Seminary Academic Schedule 2022 - 2023

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Schedule 2022 - 2023

Aug.

Seminarians' Return Saturday, August 27

Aug/Sept.

Seminarians' Opening Retreat Sunday, August 28th - Saturday, September 3

Sept.

First Day of Classes (6:50am Solemn Mass) Tuesday, September 6
  Excursion Wednesday, September 28

Oct.

Arrival of Humanities  Friday, October 7
  Humanities’ Pre-Placement Exams Saturday, October 8

 

Retreat for Humanities Sunday, October 9 - 15
  Excursion Wednesday, October 26

Nov. 

Feast of All Saints Tuesday, November 1

 

All Souls' Day (Mass at 10:00am) Wednesday, November 2
  Semester Break Monday, November 7 - 11
  Thanksgiving Excursion Thursday, November 24

 

Pre-Advent All-Night Adoration Saturday, November 26 - 27

Dec.  

Feast of the Immaculate Conception 

First Engagements into the Society

Thursday, December 8
  First Semester Minor Exams Wednesday, December 14 - 16
  End of First Semester Classes Friday, December 16

 

First Semester Major Exams

Tuesday, December 20 - 22

 

Christmas Day Sunday, December 25

Jan.
2023

Feast of the Circumcision Sunday, January 1

 

Rome Trip for Theologians Monday, January 2 - 21

 

Feast of the Epiphany

Friday, January 6

 

Vacation (departure after 7:15am Mass)

Cultural Excursion for Spiritualities

Saturday, January 7 - 21

 

Seminarians Return (before Compline)

Saturday, January 21

Jan./Feb.

Tonsure and Cassock Recollection  Monday, January 30 - Wednesday, February 1

Feb.

Feast of Candlemas, Reception of Cassock and Tonsure Ceremony

(Pontifical Mass at 9:00am)

Thursday, February 2

 

Visiting time with parents for those tonsured and cassock received 

Friday, February 3 - 5

 

Classes Resume Monday, February 6
  Excursion Wednesday, February 15

Feb./Mar.

Devotion of the Forty Hours Sunday, February 19 -21

 

Ash Wednesday (Mass at 10:00am) Wednesday, February 22

Mar.

Feast of St. Thomas Aquinas Tuesday, March 7

 

Feast of St. Joseph

Monday, March 20

 

Subdiaconate Retreat Saturday, March 25 - 30

 

Minor Orders Retreat Tuesday, March 28 - 30
 

Ordination to Minor Orders and Perpetual Engagements

(Pontifical Mass at 9:00am)

Friday, March 31

Apr.

Ordination to the Subdiaconate

(Pontifical Mass at 9:00am)

Saturday, April 1

 

Holy Week Retreat Sunday, April 2 - 5

 

Easter Sunday, April 9

 

Easter Vacation (departure after Easter Monday Sung Mass)

Monday, April 10 - 22

  10-Day Retreat for Spiritualities

Friday, April 14 - 23

  Good Shepherd Sunday (Maryland and Front Royal) Saturday, April 22 - 23
  Classes Resume Tuesday, April 25

May

Mexico Trip, Consecration of Church of Puebla (for Spiritualities and Deacons) Monday, May 8 - 16

 

Feast of the Ascension Thursday, May 18
  Feast of Pentecost Sunday, May 28
  Last Day of Classes Tuesday, May 30
  End of Year Excursion Wednesday, May 31

June

Second Semester Major Exams Monday, June 5 - 7
  Feast of Corpus Christi Thursday, June 8

 

Retreat for Ordinands to Diaconate and Priesthood (retreat from afternoon on June 9 to noon on June 15)

Friday, June 9 - 15

 

Ordinations to the Diaconate and Priesthood Friday, June 16

 

First Masses Saturday, June 17

 

Departure of Seminarians (after Mass) Tuesday, June 20

Aug

Seminarians Return for 2023 - 2024 Saturday, August 26