Catholic Tradition revival in Russia since 2010!

Russian towns where we've celebrated
the Traditional Latin Mass:

• MMXX A.D.: There was no visiting;
• MMXIX A.D.: Visiting the Catholic parish in Gatchina;
• MMXVIII A.D.: Visiting traditional catholics in Kazan;
• MMXVII A.D.: There was no visiting;
• MMXVI A.D.: Visiting the Catholic parish in Velikij Novgorod;
• MMXV A.D.: Visiting the Catholic parishes in Tver and Perm;
• MMXIV A.D.: Visiting the Catholic parish in Tula;
• MMXIII A.D.: Visiting the Catholic parish in Berezniki;
• MMXII A.D.: Visiting the Catholic parishes in Kursk and Vladimir.

Welcome to the
Society of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

Since the destruction of Catholic communities by the Communists in the 30s, the Traditional Mass in the Roman Rite has lost all its followers in Russia.

But now, 80 years later the situation has changed.

In 2010, certain Russian Catholics united and formed a lay organization known as the “Society of the Sacred Heart of Jesus”. The Society was founded in the city of Moscow. Two years later, various Catholics of Kursk founded the first affiliate chapter of the Society.

The Society of the Sacred Heart of Jesus aims to uphold and safeguard the traditional Catholic Teaching, according to which the Holy Mass is a bloodless, mystical re-presentation of the Sacrifice of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ on Golgotha. This important truth of the Catholic Church has continued for hundreds of years through the practice of the Traditional Rite.

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Photo album: here the photos of solemnities and recolletions during the years 2010 - 2014 are presented. Since 2015 we have been publishing all the photos in the corresponding articles.

News

• 20.11.2020

  Further aims of the Society of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

  The Society of the Sacred Heart of Jesus – Catholic lay association in support of the Motu Proprio Summorum Pontificum (from there onward, the Society), from the very day of its foundation, Feast of All Saints, the 1st of November, 2010, has been organizing Holy Traditional Latin Masses according to the 1962 edition of the Roman Missal, which were offered in the basement chapel of the Moscow Immaculate Conception Cathedral. On Sundays and Holy Days the actual attendance would amount to around 50 persons. Another endeavors of the Society were missionary trips across Russian cities in order to bring the Mass of Ages to the people of Russia and educate them on the matters pertaining to it and the Catholic Tradition, as well as organization of recollections and spiritual exercises in the Moscow Cathedral.

  Across the span of the last 10 years the Society would faithfully follow the Magisterium of the Roman Catholic Church as well as directions of Benedict XVI’s Motu Proprio Summorum Pontificum.

  We thank God for those years.

  The last Mass organized by the Society and offered according to the 1962 Roman Missal in the Moscow Cathedral took place on the 1st of November, 2020.

  

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• 01.11.2020

  10th Anniversary of the Society of the Sacred Heart of Jesus - 10 years of working for the good of Catholic Tradition in Russia.

  In 2007 Holy Father Benedict XVI promulgated his Motu Proprio Summorum Pontificum regarding extraordinary use of the ancient form of the Roman Rite. A year later Masses offered according to the 1962 edition of the Roman Missal started to take place in the Moscow Immaculate Conception Cathedral. Mass would take place once a month being offered either in various rooms of the Cathedral's basement or in the local Curia's conference hall.

  

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• 02.09.2020

  Regarding the absence of public Traditional Latin Masses in Moscow.

  As far as on the 23rd of August, 2020, there was an announcement given and published in the parish bulletin of the Moscow Immaculate Conception Cathedral concerning the live stream of the upcoming Traditional Latin Mass, which was to take place on the 30th of August. The live stream would have taken place on the Cathedral's YouTube channel. However, the live stream has never been commenced, therefore again there were no public Traditional Latin Mass.

  We would like to make some comments regarding this particular situation.

  

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• 15.12.2019

  2019 annual trip to Gatchina: the first Tridentine Mass in 80 years

  In 2019, the Society of the Sacred Heart of Jesus again set off on its traditional annual trip, for the 9th time in its existence. The destination of this trip was the largest settlement of the Leningrad region - the city of Gatchina. The first references to Gatchina’s predecessor, the village of Khotchino, date back to 1499 - 1500, and the status of City was assigned to it by Emperor Paul I in 1796.

  

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• 07.09.2019

  Obstacles to the service of the Tridentine Mass continue: changes in the schedule of the Holy Mass!

  Dear brothers and sisters of the community in Moscow and friends of the Catholic tradition in Russia!

  Unfortunately, we again have to inform you that tomorrow, Sunday, September 8, 2019, at 10.30, in the crypt of the Church the Tridentine Mass will not be held. Instead, Mass will be served in Novus Ordo in Latin.

  

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