I don't know what to make of the "annual" General Chapter meeting.
Cristero might be right, that it could be a typo. But sometimes typos give a clue
to what the typist or his source are trying not to say! It could be pointing in
the right direction. It could, for example, indicate that if this "deal" doesn't pan
out this year, then after 11 months of sifting the SSPX as wheat (Cf. Lk. xxii. 31),
they can give the "deal" a second go, and there won't be any resistance...
It's a frightening thought, but I can't take credit for the idea. I read it here.
Otherwise, the novena sounds like a good idea:
"We invite the faithful, religious and clergy to join the members of the SSPX in a
novena to the Holy Ghost from June 30 to July 8. The novena will consist of praying
the Veni Sancte Spiritus with the addition of 2 invocations:
Immaculate Heart of Mary, pray for us. (3 times)
St. Pius X, pray for us."
(I am puzzled, speaking of typos and clues, what is meant by the terms,
"faithful, religious and clergy" and "the members of the SSPX" : if the former
is invited to "join" the latter, does that not suggest that the former is something
different than the latter? IOW: are the members of the SSPX not the faithful,
not religious, or not clergy? -- But don't let that thought get in the way of your
good intentions during the novena!!)