. R

The Bishop, without kissing the altar, goes to the chair; the concelebrants, Deacons, and ministers go to the places assigned to them in the sanctuary. The relics of the Saints are placed in a suitable part of the sanctuary between candles. Water is then blessed.

The Blessing and Sprinkling of Water

When the entrance rite is concluded, the Bishop blesses the water for sprinkling the people as a sign of repentance and as remembrance of Baptism and for purifying the walls and the altar of the new church. The ministers bring the vessel with the water to the Bishop, who stands at the chair. The Bishop invites all to pray in these or similar words:

Dear Brothers and Sisters, as we solemnly dedicate this house, let us humbly call upon the Lord our God to bless this water he has created with which we are to be sprinkled as a sign of repentance and a remembrance of Baptism and by which the new walls and altar will be purified. May the Lord support us with his grace so that, docile to the Spirit whom we have received, we may remain faithful in his Church.

And all pray in silence for a while. The Bishop then continues:

O God, through whom every creature comes forth into the light of life, you accompany all people with such great love that not only do you nourish them with fatherly care, but you mercifully cleanse them of their sins with the dew of charity and constantly lead them back to Christ the Head. For in your merciful plan you established that those who descend as sinners into the sacred waters to die with Christ should rise free from guilt and be made his members, heirs with him to an eternal reward. Sanctify + therefore with your blessing this water you have created, that, sprinkled on us and on the walls of this church, it may be a sign of the cleansing waters of salvation, in which we have been washed in Christ and made a temple of your Spirit. Grant that, with all our brothers and sisters who will celebrate the divine mysteries in this church, we may come at last to the heavenly Jerusalem. Through Christ our Lord.

All: Amen.

The Bishop, accompanied by Deacons, passes through the main body of the church, sprinkling the people and the walls with holy water; then, when he has returned to the sanctuary, he sprinkles the altar. Meanwhile, the following antiphon is sung by all:

Translation:

I saw water flowing from the Temple, from its right-hand side, alleluia; and all to whom this water came were saved and shall say: Alleluia, alleluia. O give thanks unto the Lord for he is good: for his mercy endures forever. Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning is now and forever shall be. Amen.

After the sprinkling, the Bishop returns to the chair and, when the singing is concluded, standing with hands joined, says:

May God, the Father of mercies, dwell in this house of prayer and, by the grace of the Holy Spirit, cleanse us who are the temple where he dwells.

All: Amen.

The Gloria

Then the hymn Gloria in excelsis Deo (Glory to God in the highest) is sung by the Festival Choir.

Gloria from Mass in Eb Major – Josef Rheinberger (1839-1901)

When the Gloria is concluded, the Bishop, with hands joined, says: Let us pray.

And all pray in silence for a while. Then the Bishop, with hands extended, says:

Almighty ever-living God, pour out your grace upon this place and extend the gift of your help to all who call upon you, that the power of your word and of the Sacraments may strengthen here the hearts of all the faithful. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever.

All: Amen.

vidisti, quod de Porta haec clausa

Liturgy of the Word

The proclamation of the Word of God is fittingly carried out by a Lector who carries the Lectionary to the Bishop. The Bishop, standing with the miter on, takes the Lectionary, shows it to the people, and says:

May the word of God resound always in this building, to open for you the mystery of Christ and to bring about your salvation in the Church.

All: Amen.

Then the Bishop hands the Lectionary to the Lector.

First Reading

A reading from the Book of Nehemiah (8:2-4a, 5-6, 8-10)

Ezra the priest brought the law before the assembly, which consisted of men, women, and those children old enough to understand. Standing at one end of the open place that was before the Water Gate, he read out of the book from daybreak till midday, in the presence of the men, the women, and those children old enough to understand; and all the people listened attentively to the book of the law. Ezra the scribe stood on a wooden platform that had been made for the occasion. He opened the scroll so that all the people might see it (for he was standing higher up than any of the people); and, as he opened it, all the people rose. Ezra blessed the LORD, the great God, and all the people, their hands raised high, answered, “Amen, amen!” Then they bowed down and prostrated themselves before the LORD, their faces to the ground. Ezra read plainly from the book of the law of God, interpreting it so that all could understand what was read. Then Nehemiah, that is, His Excellency, and Ezra the priest-scribe and the Levites who were instructing the people said to all the people: “Today is holy to the LORD your God. Do not be sad, and do not weep”– for all the people were weeping as they heard the words of the law. He said further: “Go, eat rich foods and drink sweet drinks, and allot portions to those who had nothing prepared; for today is holy to our LORD. Do not be saddened this day, for rejoicing in the LORD must be your strength!”

