Seminary Academic Schedule 2023 - 2024
Schedule 2023 - 2024
Aug. |
Seminarians' Return | Saturday, August 26 |
Aug/Sept. |
Seminarians' Opening Retreat | Sunday, August 27th - Saturday, September 2 |
Sept. |
First Day of Classes (6:50am Solemn Mass) | Tuesday, September 5 |
Oct. |
Arrival of Humanities | Friday, October 6 |
| Humanities’ Pre-Placement Exams | Saturday, October 7 | |
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Retreat for Humanities | Sunday, October 8 - 14 |
| Excursion | Wednesday, October 18 | |
Nov. |
Feast of All Saints | Wednesday, November 1 |
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All Souls' Day (Mass at 10:00am) | Thursday, November 2 |
| Semester Break | November 6 - 10 | |
| Thanksgiving Excursion | Thursday, November 23 | |
Dec. |
Pre-Advent All-Night Adoration | Saturday, December 2 - 3 |
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Feast of the Immaculate Conception First Engagements into the Society |
Friday, December 8 |
| First Semester Minor Exams | December 12 - 14 | |
| End of First Semester Classes | Thursday, December 14 | |
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First Semester Major Exams |
Tuesday, December 19 - 21 |
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Christmas Day | Sunday, December 25 |
Jan.
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Feast of the Circumcision | Sunday, January 1 |
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Feast of the Epiphany |
Friday, January 6 |
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Vacation (departure after 7:15am Mass) Cultural Excursion for Spiritualities |
January 8 - 20 |
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Seminarians Return (before Compline) |
Saturday, January 20 |
Jan./Feb. |
Tonsure and Cassock Recollection | Monday, January 29 - Thursday, February 1 |
Feb. |
Feast of Candlemas, Reception of Cassock and Tonsure Ceremony (Pontifical Mass at 9:00am) |
Friday, February 2 |
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Visiting time with parents for those tonsured and cassock received |
February 3 - 4 |
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Classes Resume | Monday, February 5 |
Feb./Mar. |
Devotion of the Forty Hours | Sunday, February 11 -13 |
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Ash Wednesday (Mass at 10:00am) | Wednesday, February 14 |
Mar. |
Feast of St. Thomas Aquinas | Tuesday, March 7 |
| Excursion | Wednesday, March 12 | |
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Feast of St. Joseph |
Monday, March 20 |
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Subdiaconate Retreat | March 16 - 21 |
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Minor Orders Retreat | March 19 - 21 |
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Ordination to Minor Orders and Perpetual Engagements (Pontifical Mass at 9:00am) |
Friday, March 22 | |
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Ordination to the Subdiaconate (Pontifical Mass at 9:00am) |
Saturday, March 23 |
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Holy Week Retreat | Sunday, March 25 - 27 |
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Easter | Sunday, March 31 |
Apr. |
Easter Vacation (departure after Easter Monday Sung Mass) |
Monday, April 1-13 |
| 10-Day Retreat for Spiritualities |
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| Good Shepherd Sunday (Denver) | Saturday, April 13 -14 | |
| Classes Resume | Tuesday, April 16 | |
May |
Feast of the Ascension | Thursday, May 9 |
| Feast of Pentecost | Sunday, May 19 | |
| Feast of Corpus Christi | Thursday, May 30 | |
June |
Second Semester Minor Exams | June 3-5 |
| Last Day of Classes | Wednesday, June 5 | |
| End of Year Excursion | Thursday, June 6 | |
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Second Semester Major Exams | June 11 - 13 |
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Retreat for Ordinands to Diaconate and Priesthood (retreat from afternoon on June 14 to noon on June 20) |
June 14 - 20 |
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Ordinations to the Diaconate and Priesthood | Friday, June 21 |
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First Masses | Saturday, June 22 |
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Departure of Seminarians (after Mass) | Tuesday, June 25 |
Aug |
Seminarians Return for 2024 - 2025 | Saturday, August 31 |