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Pompeii Rising in Jacksonville, FL – Sacred Restorations

SSPX Podcast

SSPX / Angelus Press

Philosophy, Society & Culture, Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.9 • 730 Ratings

🗓️ 6 February 2026

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, we travel to Jacksonville, Florida, where the faithful of St. Michael’s have taken on a monumental task: the restoration of a once-abandoned historic church in the city’s Springfield neighborhood. Originally built in 1920 as a Catholic parish and later sold to the Seventh-day Adventists, the church is now being reclaimed as a house of God and rededicated to Our Lady of Pompeii. With stunning Romanesque architecture, a historic altar from the Bronx, and a vibrant fundraising campaign already more than two-thirds complete, this project is uniting the community—and even bringing new souls to the Faith. We’ll hear the remarkable story of how this church was discovered, the spiritual symbolism behind the Pompeii connection, and the vision for making it a shrine of devotion in America. Now, let’s join Father Thomas for this episode of Sacred Restorations here on the SSPX Podcast.  

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0:00.0

Welcome to Sacred Restorations, a limited series on the SSBX podcast that highlights the beautiful work being done across the U.S. District.

0:15.1

Each episode brings you inside a different project, where the faithful are working with their priests to restore tradition and the kingship of Christ. In this episode, we travel to Jacksonville, Florida, where the faithful are working with their priests to restore tradition and the kingship of Christ.

0:21.6

In this episode, we travel to Jacksonville, Florida, where the faithful of St. Michael's

0:25.6

have taken on a monumental task, the restoration of a once-abandoned historic church in the city's Springfield neighborhood.

0:32.6

Originally built in 1920 as a Catholic parish and later sold to the Seventh-day Adventists,

0:38.0

this church is now being reclaimed as a house of God and rededicated to Our Lady of Pompeii.

0:43.1

With beautiful architecture, a historic altar from the Bronx, and a vibrant fundraising

0:47.2

campaign already more than two-thirds complete, this project is uniting the community

0:51.8

and even bringing new souls to the faith already. We'll hear the remarkable story of how this church was discovered, the spiritual symbolism behind the Pompeii connection,

1:00.0

and the vision for making it a shrine of devotion in the U.S.

1:04.0

Now let's join Father Thomas for this episode of Sacred Restorations.

1:10.0

Welcome to our episode on Sacred Restorations and happy to be joined by Father David Thomas

1:16.7

and Mr. Alex Aller. Welcome, Father, gentlemen, how are you?

1:21.3

I'm doing well. Thank you very much.

1:23.0

Great.

1:23.3

Thank you for having us on.

1:25.2

Yeah, we're excited to be here.

1:26.8

Absolutely.

1:33.4

Before we get started, can we do a quick introduction of who each of you are, Father Thomas?

1:37.1

You and I go back a little ways, but it's good to see you again.

1:41.1

But let us know kind of where you came from, what you're doing now.

1:45.0

Well, I graduated from St. Mary's Academy in 1998. I remember we were Sacristons for a while, a couple of years there.

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