The word of the Lord.

All: Thanks be to God.

The law of the LORD is perfect, refreshing the soul; The decree of the LORD is trustworthy, giving wisdom to the simple. The precepts of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart; The command of the LORD is clear, enlightening the eye.

R: Your words, Lord, are Spirit and life.

The fear of the LORD is pure, enduring forever; The ordinances of the LORD are true, all of them just.

R: Your words, Lord, are Spirit and life.

Let the words of my mouth and the thought of my heart find favor before you,

O LORD, my rock and my redeemer.

R: Your words, Lord, are Spirit and life.

Second Reading

A reading from the first Letter of Saint Peter (2:4-9)

Beloved: Come to the Lord, a living stone, rejected by human beings but chosen and precious in the sight of God, and, like living stones, let yourselves be built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. For it says in Scripture: Behold, I am laying a stone in Zion, a cornerstone, chosen and precious, and whoever believes in it shall not be put to shame. Therefore, its value is for you who have faith, but for those without faith: The stone which the builders rejected has become the cornerstone, and A stone which will make people stumble, and a rock that will make them fall. They stumble by disobeying the word, as is their destiny. You are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people of his own, so that you may announce the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.

The word of the Lord.

All: Thanks be to God.

DESCENDIT JESUSCUM

Alleluia

I will worship toward Thy holy temple, and praise Thy Name.

(Ps. 137 v. 2) Gospel

+ A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew (16:13-19)

When Jesus went into the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?” They replied, “Some say John the Baptist, others Elijah, still others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” Simon Peter said in reply, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” Jesus said to him in reply, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah. For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my heavenly Father. And so I say to you, you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my Church, and the gates of the netherworld shall not prevail against it. I will give you the keys to the Kingdom of heaven. Whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven; and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.”

The Gospel of the Lord.

All: Praise to You, Lord Jesus Christ.

Homily

Creed

Creed – Adoremus Hymnal #102 (Credo III)

Most Rev. Michael F. Burbidge

The Prayer of Dedication and the Anointings

The Litany of Supplication

Then the Bishop invites the people to pray in these or similar words:

Dearly beloved, let us pray to God the almighty Father, who makes the hearts of the faithful into spiritual temples for himself, and may the supplication of the Saints, our brothers and sisters, be joined with our voices.

VIDI TURBAM MAGNAM QUAM DINUMERARE NEMO POTERAT EX OMNIBUS GENTIBUS ET TRIBUBUS ET POPULIS ET LINGUIS STANTES ANTE THRONUM ET IN CONSPECTU AGNI . . . Rev 7: 9

After the singing of the Litany, the Bishop, standing with hands extended, says:

Mercifully accept our petitions, we pray, O Lord, through the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary and all the Saints, so that this building to be dedicated to your name may be a house of salvation and grace where the Christian people, gathering as one, will worship you in spirit and in truth and be built up in charity. Through Christ our Lord.

All: Amen.

The Deposition of the Relics

Then, if relics of the Martyrs or of other Saints are to be deposited under the altar, the Bishop approaches the altar. A Deacon or Priest brings the relics to the Bishop, who places them in a suitably prepared aperture. Meanwhile, the following antiphon is sung with Psalm 15 (14) by the Schola Gregoriana:

Translation:

Antiphon: The bodies of the Saints are buried in peace and their names will live for all eternity, alleluia.

LORD, who may abide in your tent, and dwell on your holy mountain? R.

Whoever walks without fault; who does what is upright, and speaks the truth from his heart. R.

Whoever does not slander with his tongue, who does no wrong to a neighbor, who casts no slur on a friend, who looks with scorn on the wicked, but honors those who fear the LORD. R.

Who keeps an oath, whatever the cost, who lends no money at interest, and accepts no bribes against the innocent. Such a one shall never be shaken. R.

Meanwhile, a stonemason closes the aperture containing the relics, and the Bishop returns to the chair. When these things have been completed. The Bishop, standing without his miter at the chair or near the altar, with hands extended, says aloud:

O God, sanctifier and ruler of your Church, it is right for us to celebrate your name in joyful proclamation; for today your faithful people desire to dedicate to you, solemnly and for all time, this house of prayer, where they worship you devoutly, are instructed by the word, and are nourished by the Sacraments.

This house brings to light the mystery of the Church, which Christ made holy by the shedding of his blood, so that he might

present her to himself as a glorious Bride, a Virgin resplendent with the integrity of faith, a Mother made fruitful by the power of the Spirit.

Holy is the Church, the chosen vine of the Lord, whose branches fill the whole world, and whose tendrils, borne on the wood of the Cross, reach upward to the Kingdom of Heaven.

