Schedule 2018 - 2019
Sept. |
Seminarians return 2018-2019 Academic Year (Theologians, Philosophers, and Spiritualities) |
Saturday, September 8 |
| Seminarians Retreat | Sunday, September 9 - Saturday, September 15 | |
| 1st Manualias | Monday, September 17 (all day) | |
| First Day of classes (6.50 am Solemn Mass) | Tuesday, September 18 | |
| Arrival of Humanities Seminarians | Friday, September 21 | |
| Pre-placement examinations for Humanities | Saturday, September 22 | |
| Brothers' Ceremonies: Mass at 10:00am | Saturday, September 29 | |
| Humanities Retreat | Sunday, September 23 - Friday 28 | |
Oct. |
Excursion | Wednesday, October 3 |
| Pilgrimage: Lourdes - Riese - Venice | Wednesday, October 24 - Monday, November 5 | |
Nov. |
Feast of All Saints | Thursday, November 1 |
| Feast of All Souls (Mass at 10:00am) Day of Recollection | Friday, November 2 | |
| Thanksgiving Excursion | Thursday, November 22 | |
Dec. |
Pre-Advent all Night Adoration | Saturday, December 1 |
| December Recollection | Thursday, December 6 - Friday, December 7 | |
| Feast of the Immaculate Conception (Engagements in the Society) |
Saturday, December 8 | |
| Last day of classes | Thursday, December 20 | |
| Christmas Manualias | Friday, December 21 - Saturday, December 22 | |
| Christmas Recollection | Monday, December 24 | |
| Christmas Day | Tuesday, December 25 | |
| Christmas Vacation (only after December 26th 6:50am Sung Mass) | Wednesday, December 26 - Saturday, January 5 | |
Jan.
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Seminarians Return for Spring Semester | Saturday, January 5 |
| January Recollection | Monday, January 7 | |
Exams for Spiritualities and 1st Philosophers |
Saturday, January 26 & Monday, January 28 - Tuesday, January 29 | |
First Semester Major Exams |
Tuesday, January 29- Thursday, January 31 | |
Cassock and Tonsure Recollection |
Tuesday, January 29 - Friday February 1 | |
Feb. |
All-Day Manualia | Friday, February 1 |
Feast of Candlemass (Taking of the Cassock and Tonsure - Pontifical Mass 9:30am) |
Saturday, February 2 | |
| Semester Break | Monday, February 4 - Tuesday, February 5 | |
| Excursion | Wednesday, February 6 | |
| Classes Resume | Thursday, February 7 | |
Mar. |
Forty Hours Devotion | Sunday, March 3 - Tuesday, March 5 |
| Ash Wednesday (March Recollection; Solemn Mass 10:00am ) |
Wednesday, March 6 | |
| Feast of St. Thomas Aquinas | Thursday, March 7 | |
| Feast of St. Joseph | Tuesday, March 19 | |
| Feast of the Annunciation & Perpetual Engagements | Monday, March 25 | |
Apr. |
Subdiaconate Retreat | Friday, March 29 - Friday, April 5 |
| Minor Orders Retreat | Tuesday, April 2 - Thursday, April 4 | |
| Ordinations to Minor Orders (Pontifical Mass 9:30am) | Friday, April 5 | |
Sitientes Ordination to the Subdiaconate (Pontifical Mass 9:30am) |
Saturday, April 6 | |
| Holy Week Retreat | Sunday, April 14 - Wednesday, April 17 | |
| Easter | Sunday, April 21 | |
| Easter Vacation (departure only after Easter Monday Sung Mass) | Monday, April 21 - Saturday, May 4 | |
May |
Good Shepherd Sunday (at Syracuse, NY) | Sunday, May 5 |
| May Recollection | Tuesday, May 7 | |
| Classes Resume | Wednesday, May 8 | |
| Exams for Spirituality | Saturday, May 25 - Wednesday, May 29 | |
| Feast of the Ascension | Thursday, May 30 | |
| Last Excursion | Friday, May 31 | |
June |
10-day Retreat for the Year of Spirituality | Monday, June 3 - Wednesday, June 12 |
| Last day of classes | Wednesday, June 5 | |
| June Recollection | Saturday, June 8 | |
| Second Semester Major Exams | Tuesday, June 11- Thursday, June 13 | |
| Retreat for Ordinands to Diaconate and Priesthood | Thursday, June 13 - Wednesday, June 19 | |
| Corpus Christi | Thursday, June 20 | |
| Ordinations to the Priesthood & Diaconate | Friday, 21 June | |
| First Masses | Saturday, 22 June | |
| Departure of Seminarians (only after Mass) | Tuesday, June 25 | |
Sept. |
Seminarians Return for 2019-2020 | Friday, September 20 |