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We have developed this site for 10 years, until 2020. Due to a change in our principled position, we created a new website corjesu.ru, on which all relevant information is published. The website summorum-pontificum.ru remains as an archive of our activities during the first 10 years of the existence of the Society of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. For any questions connected with both sites please contact Mr. Gregor H. Huber (gregor.h.huber@gmail.com).



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.

    Further aims of the Society of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus

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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.

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

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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.

    Ежегодная поездка 2019: Святая Месса в полуразрушенном храме

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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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  • 01.05.2019

    Reunion with the Catholic Church in the traditional rite

    Through the efforts of the Society of the Sacred Heart of Jesus our parishioner Nikolai Buchenkov wll be received into the Catholic during this Easter vigil. An event similar to this has not happened since the return of the Catholic Church to Moscow. This year, the rite of reunification with the Catholic Church was held for the first time.

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  • 30.04.2019

    Traditional Easter Celebration - 2019. The revival of tradition continues

    As in the previous two years, in 2019 in the Cathedral of Moscow, with the support of the Society of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, complete Easter Triduum using the Missal of 1962 were offered. Like last time, Fr. Augustine blessed the Easter fire and Easter on the street in front of the church, and sanctified the Easter water.

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  • 29.04.2019

    Father Augustine Zenzel SDB: 60th Anniversary of Ordination

    In 2019, on Good Friday, the 60th anniversary of Fr. Augustine’s ordination fell, and on Good Saturday – his birthday. Fr. Augustine has nurtured the community of Moscow traditionalists for more than 10 years. The Society of the Sacred Heart of Jesus decided in a special way to congratulate Father Augustine and prepare an unusual and interesting gift from our community.

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  • 04.04.2019

    Annual trip 2018: Tridentine Mass found refuge with Lutherans in Kazan

    In November, the Moscow Society of the sacred heart of Jesus made a trip to Kazan, the capital of the Autonomous Republic of Tatarstan within the Russian Federation.

    The purpose of the trip was to serve «Triduum», which took place from 9 to 11 November as the part of the annual journey of the Society to various regions of Russia. During those days, the sky gave off the bright sun and the underworld – an icy wind. In the eight years since the foundation of the Society, It has brought the flame of the holy Mass to eight cities of Russia.

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  • 15.04.2018

    Traditional Easter Celebration – 2018

    Today we are pleased to show you photos from Holy Easter 2018, which took place in the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

    Like last year, Father Augustine Zenzel SDB offered the whole of the Easter Triduum in the extraordinary form of the Roman rite, for which we are very grateful.

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  • 21.04.2017

    The first traditional Easter celebration after the return of the Catholic Church

    The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary was returned to the Catholics in 1992, and after that there was never served an Easter Triduum in the extraordinary form of the Roman rite - never before Easter 2017. This year, finally, traditionalist Catholics were given the opportunity to survive Easter and its preceding three days in the spirit of tradition.

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  • 07.04.2017

    The principled position of the Society of the Sacred Heart of Jesus regarding the prohibitions of the Holy Tridentine Mass in Moscow

    With regret and horror, we must inform you that Holy Mass on Maundy Thursday 13/04/2017 in the traditionalist community in Moscow at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary (hereinafter NZPDM) is prohibited, and therefore not indicated in the schedule of the Holy Mass in our community.

    Such bans have occurred before. We remember that in the near past we have already reported similar situations.

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  • 29.01.2017

    Bad example is contagious: another ban on the Tridentine Mass

    The Administrator of the Cathedral of the NZPDM on spiritual matters, Fr. Vladimir Kabak SDB, continues the practice of the former rector, Fr. Joseph Zanevsky SDB, and forbids the celebration of the Tridentine Mass on January 29, 2017. He justifies his decision by the fact that on January 29, 2017, the parish celebrates the feast of St. John Bosco, founder of Don Bosco's Salesian Congregation, and 25 years of Salesian ministry in Moscow. Therefore all parishioners should participate in Summa on Sunday morning. Like the previous ban on December 8, 2015, this ‘Feast Day’ action violates the rights of Traditional Catholics and the norms of the Motu Proprio Summorum Pontificum.

  • 20.11.2016

    Annual trip 2016 to Veliky Novgorod: the return of an ancient tradition

    This year, the traditional annual trip of the Society of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, which took place from 9 to 11 September, was to Veliky Novgorod, a city located approximately 600 km northwest of Moscow.

    This year, the traditional annual trip of the Society of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, which took place from 9 to 11 September, was to Veliky Novgorod, a city located approximately 600 km northwest of Moscow.

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  • 19.08.2016

    Annual Visit of 2015: Time for the Eternal: Traditional Latin Masses in Tver and Perm

    For its annual visit in 2015, the Society of the Sacred Heart of Jesus dedicated a lot of time to plan. The preparation itself appeared to be quite expensive, since we were scheduled to visit two cities at once. However, since the visit involved the honor of Our Lord in this land, we spared no expense. And why would we settle for the less? After all, one day or another, all of us will bear responsibility for how we have served the God in our life.

