Dear Friends,
We are requesting your help to build the master altar of our conventual Church Our Lady of the Rosary. In the lineage of historic medieval altars, this altar will be a catechism in pictures, "an alter that preaches" - as much to the wise as to the simple. With your help, in two years it will spring up in the sanctuary as the arrow of an infallible prayer: that of the sacrifice of Christ.
Fr. Louis-Marie de Blignières
Prior of the Fraternity of Saint Vincent Ferrer
The Redemptive Sacrifice at the Center
Rising above the tabernacle and the crucifix, the altarpiece panels closed will present two scenes of the Passion. This will naturally carry our spirits toward the unbloody renewal of Calvary.
The large diptych of the Passion stands on a second level of three statues: at the right and at the left, Saint Dominic and Saint Catherine of Sienna, in order to highlight the meditations of their apostolic life, giving us the mystery of Christ for the salvation of souls.At the summit of the construction, Au sommet de toute la construction, exceptionally tall (about 30 feet), Chris the Savior of the World (Christus Salvator). He who conquered death by his Resurrection will hold in His left hand the globe of the world. With His right hand He will bless us so that we may be penetrated with the thought that, during the Mass, He is hidden mysteriously already in His glorious state.
To Jesus by Mary
On feast days and during the Easter season, the two panels will be open. Here at the center will appear the Patroness of our Church: Our Lady of the Rosary, with the Child Jesus in her armes and a crowd of supplicants under her mantel, so that we recall that she is the Mediatrix of all her Son's graces.
At her right and left will be the two apostles Saints Simon and Jude. These Saints share the feast (October 28) that the Holy See canonically erected our Fraternity, allowing us to continually give thanks for the maternal care of the Church for us.
On the panels of the altarpiece, four scenes of mysteries of the Rosary so that we might realize that the fruits of the Mass daily diffuse themselves in our life by the Holy Rosary, an unbreakable link of love from Mary to the Trinity through Jesus.
Work in progress in Sankt-Ulrich (Tyrol)
some pieces of our altar
The Fraternity thanks you
All the donors will be included in a novena of masses that the Prior of the Fraternity will celebrate from October 1 to Ocotber 9, 2022 for your intentions. You can send us your intention on the donation form.
Major Donors ($1,500+):
You will receive, in October 2023, a photo of the altar and a beautiful donation certificate signed by all the brothers of the Fraternity. The photo will be taken at the inauguration of the altar on October 7, 2023 (feast of Our Lady of the Rosary).
Patrons ($5000+)
You will also receive a bronze replica of one of the bas-reliefs that adorn the bells of our new conventual church, depicting St. Dominic, St. Vincent Ferrier, St. Thomas Aquinas and St. Catherine of Siena. These were molded by Cornille Havard, a bell-maker in Villedieu-les-Poêles, Normandy where bells for all of Europe have been made since the Middle Ages."
Founding patrons ($10,000+ cumulative donations until Easter 2023):
You will also be enrolled in a perpetual foundation of Masses: every October 7, the feast of Our Lady of the Rosary, the Holy Sacrifice will be offered on the high altar for you and your descendants. You will also be listed on a plaque on the back of the altar. The foundation will remain in effect as long as priests of the Fraternity celebrate Mass on it (hopefully for a VERY LONG TIME !)
If you would not like to make a gift online, you can make a gift by check.
Label your check to the order of the Fraternity of Saint Vincent Ferrer and send it to
Fraternité Saint-Vincent-Ferrier, 2 route de Ballée, 53340 Chémeré-le-Roi (France)
Who are we ?
The Fraternity of Saint Vincent Ferrer (FSVF), whose priory is located in Chémeré-le-Roi (France), is a traditional religious community inspired by the Dominican spirit. Disciples of St. Thomas Aquinas, the Brothers are apostles whose preaching is oriented to the salvation of souls.
The priests of the Fraternity celebrate Holy Mass exclusively according to
the traditional Dominican rite (1962 missal)