Blessed is the Church, God’s dwelling-place with the human race, a holy temple built of living stones, standing upon the foundation of the Apostles with Christ Jesus its chief cornerstone.

Exalted is the Church, a City set high on a mountain for all to see, resplendent to every eye with the unfading light of the Lamb, and resounding with the sweet hymn of the Saints.

Therefore, O Lord, we beseech you: graciously pour forth from heaven your sanctifying power upon this Church and upon this altar, to make this for ever a holy place with a table always prepared for the Sacrifice of Christ.

Here may the flood of divine grace overwhelm human offenses, so that your children, Father, being dead to sin, may be reborn to heavenly life.

Here may your faithful, gathered around the table of the altar, celebrate the memorial of the Paschal Mystery and be refreshed by the banquet of Christ’s Word and his Body.

Here may the joyful offering of praise resound, with human voices joined to the song of Angels, and unceasing prayer rise up to you for the salvation of the world.

Here may the poor find mercy, the oppressed attain true freedom, and all people be clothed with the dignity of your children, until they come exultant to the Jerusalem which is above.

Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever.

All: Amen.

The Anointing of the Altar and the Walls of the Church

Then the Bishop, removing the chasuble if necessary and putting on a linen gremial, goes to the altar with the Deacons and other ministers, one of whom carries the vessel of Chrism, and proceeds to anoint the altar and the walls of the church. If, however, after the anointing of the altar, the Bishop wishes some of the Priests, who are concelebrating the sacred rite with him, to join with him in the anointing of the walls of the church, he hands them vessels of sacred Chrism and goes with them to carry out the anointings. The Bishop, however, may give the task of anointing the walls to the Priests alone; in which case, he hands the vessels of sacred Chrism to them after the anointing of the altar.

The Bishop, with the miter and standing before the altar, says aloud:

May the Lord by his power sanctify this altar and this house, which by our ministry we anoint, so that as visible signs they may express the mystery of Christ and the Church.

Then he pours the sacred Chrism on the middle of the altar and on each of its four corners, and it is praiseworthy for him to anoint the entire table with it. After this, the Bishop anoints the walls of the church, signing with sacred Chrism the four crosses suitably distributed throughout the church.

CHRISTUS

Meanwhile, the following antiphon is sung by the congregation with Psalm 84 (83):

When the altar and walls of the church have been anointed, the Bishop returns to the chair and sits; the ministers bring him what is necessary for washing his hands. Then the Bishop takes off the gremial and puts on the chasuble. The Priests also wash their hands after the anointing of the walls.

The Incensation of the Altar and the Church

After the rite of anointing, a brazier for burning incense or aromatic spices is placed on the altar, or, if desired, a heap of incense mixed with wax tapers is made on the altar. The Bishop puts incense into the brazier or he lights the heap of incense with a wax taper handed to him by a minister, saying:

Let our prayer rise, O Lord, like incense in your sight; and as this house is filled with a pleasing fragrance, so let your Church be fragrant with the aroma of Christ.

Then the Bishop puts incense into a number of thuribles and incenses the altar; then he returns to the chair, is incensed, and sits. Ministers, walking through the main body of the church, incense the people and the walls.

Meanwhile, the following antiphon is sung with Psalm 138 (137) by the Schola Gregoriana:

Translation:

Antiphon: An Angel stood by the altar of the Temple holding in his hand a golden censer.

I thank you, LORD, with all my heart; you have heard the words of my mouth. In the presence of the angels I praise you. I bow down toward your holy temple. R.

I give thanks to your name for your merciful love and your faithfulness. For you have exalted over all your name and your promise. On the day I called, you answered me; you increased the strength of my soul. R.

All earth’s kings shall thank you, O LORD, when they hear the words of your mouth. They shall sing of the ways of the LORD, “How great is the glory of the LORD!” R.

The LORD is high, yet he looks on the lowly, and the haughty he knows from afar. R.

VERE PANIS FILIORUM

FACTUS CIBUS VIATORUM

PANIS ANGELORUM

The Lighting of the Altar and the Church

After the incensation, several ministers wipe the table of the altar with cloths and, if necessary, cover it with a nonporous linen cloth. They then cover the altar with a cloth and, as circumstances suggest, decorate it with flowers. They arrange in a suitable manner the candlesticks with candles needed for the celebration of Mass, and, if necessary, the cross.

After this, the Deacon goes to the Bishop who, standing, gives the Deacon a small lighted candle and says aloud:

Let the light of Christ shine brightly in the Church, that all nations may attain the fullness of truth.

Then the Bishop sits. The Deacon goes to the altar and lights the candles for the celebration of the Eucharist.

