Programme

The paths that lead to the attainment of the objectives mentioned above are the ordinary moments of spiritual life within the Seminary.

Weekly

  • Holy Mass – daily 
  • Half-an-hour meditation on the Word of God – daily 
  • Liturgy of the Hours selections – daily 
  • Lectio Divina – every Monday; Collatio – every Saturday
  • Eucharistic Adoration – two times a week

Throughout the year

  • Sacrament of Reconciliation – penitential services in Advent and Lent
  • Half-day of Recollection – last Friday of the month
  • Revision de vie – three times yearly
  • Fraternal correction – before Holy Week
  • Retreats – a four-day retreat at the beginning of each year of formation and a three-day retreat during the Holy Week
  • Meetings on particular virtues – a weekly meeting focused on a specific virtue assigned to each year of formation as preparation to the various ministries
  • Guiding icon of the year – at the beginning of every year of formation an icon, inspired by a biblical phrase, is chosen and proposed as a guide for personal and communal reflection. The icon is placed in the main chapel throughout the whole year