    
On the first weekend we visited Tver, and on the second weekend arrived in Perm in the Ural Mountains.

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  • 07.12.2015

    Ban on the service of the Tridentine Mass for the traditional Catholic community on December 8, 2015

    Fr. Augustine Zenzel SDB received from the rector of the cathedral NZPDM, Fr. Joseph Zanevsky SDB, a ban on the service of the Tridentine Mass for the traditional Catholic community on December 8, 2015.

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  • 06.08.2015

    Marriage according to the old rite and votive Mass at the main altar in the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Moscow

    Today, July 25, 2015, Igor Yeletsky and Sofia Akopova got married. Both said their vows at the main altar of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Moscow.

    Today, July 25, 2015, Igor Yeletsky and Sofia Akopova got married.  Both said their vows at the main altar of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Moscow.

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  • 23.07.2014

    Traditional Latin Mass at the Main Altar of Catholic Cathedral Church in Moscow

    This year the Jubilee celebration of the Society of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus took place with a High Mass at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception of the Holy Virgin Mary in Moscow.

    The Extraordinary Form Mass has been offered regularly in the Chapel of the Cathedral Church in Moscow since 2008, but today’s event is special, as it is the first time since in many decades since the Traditional Latin Mass was celebrated at the Cathedral’s main altar.

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  • 15.07.2014

    Learning about Tradition—and loving it! Our Visit to a Catholic Parish in Tula, Russia: May 23-25, 2014

    This year's trip of the Association of the Sacred Heart of Jesus led us to Tula, a region 180 km south of Moscow (about a three hour drive from Moscow).  Father Vitaly Spitsyn, Rector of Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Parish, hosted Father Thomas Huber (of Augsburg, Germany) and Gregor Huber, Chairman of the Association.

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  • 28.11.2013

    In the Year of Faith – A Journey in the Footsteps of the Apostles

     The Association of the Sacred Heart of Jesus organized Masses in Berezniki (Perm region of Russia) according to the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite

    Our visit took place as part of the annual visits of the Association of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Catholic followers of Summorum Pontificum, to various parishes in Russia.  During these visits, we introduce the local Catholic faithful to the ancient tradition of the Roman Rite.  The priest offers Holy Mass according to the 1962 Roman Missal, which was the Liturgy before the Second Vatican Council. 

    After our trips to Kursk and the city of Vladimir in 2012, we were happy to accept the cordial invitation of Father Erich Maria Fink from Berezniki, Russia.

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  • 01.12.2012

    Traditional Baptism

    Dear brothers and sisters!

    Today, the Catholic Church once again opened the baptistery, once again opened the gates of holy baptism for the salvation of souls. Through the cleansing bath, the infants Gregory-Clement-Isaac Rosenblum and Manuela-Bachita Walter were delivered from original sin and accepted into the Catholic Church. Our community, committed to the traditional form of liturgy, is glad that both children are now brought to Christ. Their parents wished that their children were baptized according to the traditional rite, and this request our chaplain, Fr. Augustine Zenzel SDB, happily fulfilled.

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  • 01.11.2012

    Farewell to Kursk and Vladimir!

    The Third Goal of the Society of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus—  Catholics for Summorum Pontificum:  Offering of Masses according to the 1962 Roman Missal in Russian Parishes:  Fare thee well to Kursk and Vladimir!

    From October 5-9, 2012, Father Thomas Huber (Wolfsburg, Augsburg) and representatives of the Management Board of the Society of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus – Catholics for Summorum Pontificum, Gregor Huber and Olga Karpova visited Catholic parishes in the cities of Kursk and Vladimir, at the invitation of the Pastors.

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  • 12.07.2012

    Return of the cross

    In early June 2012, a canopy with a cross once again crowned the wooden altar of the Great Chapel of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

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  • 02.01.2012

    Moscow: Since January 1, 2012, the Holy Mass according to the Missal of blessed John XXIII takes place weekly

    From January 1, 2012, the Tridentine Mass in Moscow will be celebrated every Sunday. This was announced by the chaplain, Fr. Augustin Dziedzel SDB, after the solemn Mass of the Octave of the Nativity. The time remains the same - 17.00.

  • 11.02.2011

    Holy Mass in extraordinary form in Moscow will now be celebrated twice a month

    With the approval of the Archbishop and with the consent of the rector of Moscow Cathedral, Holy Mass in the extraordinary form of the Roman Rite will be celebrated from February 2011 twice a month: on the 1st and 3rd Sundays of each month.

  • 17.01.2011

    The official website of the Society of the Sacred Heart of Jesus - Catholics for the "Summorum Pontificum" is on air

    Welcome to our website!

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