Solemn High Orchestral Mass of Christ the King
Sun, Oct 26
|St. Louis
Open to public, free of charge. Featuring the Christ the King Festival Choir, made up of singers from six different states. This year's Mass will feature the world premier of Missa Fons Bonitatis for Choir and Orchestra.
Time & Location
Oct 26, 2025, 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM
St. Louis, 2653 Ohio Ave, St. Louis, MO 63118, USA
Guests
About the event
Our Lord Jesus Christ is the King of the Universe. Every year, the Roman Catholic Church honors this title and authority in a solemn Mass recalling that, "When He spoke, He spoke as one with authority." - Matthew 7:29. At St. Francis de Sales Oratory, an apostolate of The Institute of Christ the King, this feast is the titular feast and high point of the liturgical year for its canons, oblates, and faithful. 2025 marks the 100th anniversary of this feast, it having been established by Pope Pius XI in 1925. To honor the centennial, a special mass was composed expressly for the occasion: Missa Fons Bonitatis for Chorus and Orchestra, collaboratively composed by the Institute of Christ the King's own sacred musicians, Abbe Raymond Schmidt, Abbe Nicholas Tousignant, James Marck, and edited by composer and sacred musician Raymond Boudreau. Following the Mass, there will be a bazaar and foo…