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Quote from: J.Paul

From the little that I know, these two priests are doing, and not talking.

There was talk of Fr. Z last fall which suggested he might be offering weekly Mass in just one location due to poor health or a desire to not travel. I read these things before I'd ever really met him. (I saw him a couple of times in San Antonio, but had never talked to him.) I considered at the time that there might be some truth to this and a legitimate consideration for any priest. Now that I know him, the suggestion is ludicrous! I know he's good at management because he couldn't possibly do all of the things he's working on all by himself.

I believe his first appearance in the Resistance world was Oct 26, 2014 -- not even 9 months ago. He immediately began working on purchasing a retreat house in CT -- a project which would have kept him busy in and of itself with all of the hoops they jumped through in an effort to obtain the property. The parishioners in CT had previously been discouraged from looking for a suitable property for a Resistance chapel, but Fr Z set a chapel and retreat center as goal #1 as he's very familiar with the value of retreats in strengthening the faithful and encouraging vocations. Despite not being able to obtain their first choice of location, the effort surely took much time and energy.

In that same mere 9 months, he also established a new Resistance location in Houston and obtained property there including a rectory and school. While "the Resistance" is old hat in most SSPX locations, Houston is experiencing the conflicts which arise when people take a stand against the direction of the NeoSSPX for the first time just over the past 2 months. Father KNOWS these people as it was his last SSPX assignment. This wasn't a matter of just showing up, but of contacting them each personally and explaining the problems in the SSPX in greater detail than he was at liberty to do before he had resigned from the Society.

As if that wasn't enough, two Bp Williamson visits were also orchestrated for the primary purpose of getting the Bishop SEEN and HEARD as much as possible. (Confirmations, while certainly important, were a secondary objective.) Father believes His Excellency to be most discussed by those in and out of the Society when he gives conferences. The CT conference was originally planned to extend several days, but was shortened due to the work of those who don't wish to see the Resistance grow.

And now this is about to start sounding like an infomercial -- THAT'S NOT ALL YOU GET FROM FATHER'S DEDICATION TO THE RESISTANCE!

He also spends time talking to other priests -- most importantly those considering helping the Resistance -- both in the US and abroad. Father Garcia joined Fr Z just before Holy Week which allowed them to start weekly Masses in TX just a few weeks later. Father has mentioned there are others, but who, when, and where will likely be a surprise to us all.

BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE!
Father has of course attracted the attention of other locations who'd like Resistance priests to offer Mass. Being mindful of priests who might just need to know they'll have somewhere to go, he gathers information about needs and resources which will allow priests to make their disagreement with Bp Fellay's NeoSSPX known.

ACT NOW AND YOU'LL ALSO GET NOT ONE, BUT TWO RESISTANCE SCHOOLS!
Schools in both CT and TX will be starting classes in September. Families have already bid a final farewell to their previous SSPX principals, so when summer's over, they'll be hitting the books in Resistance classrooms.

NINE MONTHS! Just typing all of that makes me excited to see what the next 9 months will bring.

ALL OF THE RESISTANCE PRIESTS WORK TIRELESSLY FOR THE CAUSE AND FR Z IS CERTAINLY NO EXCEPTION.