Then the festive lighting takes place: all the candles, including those at the places where the anointings were made, and the church’s other lamps are lit as a sign of rejoicing. Meanwhile, the following antiphon is sung with the Canticle of Tobit by the congregation:

The Liturgy of the Eucharist

The Deacons and the ministers prepare the altar in the usual way. Then some of the faithful bring the bread, the wine, and the water for celebrating the Lord’s Sacrifice. The Bishop receives the gifts at the chair while the Festival Choir sings:

Festiva Entrata – Flor Peeters (1903-1986)

Translation:

Christ conquers, Christ reigns, Christ commands.

When all is ready, the Bishop goes to the altar and, with his miter put aside, kisses the altar. The Mass continues in the usual way; however, neither the offerings nor the altar are incensed.

Prayer over the Offerings

May the gifts of your joyful Church be acceptable to you, O Lord, so that your people, gathering in this holy house, may come through these mysteries to everlasting salvation. Through Christ our Lord.

All: Amen.

V. The Lord be with you.

R. And with your spirit.

V. Lift up your hearts.

R. We lift them up to the Lord.

V. Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.

R. It is right and just.

It is truly right and just, our duty and out salvation, always and everywhere to give you thanks, Father most holy. For you have made the whole world a temple of your glory, that your name

might everywhere be extolled, yet you allow us to consecrate to you apt places for the divine mysteries. And so, we dedicate joyfully to your majesty this house of prayer, built by human labor. Here is foreshadowed the mystery of the true Temple, here is prefigured the image of the heavenly Jerusalem. For you made the Body of your Son, born of the tender Virgin, the Temple consecrated to you, in which the fullness of the Godhead might dwell. You also established the Church as a holy city, built upon the foundation of the Apostles, with Christ Jesus himself the chief cornerstone: a city to be built of chosen stones, given life by the Spirit and bonded by charity, where for endless ages you will be all in all and the light of Christ will shine undimmed for ever. Through him, O Lord, with all the Angels and Saints, we give you thanks, as in exultation we acclaim:

The congregation sings: Sanctus

Eucharistic Prayer

Eucharistic Prayer I (The Roman Canon)

Adoremus Hymnal, page 53

In Eucharistic Prayer I, the proper form of Hanc igitur (Therefore, Lord, we pray) is said:

Therefore, Lord, we pray: graciously accept this oblation of our service, and of these your servants, who in a spirit of faith have offered to you this church and built it with tireless labor. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

TU ES SACERDOS IN AETERNUM SECUNDUM ORDINEM MELCHISEDECH. Ps 109: 4

Agnus Dei

Agnus Dei from Mass in Eb Major

Josef Rheinberger (1839-1901)

Communion

While the Bishop is receiving the Body of Christ, the Communion Chant is begun. Psalm 128 (127) is sung by the Schola Gregoriana.

Translation:

Antiphon: My house shall be a house of prayer, says the Lord: in that house, everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened, alleluia.

Blessed are all who fear the LORD, and walk in his ways! By the labor of your hands you shall eat. You will be blessed and prosper. R.

Your wife like a fruitful vine in the heart of your house; your children like shoots of the olive around your table. Indeed thus shall be blessed the husband who fears the LORD. R.

May the LORD bless you from Zion. May you see Jerusalem prosper all the days of your life! May you see your children’s children. On Israel, peace! R.

Communion Hymn

Be Thou My Vision – Adoremus Hymnal #623

The Festival Choir sings: Victimae paschali laudes

Traditional chant/Seth Calvisius

Prayer after Communion

The Bishop: Let us pray. Through these holy gifts we have received, O Lord, we pray, instill in our minds an increase of your truth, so that we may constantly adore you in your holy temple and glory in your sight with all the Saints. Through Christ our Lord. All: Amen.

The Blessing and Dismissal

The Bishop: The Lord be with you.

All: And with your spirit.

Deacon: Bow down for the blessing.

The Bishop: May God, the Lord of heaven and earth, who has gathered you today for the dedication of this church, make you abound in heavenly blessings.

All: Amen.

The Bishop: May God, who has willed that all his scattered children be gathered in his Son, grant that you become his temple and the dwelling place of the Holy Spirit.

All: Amen.

The Bishop: May you be made thoroughly clean, so that God may dwell within you and you may possess with all the Saints the inheritance of eternal happiness.

All: Amen.

The Bishop: And may the blessing of almighty God, the Father, + and the Son, + and the Holy + Spirit, come down on you and remain with you for ever.

All: Amen.

Deacon: Go forth, the Mass is ended.

All: Thanks be to God.

