as none of their members were ordained into the priesthood, and as they believe that the post-vatican mass is invalid and that even the form of tridentine mass permitted by benedict xvi in 2007 is compromised because the 1962 roman missal that he approved includes changes made by pope john xxiii, they receive the sacraments from a byzantine rite catholic church that is in communion with the vatican, in rochester, new york. during these occasions they wear layman's clothes in lieu of their benedictine habits. peter dimond wrote: "in receiving the sacraments from certain byzantine priests for over the last decade – i.e. from priests who are not notorious or imposing about their heresies – i've received what i consider to be tremendous spiritual graces."