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Andre Dung_LacThanks go out to all the Vietnamese members of the St. Patrick's Community for their wonderful work of the feast of the Vietnamese Martyrs (November 17, 2011). The video presented at the dinner (link below), narrated by Seminarian Brandon Dang and produced by Seminarian Peter Nguyen, portrays the history of the stuggle of the missionaries who first brought Christianity to Vietnam. History of the Vietnamese Martyrs

 

 

 


cemetary crossThe community of St. Patrick's Semiunary & University extends its heartfelt sympathy to the family and friends of Mr. Robert William Gaul (Bill) who passed away from this world suddenly on November 4, 2011.

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On Thursday, Novermber 3, 2011 twenty one men at St. Patrick's were installed as acolytes.

Acolyte 2011

Bishop Richard Garcia presided over the ceremony. In his homily he stressed the importance of the engaged heart in the life of the seminarian and future priest. What is necessary is a heart full of love for God and the people in order that more may see the face of Christ today.

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Deaconate 2011

 

 

On Saturday, October 29, 2011 the community of St. Patrick's gathered to celebrate the ordination of 4 seminarians to the transitional diaconate. Pictured from right to left are: Reverend Mr. Thomas Nelson, (Diocese of Reno), Reverend Mr. Anthony Uytingco (Diocese of San Jose), Reverned Mr. Jhay Galeon (Diocese of Sacramento) and Reverned Mr. Armando Gutierrez (Archdiocese of San Francisco).

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Gellert LibraryThe Gellert Library was delighted to receive a beautiful  coffee table book honoring the 50th Golden Jubilee of St Patrick’s graduate, Monsignor Brigido “Bibi”  Pedro Untalan Arroyo, the pastor of one of the largest and busiest parishes of the Archdiocese of Agana, Guam—St. Anthony-St Victor Church in Tamuning.

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President / Rector's Letter

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Greetings and welcome to St. Patrick’s Seminary & University located in beautiful Menlo Park California. St. Patrick's is an institution dedicated to the initial and ongoing formation of priests for service in the Roman Catholic Church. St. Patrick's serves dioceses throughout the western United States and the Pacific Rim. The priests of the Society of St. Sulpice have dedicated themselves to this ministry of seminary formation here at St. Patrick's since 1898 when the first Sulpicians came to San Francisco.

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Mission Statement

St. Patrick's Seminary & University maintains as its primary purpose the initial and ongoing formation of Roman Catholic priests in a contemporary multicultural world, especially for dioceses within the Western United States and the Pacific Rim.

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