December is a special time of the year. 
During this period, one’s attention is drawn to the manger and the shed at Betlehem. It is a special month for the Seminary as well. The daily timetable is modified. The Seminary itsef is decorated and special activities are organised.
During Advent the moments of community prayer increase. Everyday, there is the reading form the Divine Office at 6.15 a.m. while at noon the Mid Day Prayer is recited. A short sermon follows the Reading from the Gospels during the daily Mass. Then, from 15th December onwards, there was the Christmas Novena during which there were short semons prepared by the seminarians themselves.
Another special occasion which falls during this time of the year is the feast of the Immaculate Conception, the titular of the chapel of the Gozo Seminary. This is a special feast for our community. This year it was Mario Curmi’s turn to deliver a short sermon on the subject in the evening, during the prayer of the Holy Vespers. On the morning of the feast of the Immaculate Conception, the seminarians offered their services during the Solemn Mass celebrated at the Cathedral, and in the evening they were invited as a community to lead the Celebration of the Eucharist at the conventual church of Saint Francis.
During the last few days before Christmas, the seminarians, together with their formators, decorated the Seminary with festoons and other Christmas decorations. Thus the buiding itself was prepared for the activities organised for the various groups during the days prior to Christmas. Among these activities there is the activity organised for the altar boys and the members of the Vocations Groups. Then there is the activity of the Aħwa 
Ħbieb tas-Seminarju, the lecturers’ get-together, the get-together for the English-speaking community and finally the activity to which the relatives of the seminarians are invited.
This year the seminarians left for their Christmas vacations on Friday, 19th December. On that day the final lectures for the year 2014 were held. On Wednesday 17th, the Seminarians took part in their revision de vie (a half day of reflection) followed by a Mass in a cave at Xagħra. This was the last Mass which Fr. Daniel Xerri celebrated as Rector together with the seminarians.
