Issued by the Old Roman Apostolate
S. Antonini Episcopi et Confessoris MMXXV

With solemnity and filial prayer, the Old Roman Apostolate welcomes the election of His Holiness Pope Leo XIV, 267th Successor of Saint Peter and Vicar of Christ on earth. As the Church enters a new chapter in her sacred history, we join the faithful throughout the world in offering heartfelt prayers for the new Pontiff, that he may govern the flock of Christ in truth, holiness, and apostolic zeal.

We acknowledge with reverence the divine institution of the papacy and the unique burden borne by the Roman Pontiff as Servus Servorum Dei. In keeping with our steadfast devotion to the Holy See and our unwavering fidelity to the perennial magisterium of the Catholic Church, we receive this moment not only with joy but with renewed hope for orthodoxy, restoration, and reconciliation.

The Old Roman Apostolate has long borne witness to the unchanging tradition of the Catholic faith—doctrinal, liturgical, and moral—faithfully handed down from the Apostles, safeguarded by the Church Fathers, and reaffirmed by the Popes and Councils throughout the ages. In the decades since the crisis of faith and identity precipitated by modernist innovations, our clergy and faithful have sought not rupture, but fidelity—never schism, but Catholic integrity under extraordinary circumstances.

We now express our sincere desire for authentic reconciliation with the Holy See, not at the expense of truth, but in the light of it. We pray that under the leadership of Pope Leo XIV, the Holy See may once again become a beacon of doctrinal clarity, liturgical tradition, moral courage, and supernatural faith. We hope especially for:

  1. Doctrinal Restoration — a reaffirmation of the immutable teachings of the Church, without ambiguity or accommodation to the errors of the age.
  2. Liturgical Peace — the full rehabilitation of the traditional Latin liturgy as a normative and honored expression of the Roman Rite, not merely tolerated but cherished as a treasure of the Church.
  3. Pastoral Reconciliation — the recognition that traditional Catholic communities such as the Old Roman Apostolate and the Society of St Pius X, far from being disobedient sects, are witnesses to truths obscured in the postconciliar confusion, and are deserving of just treatment and juridical provision.
  4. Episcopal Renewal — a renewal of episcopal appointments in the spirit of fidelity and holiness, with the purification of corruption and the correction of doctrinal dissent.
  5. Missionary Courage — a bold reassertion of the uniqueness of Christ and the necessity of the Catholic Church for salvation, in fidelity to the Great Commission.
  6. Personal Holiness — that the Pope himself may be a man of deep prayer, formed by the saints and devoted to the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mater Ecclesiae.

To His Holiness Pope Leo XIV, we pledge our filial devotion, our prayers, and our readiness to serve—not as adversaries, but as loyal sons seeking the restoration of all things in Christ (instaurare omnia in Christo). In the providence of God, may this pontificate mark a turning point toward the resacralization of the Church and the healing of long-standing wounds within the Mystical Body of Christ.

Sancte Petre, ora pro nobis.

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