Author Topic: St. Athanasius Church in Vienna, VA (Read 15977 times)

DAW · « **Reply #15 on:** August 06, 2010, 03:14:41 PM »

I have been blessed to attend St Athanasius Church in Vienna Virginia for a quarter century. The parish priest for those years has been the holy and dedicated Father Ronald Ringrose. Indeed one of the stained glass windows is dedicated to Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre and Bishop Antonio de Castro Mayer. Unlike the figures depicted in the other beautiful windows, these two churchmen do not have halos surrounding their heads; one day they will.

gladius_veritatis · « **Reply #16 on:** August 06, 2010, 03:22:36 PM »

Welcome, DAW, and thank you for providing solid info on this matter.

Roman Catholic · « **Reply #17 on:** August 07, 2010, 05:22:53 AM »

Quote from: DAW

I have been blessed to attend St Athanasius Church in Vienna Virginia for a quarter century. The parish priest for those years has been the holy and dedicated Father Ronald Ringrose. Indeed one of the stained glass windows is dedicated to Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre and Bishop Antonio de Castro Mayer. Unlike the figures depicted in the other beautiful windows, these two churchmen do not have halos surrounding their heads; one day they will.

Yes, thank you for verifying.

stevusmagnus · « **Reply #18 on:** August 09, 2010, 06:51:40 PM »

I had an otherwise Traditional lady tell me "The Chancery said you don't fulfill your Sunday obligation at St. Athanasius. Their priest is a renegade and not incardinated in the diocese."

Obviously there are many responses to this, but if you only had a few seconds to respond, what would your response be?

stevusmagnus · « **Reply #19 on:** August 09, 2010, 06:56:03 PM »

Joseph de Maistre · « **Reply #20 on:** August 10, 2010, 07:04:38 PM »

Here is a response I received from the diocese via email:

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Thank you for your question.

"Saint Athanasius Roman Catholic Church" is an independent group; they are not a church in communion with the Roman Catholic Church or the Diocese of Arlington. The priest does not have faculties from the Diocese of Arlington.

If you are interested, a number of our diocesan parishes celebrate Mass according to the Extraordinary Form - some on Sundays, some on weekdays. If you live in Vienna, I believe you will probably find St. John the Beloved in McLean to be the most convenient, although St. Lawrence and Holy Spirit might also be good options for you.

stevusmagnus · « **Reply #21 on:** September 11, 2010, 10:15:26 PM »

I would expect nothing less from the Diocese, though Arlington is better than most.

Did the Diocese deign to tell you WHY it does not grant Fr. Ringrose faculties?

And how they have determined that St. Athanasius is not in communion with the Roman Catholic Church?

That is quite an incredible statement.