Dearest Brothers and Sisters in Christ:
Nearly 20 years ago, at the invitation of (then) Bishop Raymond L. Burke, members of the Institute of
Christ the King, Sovereign Priest took up residence in the former convent at St. Mary's Ridge as their North American headquarters. These were the days following Blessed Pope John Paul's permission for priests, with the permission of the local bishop, to offer the Mass according to the 1962 Missal of Blessed Pope John XXIII for those people who desired to worship according to this venerable form.
Eventually Mass was offered to the public on St. Mary's Ridge in this form. And then, four years ago, the small community at St. Mary's Ridge was given their own resident vicar.
In the meantime Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI expanded Blessed Pope John Paul's permission for priests to offer the "Extraordinary Form" without specifically seeking the permission of their bishop in order to meet the needs and desires of the communities to which they have been sent. He even expressed the desire that all of those studying for the priesthood should be trained so as to be able to function with equal comfort in both forms.
http://badgercatholic.blogspot.com/2011/07/bishop-callahan-performs-traditional.html?m=1
http://remnantnewspaper.com/Archives/2013-0815-mjm-institute-christ-king-la-crosse.htm
