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.
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Feast of the Circumcision | Sunday, January 1 |
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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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 10-Day Retreat for Spiritualities | Friday, April 14 - 23 |
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| 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 |