Anglicanism within the Catholic Church

On January 1, 2012, Pope Benedict XVI established the Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter for those groups of Anglicans in the United States who seek to enter into full communion with the Catholic Church.

This is the second Ordinariate created in light of the apostolic constitution Anglicanorum coetibus, the first having been created for England and Wales on January 15, 2011.

The Pope’s gracious response represents an important and exciting new step along the difficult path toward Christian unity.

For more information:

• U.S. Ordinariate Website: About the Ordinariate gives a brief explanation of what the Ordinariate is, how it came into being, and its essential purpose as a generous instrument impelling towards Catholic unity.
• Anglicanorum Coetibus (November 2009) is the Apostolic Constitution of Pope Benedict XVI that establishes "Personal Ordinariates" for those of the Anglican heritage entering full communion with the Catholic Church while maintaining distinctive elements of their theological, spiritual, and liturgical patrimony.
• Decree of Erection of the Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter (January 2012) is the official decree establishing the Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter (with canonical jurisdiction coterminous with all of the United States and Canada), one of three Personal Ordinariates erected for communities and individuals within the Anglican Communion, to come into full communion with the Catholic Church.
• Complementary Norms Amendment (May 2013) is the law passed by Pope Francis generously expanding the definition of membership in the Ordinariates even to some baptized Catholics, as explained by the Ordinary at that time, Msgr. Jeffrey Steenson.

This Week's Calendar

• Wednesday - April 23
  Wednesday in the Octave of Easter
  Solemnity
  12:10 pm - Spoken Mass
  6:00 pm - Evening Prayer (Zoom Only)
  
• Thursday - April 24
  Thursday in the Octave of Easter
  Solemnity
  8:00 am - Morning Prayer
  8:30 am - Spoken Mass
  
• Friday - April 25
  Friday in the Octave of Easter
  Solemnity
  No Public Mass
  
• Saturday - April 26
  Saturday in the Octave of Easter
  Solemnity
  No Public Mass
  
• Sunday - April 27
  Second Sunday of Easter
  Solemnity
  8:45 am - Legion of Mary
  9:00 am - Morning Prayer
  9:30 am - Confession
  10:00 am - Sung Mass
  11:30 am - Brunch
  12:15 pm - Junior Legion of Mary
  
• Monday - April 28
  Eastertide Feria
  No Public Mass
  
• Tuesday - April 29
  Saint Catherine of Siena, Virgin and Doctor of the Church
  Memorial
  4:00 pm - Evening Office
  4:30 pm - Spoken Mass
  
• Wednesday - April 30
  Eastertide Feria
  12:10 pm - Spoken Mass
  6:00 pm - Evening Prayer (Zoom Only)
  

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Mount Calvary Catholic Church
816 N. Eutaw Street
Baltimore, MD 21201-4624

Phone: (410) 728-6140

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