Recessional Hymns

To Jesus Christ Our Sovereign King – Adoremus Hymnal, #480

O God, Beyond All Praising – Adoremus Hymnal, #635

Organ Postlude

Sonata for Organ in G major, Op. 28

Edward Elgar (1857-1934) I. Allegro mæstoso

Visiting a Church or an Altar on the Day of Its Dedication

A plenary indulgence is granted to the Christian faithful who devoutly visit a church or altar on the same day it is dedicated and recite the Lord’s Prayer and the Creed.

From The Handbook of Indulgences: Norms and Grants, #66

Please Pray for Vocations

Since its founding, Christendom has helped foster numerous vocations, with 103 men now serving as priests, along with 51 sisters, 2 transitional deacons, 1 permanent deacon, 2 consecrated virgins, and 11 more men studying in seminary.

The Christendom community is grateful for these men and women who have given their lives to serving Christ through their religious vocations. We pray that many more students will be inspired to answer the call to religious life, inspired by their time spent before Our Lord in our new spiritual home. Please remember to keep our alumni priests and religious in your prayers!

About Christendom College

The cultural revolution of the twentieth century continues to take its toll on the world and on Catholic higher education. Today a new wave of aggressive secularism is attempting to sweep away the roots and reasons for our faith. How can young people be prepared to succeed and keep the Faith in such a world? Christendom College was founded in response to this cultural revolution, providing a fully integrated liberal arts education in fidelity to the Magisterium of the Catholic Church.

As we witness the chaos caused by a toxic rejection of the Truth, we see the dire need for more Catholic men and women who are prepared to transform the culture and the world—men and women who know Jesus Christ intimately, are well educated, and have received a formation in virtue.

For the past 45 years, the college has been giving its students the opportunity to learn the Truth, live the Faith, and thrive as Catholics. Our students are being given the education and the tools they need to become leaders in society, as they work to fulfill the college’s motto: “to restore all things in Christ.”

Today, Christendom College is redoubling its efforts to draw young men and women to the Truth. Strengthened in prayer and the joy of today’s celebration, we will be prepared as one Christendom family to help renew the Church, the family, and the culture for years to come.

We humbly give thanks to almighty God for all those who sacrifice to make Christendom College a faithful intellectual community, centered on a life of virtue: our faculty, staff, students, parents, alumni, and benefactors. Deo Gratias!

Board of Directors

of Christendom College

Mr. Guy Amisano Sr.

Mr. Gregory Bodoh ’94

Mr. Martin R. Boles

Mr. Timothy Halisky ’01

Mr. Julian Heron

Mrs. Karla Hester ’99, Treasurer

Mr. Richard Hough

Dr. Timothy T. O’Donnell, ex-officio

Mr. Stephen O’Keefe ’93, Chairman

Mr. Gary Schuberg

Mr. Mark Swartzberg

Mrs. Michele Velasco ’90, Vice Chairman

Mr. Thomas C. West, Jr.

Ms. Luanne D. Zurlo, Secretary

What Is Christendom?

by Dr. Warren H. Carroll † Founder, Christendom College

Our college takes its name from the word that embodies the Christian social and political ideal: a society, a culture, a government in which Christ the King reigns. To help extend His reign, insofar as His grace strengthens us to do so, is the heart of our mission.

We prepare ourselves, first of all, by learning, study, and practice. We investigate the character of Christendom in past ages, the enduring principles that must undergird any Christian society, and the particular new applications of these principles for our age in the area of society and government, which have been set forth by the recent Vicars of Christ in their social encyclicals. We learn the Christian and Catholic foundations for every field of study we enter and every action we undertake. Above all, we try to build in our own lives, and in our work with fellow Christians, a mini-Christendom, a society, however small, in which Christ does truly reign.

Christendom College aims to be such a Christian society, a microcosm of the social reign of Christ. As such, it will strive to be an example and a model, as well as a center of study on what Christendom is and how it might be built anew even in our secularized age. The education Christendom College provides, primarily for laymen who will spend their lives in the world, will prepare and strengthen them both to maintain themselves and their families in that world, and for the better service to God within it.

There is no wider Christendom today. The very word, once commonly used to designate our Western civilization, is going out of style and even out of knowledge. Many have never heard it, cannot pronounce it, much less explain and serve what it stands for. At this moment of history, Christendom can exist only in small and self-contained places. But the Christian in such a place never settles for it, never hides in it, for he has a message to bring to the world. 8

Special thanks to EWTN and its talented staff for broadcasting the chapel dedication on its global television network.

Photos from this event will be available at christendom.edu/pictures.

Videos about the chapel’s artisans and a recording of the chapel’s dedication will be available at chapel.christendom.edu.

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