page_title: Society of the Holy Cross
section_title: 21st century
hierarchical_section_title: Society of the Holy Cross / 21st century
caption_attribution_description: English: The 2017 Provincial Synod
context_page_description: The Society of the Holy Cross is an international Anglo-Catholic society of male priests with members in the Anglican Communion and the Continuing Anglican movement, who live under a common rule of life that informs their priestly ministry and charism.
context_section_description: As of October 2017 there are over 1,000 members of the society organised into provinces for England and Scotland, the Americas, Wales and Australasia, each under a provincial master reporting to an international master general. There are also some members in the Lutheran Church of Sweden. The current master general of the society is Fr Nicolas Spicer SSC, also the provincial master for England and Scotland, who resides in England. The brethren are united together in their keeping of a common rule of life, which bears much in common with the original rule from the founders of the society.
  In April 2005, the society celebrated its 150th anniversary with a week-long festival, "Stand Up For Jesus". The Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, addressed the gathering and the Royal Albert Hall was filled to capacity for the closing Mass.
  The fortunes of SSC have waxed and waned since the early days of the Catholic Revival, but for its members it has always been an important source of priestly formation, discipline and fraternity. The brethren of the society meet in regular chapter and in annual regional, or national synods. Priests of the society can be recognised by the small gold lapel cross that they generally wear. On it is inscribed the motto of the society, In Hoc Signo Vinces ("In this sign conquer").
  There is also a section of the society, the Pusey Guild, for ordinands and approved candidates for training for the priesthood.
caption: The 2017 provincial synod
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