The following is an extract from The Missive, the website of the Priestly Fraternity of St Peter in the USA.
Newer apostolates have seen dramatic growth, some doubling their numbers over the last year, such as Los Angeles, which went from 250 per Sunday to 500. The apostolate did not even have its own church until 2018, so finally settling down in a small church in San Fernando provided needed stability, contributing to the significant increase it saw this past year.
“The main obstacle right now is a lack of space,” said Fr. Federico Masutti, assistant pastor of St. Vitus, talking to the Missive over the summer. His words echo the sentiment of so many other FSSP apostolates that find themselves outgrowing their buildings, but it’s really a great problem to have.
“When we were at 200 people,” said pastor Fr. James Fryar, “we decided to add the fourth Mass, and just adding that one Mass, from one week to the next, another 200 people came.”
“The growth was amazing,” confirmed Fr. Masutti.
It is only a short portion of a long article, so I advise going here https://fssp.com/annual-census-shows-prolific-growth-at-fssp-parishes/ to read the full article. This picture shows how full one of their churches can be.
The FSSP has 33 Personal Parishes in the USA. These are non-territorial parishes with a dedicated church. They have many other apostolates that do not carry the status of a parish.
It seems that growth in Mass attendance at FSSP churches has accelerated in the last few years.
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