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Rev. Fr. Nathan Pospischil, FSSP
Assistant Chaplain
Rev Fr Nathan Pospischil FSSP was born in 1992 in Sydney, Australia, and is now a Catholic Priest of the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter.
Fr Pospischil was educated at Patrician Brother’s College and completed a Bachelor’s of Commerce at the University of Sydney before working at the State Tax Office. Fr Pospischil attended the FSSP’s chaplaincy in Parramatta, Australia since High School, but it was during his university studies that he delved deeper into the faith and began to discern a Priestly vocation.
Fr Pospischil continued to discern a Priestly vocation while working and visited Ezechiel House in Sydney in 2015, the FSSP’s first year house of formation in Oceania. Fr Pospischil first discerned with the FSSP because of his love for the Traditional Latin Mass and because of the example of the Priests of the FSSP whom he had met over the years. He entered seminary at Ezechiel House in 2016 for the FSSP and transferred to Our Lady of Guadalupe Seminary in Denton, Nebraska, USA for the remainder of his studies in 2017.
Fr Pospischil was ordained a Deacon on 2nd April 2022 and completed his Deacon assignment at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Lincoln, Nebraska. With thanksgiving to almighty God, Fr Pospischil was ordained a Priest on 24th June 2023, at St. Mary’s Cathedral, Sydney, Australia, by Most Rev Richard Umbers, Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney. He offered his first Mass on the 4th Sunday after Pentecost (25th June 2023) at Maternal Heart of Mary Catholic Church, Lewisham, Australia.
Fr Pospischil is assigned as the assistant Priest of the Latin Mass Chaplaincy of the Diocese of Auckland since July 2023 for his first assignment as a newly ordained Priest.
https://www.fssp.nz/our-chaplain/
AUCKLAND DIOCESE
FRATERNITY OF ST PETER
Christmas Schedule
All Christmas Masses will be at St. Paul’s College Chapel (183 Richmond Road, Grey Lynn, Auckland, New Zealand).
Sunday – 24th December
Vigil of Christmas
8am (Low) | 10am (Sung)
11pm Christmas Carols until Midnight Mass
Monday – 25th December
Midnight Mass (Sung) starts at midnight.
Dawn Mass 8am (Low)
Day Mass 10am (Sung)
Summer Schedule
From 26th December to 27th January, Masses will be at 8am Monday to Saturday.
Monday to Thursday and Saturday at St. Anne’s Chapel
Friday at Mt St. Mary’s Chapel.
Please check the Chaplaincy website if you are unsure.
https://www.fssp.nz/
HAMILTON DIOCESE
St Mary’s Chapel – 47 Clyde Street, Hamilton
Christmas Vigil Mass Sunday 24 December: 5.00 pm
PALMERSTON NORTH DIOCESE
St Columba’s Church – 83 Mulgrave Street, Ashhurst, Palmerston North
Christmas Day Mass Monday 25 December: 4.00 pm
(Note: no Sunday Mass on 24 December)
CHRISTCHURCH DIOCESE
Sons of the Most Holy Redeemer
Latin Mass Chaplaincy, Oratory of Our Mother of Perpetual Succour
Christmas Mass times to be advised.
https://www.facebook.com/LatinMassChaplaincy.Christchurch/
PHOTOS OF THE FIRST MASS OF FR BRENDAN BOYCE
Fr Boyce celebrated a Votive Mass of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus at St Benedict’s, Newton, 4 July 2021.
Deo Gratias!
These photos of Fr Brendan Boyce FSSP’s first Mass are taken from the FSSP Auckland Facebook page. The full set of photos of this most joyous occasion are available here: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?vanity=fsspauckland&set=a.3531482960288130
In grateful thanksgiving for his ordination to the Sacred Priesthood, please pray for
Rev. Fr. Brendan Boyce FSSP
ordained by his Lordship the Most Rev. Denis Browne, Bishop Emeritus of the Diocese of Hamilton
on July 3rd 2021
at St Benedict’s Church, Newton, Auckland.
Deo gratias
The full set of photos of Fr Boyce’s ordination may be viewed on the FSSP Auckland Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/media/set?vanity=fsspauckland&set=a.3525813947521698
http://issuu.com/gregoriusmagnus/docs/gregorius_magnus_11_spring_2021
The latest edition of Gregorius Magnus is now available, for Spring 2021.
It includes a report on the events in Rome last October, in place of the usual Summorum Pontificum Pilgrimage.
It also includes a key passage from the French Bishops’ summary report to the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith on the implementation of Summorum Pontificum, in an English translation published for the first time.
As usual it also includes translations of articles from the quarterly magazines of Una Voce France and Pro Missa Tridentina of Germany, as well as an article from the Latin Mass Society’s Mass of Ages, and news and reflections first published here, from Croatia, Romania, and Poland.
It is free to download as a pdf, or to view on the ISSUU website and app for mobile devices.
with thanks to the International Una Voce Federation
VOCATIONS DAY 12 OCTOBER 2019 – THE FRATERNITY OF ST PETER, AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND
Fr Antony Sumich FSSP, along with Fr Duncan Wong FSSP, will be hosting a vocations discernment day on Saturday 12th October 2019.
At St Anne’s Chapel hall, 3 Cole Place, Te Atatu Sth, Auckland.
Holy Mass will be celebrated by Fr Wong at 8.00 am and the vocations day will follow. The day should conclude some time after 3.00 pm.
Any single men aged between 17 – 35 who are considering a vocation with the Extraordinary Form of the Mass at the spiritual centre, or who are interested to learn about the charism of the FSSP are welcome to attend.
For enquires or to discuss the day contact Fr Sumich: email fr.sumich@gmail.com or mobile 027-202-4787.
https://fssp.nz/
About FSSP
The Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter (FSSP) is a Clerical Society of Apostolic Life of Pontifical right, that is, a community of Roman Catholic priests.
Latest News from the Fraternity of St Peter https://www.fssp.net/index.html:
On 1 July 2019, Fr Michael McCaffrey was appointed as the new Regional Superior for the Fraternity in Australia and New Zealand. We would like to thank Fr Christopher Blust for his untiring efforts as Regional Superior over the past six years.
On 25 May 2019, Roger Gilbride was ordained to the diaconate in Germany with six other European seminarians. We congratulate Deacon Gilbride on this penultimate step to the priesthood and we look forward to his priestly ordination next year, God willing.
On 30 March 2019, Thomas Sofatzis was ordained to the diaconate in Our Lady of Guadalupe Seminary, Nebraska, with six other FSSP seminarians as well as two Brothers from the transalpine Redemptorists (FSSR, Papa Stronsay). We pray that they will all become holy priests in the near future.
