Our Lady of Sorrows - Phoenix, AZ
Phoenix is home to several Latin Mass churches, as well as several Eastern Catholic parishes. I had some time today so I drove down to Our Lady of Sorrows in South Phoenix. The church is owned by the Society of Saint Pius X (SSPX) and the newly constructed church was consecrated on September 13, 2015 by Bishop Bernard Fellay. The SSPX traces its founding back to November 1, 1970 when Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre, in response to the repeated request of young men interested in a traditional priestly formation, founded the SSPX. Eleven young men began their studies in Econe, Switzerland. These men were trained in the the old Latin rite of the Mass. There were those in Rome who did not like the fact that the SSPX were not using the Novus Ordo (New Order of Mass) and two apostolic visitors conducted an inspection of the seminary in 1974. These visitors were impressed with the academic standards and the piety of the seminarians, but they complained that they did not see the Novus
