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22 March 2012

On Tuesday, March 20, 2012 St. Patrick's Seminary & University celebrated the admission of candidates for holy orders. Bishop Robert Vasa of Santa Rosa presided and preached highlighting the need for the seminarian to focus on the imporatant things related to being a good disciple of the Lord Jesus Christ and from there, the priest can hope all things. Pictured above are two of the candidates, Samuel Moses Brown and Pawel Jamroz, both of the Diocese of Santa Rosa. The candidates for holy orders publicly state that they will do all they possibly can to assure their way to priesthood, and likewise the Church. Most of the candidates will be ordained to the transitional deaconate and then to priesthood, God willing, within the next two to three years. Congratulations candidates!

Admission to Candidacy 

16 March 2012

On Thursday, February 23, 2012 the St. Patrick's Seminary & University Community celebrated the institution of new lectors. Bishop Tod Brown (Diocese of Orange) presided over the installation ceremony. Bishop Brown emphasized the importance of the priest cherishing the Word of God in in his life and this in order to pray, teach and preach well. Congratulations to the new readers!

07 February 2012

On Friday, February 3rd St. Patrick's seminarians played tough basketball against the priests of the Diocese of San Jose at the Leavey Center of Santa Clara University. It was a great game, no one got hurt and coach Father George Schultz, S.J. moved St. Patrick's to its second consecutive annual win! Congratulations Sems!

30 December 2011

Congratulations to December St. Patrick's Seminary graduate and now Father Anthony Rapozo. On Friday, December 30, 2011 at 6 O'Clock in the evening at St. Theresa Co-Cathedral in Honolulu, Bishop Larry Silva, alumnus of St. Joseph's College Seminary and St. Patrick's Major Seminary presided as Bishop of Honolulu stating in his homily, on the feast of the Holy Family, that ordination is a gift of grace and of love, 

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13 December 2011

 The St. Patrick's Seminary & University community bid farewell to Deacon Anthony Rapozo (Diocese of Honolulu) and Deacon Mauricio Munoz (Diocese of Yakima) as they leave St. Patrick's at solemn vespers on December 9, 2011.

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