St. Mary's Seminary

Devotion to Mary

"Mary is totally dependent upon God and completely directed towards Him, and, at the side of her Son, she is the most perfect image of freedom and of the liberation of humanity and of the universe." (Instruction on Christian Freedom and Liberation)

Pillars of Formation

"Priestly life lived in configuration to Jesus Christ, Head and Shepherd, must necessarily manifest and give witness to the radicalism of the Gospel." - The Program of Priestly Formation

Ark of the Covenant

“…The liturgy is the summit toward which the activity of the Church is directed; it is also the fount from which all her power flows.” (Sacrosanctum Concilium #10)

Holiness

Speaking in New York Pope Benedict XVI encouraged American seminarians: "The People of God look to you to be holy priests, on a daily journey of conversion, inspiring in others the desire to enter more fully into the ecclesial life of believers. "

Desire of the Heart

“The desire of your heart is itself your prayer. And if the desire is constant, so is your prayer … Whatever else you may be doing, if you but fix your desire on God’s Sabbath rest, your prayer will be ceaseless. Therefore, if you wish to pray without ceasing, do not cease to desire … The constancy of your desire will itself be the ceaseless voice of your prayer.” (St. Augustine, In ps. 37).

Sacrificial Love

The priest is one who not only offers the sacrifice of the Lord ritually in the Eucharist, but is one who, with all the baptized, must offer himself as a living sacrifice to God the Father for the good of the Church and all those he will serve (Phil. 2:17).

Lectio Divina

“An essential element of spiritual formation is the prayerful and meditated reading of the word of God (Lectio divina)” (PDV #47).

Prayer of the Heart

Prayer is an act of faith and charity which brings the person who prays to “be with the One whom we know loves us” - (St. Teresa of Avila, The Way of Perfection).

Videos

Experience a day in the life of a Roman Catholic Priest, Fr. John Muir.
In times of joy and happiness, sadness and sickness, the Catholic Church has always been a foundation of support for the world. One of the pillars of the Church is the Priesthood. For 2000 years they have stood by the side of millions, guiding, protecting, administering, and leading them to Christ.